Dose or Dosage (II)

◎ “Dosage” vs. “Dose” (II)
Dosage: It refers to a “regime,” i.e., regulated administration of individual doses, in prescribed amounts. It is usually expressed as a quantity per unit time.

Wrong: The dose of desipramine was 4.5 mg/day.
Right: The dosage of desipramine was 4.5 mg/day.

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Dose or Dosage

Dose” と “Dosage”について(I)

◎ “Dose” vs. “Dosage” (I)
Dose: It refers to the “quantity” or “measured portion” of therapeutic agents (drugs, medicine, radiation, etc.) administered at one time. It also refers to the total quantity administered during a specified period.

Wrong: The patient was administered an initial dosage of 23 mg.
Right: The patient was administered an initial dose of 23 mg.

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Adapt vs adopt (II)

“Adopt” と “Adapt” について(II)

◎ “Adopt” vs. “Adapt” (II)
Adopt: To adopt something means to “use” it or to show a particular attitude towards it.
Intended Meaning: We used the technique of priming to study the nature of the cognitive representation.

Wrong: We adapted the technique of priming to study the nature of the cognitive representation.
Right: We adopted the technique of priming to study the nature of the cognitive representation

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Adapt vs Adopt (Word choice)

“Adapt” と “Adopt” について(I)

◎ “Adapt” vs. “Adopt” (I)

Adapt: To adapt something means to “change/modify” it to make it suitable for a new situation.

Intended Meaning: We changed the technique of single-fiber PCR for single–renal tubule PCR.
Wrong: We adopted the technique of single-fiber PCR for single–renal tubule PCR.
Right: We adapted the technique of single-fiber PCR for single–renal tubule PCR.

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More on capitalization

元素記号と化学反応の大文字表記について(I)

◎ Capitalization of reaction names preceded by element symbols (I)
Some reaction names are preceded by element symbols. The first letter of the reaction name is lowercased when used in the middle of a sentence. Whereas, the first letter of the reaction name is capitalized when used at the beginning of a sentence or in a title/heading.

Beginning of a sentence:
Wrong: N-oxidation of 2-AF was catalyzed by hepatic
microsomes from rats.
Right: N-Oxidation of 2-AF was catalyzed by hepatic
microsomes from rats


Middle of a sentence:
Wrong: However, N-Oxidation of MOCA was preferentially catalyzed.
Right: However, N-oxidation of MOCA was preferentially catalyzed.

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“locant”の化学名の大文字表記について

◎ Capitalization of chemical names with locants (III)
In chemical names with locants, the first letter of the syllabic
portion is capitalized when used in a title/heading (or at the beginning of a sentence).

In a title/heading:
Wrong: Treatment of 1-bromo-3-chloropropane Using PEG-600
Right: Treatment of 1-Bromo-3-chloropropane Using PEG-600


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“locant”の化学名の大文字表記について(I)

◎ Capitalization of chemical names with locants
In chemical names with locants, all syllabic portions are lowercased in the middle of a sentence. The first letter of the syllabic portion is capitalized when used at the beginning of a sentence or in a title/heading. (Note that only the first syllabic portion is capitalized for chemical names with locants at the beginning of a sentence.)


Middle of a sentence:
Wrong: LDA was added to solutions of 1-Bromo-3-Chloropropane.
Right: LDA was added to solutions of 1-bromo-3-chloropropane.

Start of a sentence/Title:
Wrong: 1-bromo-3-chloropropane solutions were used to extract
the tissues.
Right: 1-Bromo-3-chloropropane solutions were used to extract
the tissues.


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