Scientific Writing, HRP 214

1. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 Weekly Quiz:

2. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. She doesn’t take compliments well. B. She doesn’t take complements well.

3. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. She doesn’t take compliments well. B. She doesn’t take complements well.

4. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. He’s not rational at that time of the day. B. He’s not rationale at that time of the day.

5. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. He’s not rational at that time of the day. B. He’s not rationale at that time of the day.

6. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. Her rationale was that the drugs would help alleviate the pain. B. Her rational was that the drugs would help alleviate the pain.

7. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. Her rationale was that the drugs would help alleviate the pain. B. Her rational was that the drugs would help alleviate the pain.

8. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. We worked on localizing proteins in the cell from their phylogenetic profiles. B. We worked on locating proteins in the cell from their phylogenetic profiles.

9. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. We worked on localizing proteins in the cell from their phylogenetic profiles. B. We worked on locating proteins in the cell from their phylogenetic profiles.

10. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. That action violated her principles. B. That action violated her principals.

11. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. That action violated her principles. B. That action violated her principals.

12. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. Cream and chocolate comprise chocolate sauce. B. Cream and chocolate compose chocolate sauce.

13. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. Cream and chocolate comprise chocolate sauce. B. Cream and chocolate compose chocolate sauce.

14. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. The dessert was comprised of cream and chocolate. B. The dessert was composed of cream and chocolate.

15. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. The dessert was comprised of cream and chocolate. B. The dessert was composed of cream and chocolate.

16. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. Chocolate sauce composes cream and chocolate. B. Chocolate sauce comprises cream and chocolate.

17. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. Chocolate sauce composes cream and chocolate. B. Chocolate sauce comprises cream and chocolate.

18. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. Cream and chocolate are comprised in chocolate sauce. B. Cream and chocolate are composed of chocolate sauce.

19. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. Cream and chocolate are comprised in chocolate sauce. B. Cream and chocolate are composed of chocolate sauce.

20. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. She accepted the compliment without a word. B. She accepted the complement without a word.

21. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. She accepted the compliment without a word. B. She accepted the complement without a word.

22. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. The sequencing of the human genome has been compared to a schoolyard brawl. B. The sequencing of the human genome has been compared with a schoolyard brawl.

23. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. The sequencing of the human genome has been compared to a schoolyard brawl. B. The sequencing of the human genome has been compared with a schoolyard brawl. .

24. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. You should take some ice cream; it’s complimentary. B. You should take some ice cream; it’s complementary.

25. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. You should take some ice cream; it’s complimentary. B. You should take some ice cream; it’s complementary.

26. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. The 20-pound weight loss helped his self-confidence. B. The 20 pound weight loss helped his self-confidence.

27. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. The 20-pound weight loss helped his self-confidence. B. The 20 pound weight loss helped his self-confidence.

28. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. He was very complimentary of your work. B. He was very complementary of your work.

29. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. He was very complimentary of your work. B. He was very complementary of your work.

30. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. Red and green are complementary colors. B. Red and green are complimentary colors.

31. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. Red and green are complementary colors. B. Red and green are complimentary colors. --Complementary colors are located directly across from each other on the color wheel. --Complementary pairs contrast because they share no common colors. (For example, red and green are complements, because green is made of blue and yellow.)

32. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. Each person is responsible for their grade. B. Each person is responsible for his grade.

33. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A. Each person is responsible for their grade. B. Each person is responsible for his grade.

34. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 Meanings may differ based on S-V agreement re: number: ORIGINAL: Public trust in the peer review process and the credibility of published articles depend in part on how well conflict of interest is handled during writing, peer review, and editorial decision making. OR?: Public trust in the peer review process and the credibility of published articles depends in part on how well conflict of interest is handled during writing, peer review, and editorial decision making.

35. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 ORIGINAL: A + B  verb plural (Public trust in the peer review process) and (the credibility of published articles) depend in part on how well conflict of interest is handled during writing, peer review, and editorial decision making. OR?: Subject (clause item A + B)  verb singular Public trust in (the peer review process and the credibility of published articles) depends in part on how well conflict of interest is handled during writing, peer review, and editorial decision making.

36. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A serious problem in large-scale trials that [require/requires] the investment of tremendous resources, financial and otherwise, and [take/takes] years to complete [are/is] that their interpretation is often clouded by a problem in design or methodology that may not have been appreciated at an early stage of the study.

37. Scientific Writing, HRP 214 A serious problem* in large-scale trials [that require the investment of tremendous resources, financial and otherwise, and take years to complete] is* that their interpretation is often clouded by a problem in design or methodology that may not have been appreciated at an early stage of the study. • PROBLEM is • TRIALS require, take

38. Scientific Writing, HRP 214HOMEWORK ANSWERS 1. The recent identification of high concentrations of aged urban pollutant haze in the Arctic Basin suggests the possibility of climate modification through the interaction of the haze with solar radiation. The presence of the absorbing aerosol layer over a high-albedo surface will lead to an enhancement in the absorption of solar radiation by the atmosphere and surface surface system. This additional heating will manifest itself as an increase in the temperature of the atmosphere and an increase in the rate of ice melt in the spring.

39. Scientific Writing, HRP 214HOMEWORK ANSWERS 1. Investigators recently identified high concentrations of air pollution in the Arctic Basin. This layer of haze may trap solar energy in the Earth’s atmosphere, cause a rise in the Earth’s temperature, and accelerate the rate at which Arctic ice melts in the spring.

40. Scientific Writing, HRP 214HOMEWORK ANSWERS 2. There are a number of known causes of epilepsy. However, epilepsy with a definite antecedent neurologic insult that is presumed to be causal applies to only about one-third of all cases of epilepsy. The remaining two-thirds are idiopathic/cryptogenic.

41. Scientific Writing, HRP 214HOMEWORK ANSWERS Possible rewrite… • Epilepsy is caused by a known neurologic insult in about one-third of cases; the remainder are idiopathic/cryptogenic.

42. Scientific Writing, HRP 214HOMEWORK ANSWERS 3. There are difficulties in applying the syndrome classification to population-based studies. First, the necessary information may not be available. Second, syndromes are, in part, classified by prognosis, and therefore not applicable to incidence cases. Third, a large proportion of population-based cases may not fit. A system incorporating the syndrome classification as reasonably as possible into population-based studies is needed.

43. Scientific Writing, HRP 214HOMEWORK ANSWERS Possible rewrite… 3. The current syndrome classification system is inadequate in several respects: the necessary information is not always available; syndromes are, in part, classified by prognosis, and therefore not applicable to incident cases; and a large proportion of population-based cases don’t fit.

44. Scientific Writing, HRP 214HOMEWORK ANSWERS 4. The two results are found to be in agreement.

45. Scientific Writing, HRP 214HOMEWORK ANSWERS Possible rewrite… 4. The two results agree.

46. Scientific Writing, HRP 214HOMEWORK ANSWERS 5. There is enormous variety of clinical presentation, as symptoms vary depending on the tumors’ location, size, and malignant versus benign behavior.

47. Scientific Writing, HRP 214HOMEWORK ANSWERS Possible rewrite… 5. Clinical presentation varies widely depending on a tumor’s location and size, and whether it is malignant or benign.

48. Scientific Writing, HRP 214HOMEWORK ANSWERS 6. Biostatistics can be a lot of fun because of the multidisciplinary team approach. In one project we have a nutritionist, a psychologist, statisticians, a computer specialist, and dietitians: a whole range of specialties. When we all get together, everyone has a perspective to bring to the problem.

49. Scientific Writing, HRP 214HOMEWORK ANSWERS Possible rewrite… 6. Our enjoyable multidisciplinary approach to biostatistics brings together nutritionists, psychologists, statisticians, computer engineers, and dietitians—each of whom adds a different perspective to the problem.

50. Scientific Writing, HRP 214HOMEWORK ANSWERS 7. The high-dissonance participants were paid a small sum of money while being given a free choice of whether to participate, whereas the participants we randomly assigned to the large-incentive treatment (the low-dissonance condition) were not offered the opportunity to refuse.