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Sep 22, 2004 17:21
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
Communicate. Collaborate. Connect
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English
según
Spanish to English
Science
Science (general)
animals, experiments
El peso comienza a diferenciarse, según tratamiento, a partir de la segunda semana y se mantienen las diferencias hasta el final de la experiencia
So the animals are given different types of treatment and their progress monitored. What would people say here. I'm just not convinced by the usual according to and depending on here. Or maybe I'm being picky.
Thanks
xx
So the animals are given different types of treatment and their progress monitored. What would people say here. I'm just not convinced by the usual according to and depending on here. Or maybe I'm being picky.
Thanks
xx
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | according |
Judy Rojas
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| 5 +5 | depending on |
Roxana Cortijo
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| 5 | as a function of |
Michele Fauble
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Proposed translations
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0 min
Judy Rojas
Chile
Chile
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Chile
HTML, SGML and XML, TRADOS . ADSL conex.
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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4
Spanish term (edited):
seg�n
Selected
according
according to treatment
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone
xx"
+5
1 min
Roxana Cortijo
Native in Spanish
Translator and Interpreter
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
Spanish term (edited):
seg�n
depending on
una de tantas posibilidades...
Peer comment(s):
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Maria Otero
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gracias, María
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Gabriela Rodriguez
: =)
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Gracias, Gaby
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Antonio Villarreal Ulloa
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Gracias, Antonio
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Maria Paz Mella
56 mins
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Thanks a lot
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Sabina La Habana Reyes
4 hrs
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Gracias, Sabina
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46 mins
Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
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4
Spanish term (edited):
seg�n
as a function of
This is a more "scientific" way of putting it.
"... Estimating Mean Response as a Function of Treatment Duration in an Observational
Study, Where Duration May Be Informatively Censored. ..."
www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/ doi/10.1111/j.0006-341X.2004.00175.x/enhancedabs
"Clearly, the heat treatment has a marked effect
on the compressive strength of the fiber as a function of treatment temperature ..."
www.ingenta.com/isis/searching/Expand/ingenta?pub=infobike:... /sage/hip/2002/00000014/00000002/art00001
"Further improvement of quality of life by cetirizine in perennial allergic rhinitis as a function of treatment duration."
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve& db=PubMed&list_uids=10879992&dopt=Abstract
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Note added at 51 mins (2004-09-22 18:13:10 GMT)
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Actually, I should have said \"the scientific way\" of putting it.
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Note added at 2 hrs 34 mins (2004-09-22 19:55:51 GMT)
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Some people seem to have misunderstood the meaning of \"as a function of\". It does not simply mean \"as a result of\".
\"Depending on treatment\" can be understood as meaning \"depending on whether treatment is given or not. The same goes for \"according to\".
\"As a functon of treatment\" means \"as a result of the different types of treatment given\".
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Note added at 5 hrs 39 mins (2004-09-22 23:00:31 GMT)
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\"x\" happens depending on \"y\" = \"x\" happens depending on whether \"y\" is present or absent
\"x\" happens as a function of \"y\" = variation in \"y\" correlates with variation in \"x\"
This is a critical distinction in science. The term \"is a function of\" needs to be known by anyone translating scientific material.
"... Estimating Mean Response as a Function of Treatment Duration in an Observational
Study, Where Duration May Be Informatively Censored. ..."
www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/ doi/10.1111/j.0006-341X.2004.00175.x/enhancedabs
"Clearly, the heat treatment has a marked effect
on the compressive strength of the fiber as a function of treatment temperature ..."
www.ingenta.com/isis/searching/Expand/ingenta?pub=infobike:... /sage/hip/2002/00000014/00000002/art00001
"Further improvement of quality of life by cetirizine in perennial allergic rhinitis as a function of treatment duration."
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve& db=PubMed&list_uids=10879992&dopt=Abstract
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Note added at 51 mins (2004-09-22 18:13:10 GMT)
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Actually, I should have said \"the scientific way\" of putting it.
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Note added at 2 hrs 34 mins (2004-09-22 19:55:51 GMT)
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Some people seem to have misunderstood the meaning of \"as a function of\". It does not simply mean \"as a result of\".
\"Depending on treatment\" can be understood as meaning \"depending on whether treatment is given or not. The same goes for \"according to\".
\"As a functon of treatment\" means \"as a result of the different types of treatment given\".
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Note added at 5 hrs 39 mins (2004-09-22 23:00:31 GMT)
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\"x\" happens depending on \"y\" = \"x\" happens depending on whether \"y\" is present or absent
\"x\" happens as a function of \"y\" = variation in \"y\" correlates with variation in \"x\"
This is a critical distinction in science. The term \"is a function of\" needs to be known by anyone translating scientific material.
Peer comment(s):
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Judy Rojas
: The adjusted odds ratio compared with controls of aortic regurgitation of mild or greater severity increased according to duration of treatment: 90 to 180 days, 1.5 (P=0.23); 181 to 360 days, 2.4 (P=0.002); 361 to 720 days, 4.6 (P<0.001); >720 days, 6.2
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The meaning of "according to" is made unambiguous here by the earlier part of the sentence. And the author could have written "as a function of duration of treatment".
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n/a (X)
: You are considering treatment here as a single continuous variable, which would make 'as a function of' correct. But in the case of multiple (discrete) treatments, 'according to' is accurate.
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Yes, that's how I was considering it. Thanks for clearing up the difference in usage.
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