ANS Abstract: Katy Review

[samgdotson]

Attached is the draft of the ANS Abstract after Gavin's review.

main.pdf

[katyhuff]

dotson.pdf

Lots of items from the writing checklist should be reviewed again.

• [ ] Other misused/overused words include: code, input, output, different, value, amount, model.
• [ ] clunky nouns -> spunky verbs (progression, expression --> progress, express)
• [ ] reduce vague words (important, methodological)
• [ ] get rid of extraneous prepositions (the meeting happened on monday -> the meeting happened monday) (they agreed that it was true -> they agreed it was true)
• [ ] get rid of passive voice (is/was/are/were/be/been/am + past tense verb), replace with active voice
• [ ] use strong verbs (use sparingly: is, are, was, were, be, been, am)
• [ ] avoid turning verbs into nouns ("obtain estimates of" -> "estimates"; "provides a description of" -> "describes") (management of power systems -> power systems management, to the task of net load prediction -> to predict net load, the task of net load forecasting -> to forecast net load)
• [ ] don't bury the verb (keep the predicate close to the subject at the beginning of the sentence)
• [ ] Always use isotopic notation like $^{239}Pu$. Never $Pu-239$ or plutonium-239.
• [ ] A phrase of the form ion of is probably clearer as ion. (For example, convert "calculation of velocity" to "velocity calculation".)
• [ ] Cite all software. Review the principles and try CiteAs if necessary.
• [ ] Refer to software consistently by name.

Additional Table and Figure Checklist:

• [ ] When referring to figures by their number, use Figure 1 and Table 1. They should be capitalized and not abbreviated (not fig. 1 or figure 1.)

Additional Math Comments

• [ ] define all variables, with units. If unitless, indicate that this is the case $[-]$.
• [ ] Variables should be defined in the align environment as well, not buried in paragraphs. Here’s an example of an equation:

The line is defined as
\begin{align}
y&=mx + b
\intertext{where}
y&= \mbox{ height of the line, also known as rise [m]}\nonumber\\
m&= \mbox{ slope [-]}\nonumber\\
x&=\mbox{ independent parameter, known as run [m]}\nonumber\\
b&= \mbox{ y intercept [m].}
\end{align}

[katyhuff]

I am going to close this issue (because my review is now complete). But, I'll open a new issue, assigned to you (@samgdotson), which can be closed with updates to the paper.