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言語関連

In line 39, you changed to "The number of cell cultures obtained was more than expected…" But I think "The number of cell cultures were more than expected…" is appropriate. Which is better "was" or "were"?

 

Note that a singular/plural verb is used based on whether the subject is singular or plural. Also, when using "the number of," you should use a singular verb. In the mentioned sentence, the subject is "number," which is singular, and the definite article "the" is used. Therefore, "was" is the appropriate verb in this case.
Please rest assured that the edit is correct, and we hope that the explanation is satisfactory.

スタイル関連

In the 4th line of Material & Method section, "Ethanol solution of 6-MP" was suggested to be changed to "6-MP ethanol solution."
Question: I am wondering that sentence should not be started with Arabic numerals

 

Thank you clarifying the change.
In this case, the numeral 6 in the term "6-MP" does not signify a quantity or a measurement and is a part of the compound name. Hence, the rule about a sentence starting with a numeral does not apply here. For example, a sentence can start with "5-Carboxymethyl…" but not "5 patients were enrolled." Moreover, since the edited term has been used later in the document, you may retain the edit

特定の変更関連

Thank you for your editing. I have questions about third paragraph. Why do you use the word “parameter”?
What differences between the word “parameter” and “categories”?

 

Thank you for your questions. We have changed “categories” to “parameters” since each of the three phrases, “the era of the works,” “the genre,” and “the narratives”, are characteristics of art. Multiple categories can be created for any one parameter. For example, if you distinguish works of art based on their genre, they can be categorized into renaissance art, abstract art, postmodern art, etc. Thus, the usage of the word “parameters” here is appropriate.

リマーク関連

You said I should mention the limitations of the investigation in the Introduction section But what exactly are you pointing out? limitation has the meaning of "limit", "realm", etc, but what exactly are you pointing out?

 

Thank you for your response.
Note that journals usually encourage the mention of limitations of the study in the Introduction and Discussion sections. By "limitations," we mean the "obstacles" or "problems" faced during the course of the study, which may have hindered or affected the results in some way, i.e., factors that may affect the outcomes of the study or are important to interpretation of the study findings. The commonest examples are small sample size, volunteer bias, incomplete follow-up, etc.
Please consider mentioning these in both the above-mentioned sections only if applicable to your present study.

In the Acknowledgements, you refer to this in the more common term “slaughterhouse.” Please check if you can use one term for consistency and reader clarity.
Reply: Ok, I will use “abattoir” in the manuscript for consistency.

 

Thank you for clarifying and acknowledging this.