Degrees Celsius
Does °C, the symbol for “degrees Celsius”, consist of one character or two characters? Read more about a common mistake made by Japanese authors when entering °C into an English text.
Does °C, the symbol for “degrees Celsius”, consist of one character or two characters? Read more about a common mistake made by Japanese authors when entering °C into an English text.
Which of the following do you prefer?
a. A biopsy of the lesion was performed.
b. The lesion was biopsied.
In other words, is it acceptable to use “biopsy” as a verb?
The record for number of co-authors on a published scientific article is held by a physics paper with 5,154 authors! Although nowhere near as extreme, articles in the biomedical field often have long lists of authors as well, and the number of papers with over 50 authors is on the rise.
What is wrong with this sentence? ‘The lymphocytes of treated patients were larger than untreated patients.’ Actually, there’s nothing wrong with it, … that is if you’re describing the situation in this picture.
Which is correct; ‘a 63-year-old male‘ or a ’63-year-old man‘?