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English translation: elegant study

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German term or phrase:eleganten Studie
English translation:elegant study
Entered by: Jeannie Graham

15:36 May 14, 2021
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Cardiology
German term or phrase: eleganten Studie
In einer eleganten Studie von Herrmann et al. konnte bei Patienten mit manifester KHK mittels intrakardialen Doppler-Drahts nach Gabe von 100 mg Sildenafil kein Effekt auf die koronare Fluss-reserve, das Herzzeitvolumen und die Herzfrequenz gefunden werden.

I'm struggling with 'elegant' in this context.
Jeannie Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:16
elegant study
Explanation:
This term is used in science a lot.

An elegant mathematical proof, an elegant theory, or an elegant experiment is one that is economical and imaginative, and sometimes breathtakingly simple once explained.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elegance-in-science_b_2819612

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In an elegant study published in EPJ D, physicists from Serbia and Russia have mapped the energy levels and estimated the stability of a ‘frozen planet’ configuration of anti-protonic helium
https://www.springer.com/gp/about-springer/media/research-ne...

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In an elegant study of CAPS1-deficient mice, Speidel et al. (this issue of Neuron) now show that CAPS function may have been misunderstood.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15820687/
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Brent Sørensen
Germany
Local time: 04:16
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thank you
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Summary of answers provided
4 +10elegant study
Brent Sørensen
3 +2a neat study
Anne Schulz
Summary of reference entries provided
https://mbio.asm.org/content/9/1/e00043-18
David Hollywood

Discussion entries: 3





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
elegant study


Explanation:
This term is used in science a lot.

An elegant mathematical proof, an elegant theory, or an elegant experiment is one that is economical and imaginative, and sometimes breathtakingly simple once explained.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elegance-in-science_b_2819612

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Note added at 6 mins (2021-05-14 15:43:04 GMT)
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In an elegant study published in EPJ D, physicists from Serbia and Russia have mapped the energy levels and estimated the stability of a ‘frozen planet’ configuration of anti-protonic helium
https://www.springer.com/gp/about-springer/media/research-ne...

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Note added at 7 mins (2021-05-14 15:44:07 GMT)
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In an elegant study of CAPS1-deficient mice, Speidel et al. (this issue of Neuron) now show that CAPS function may have been misunderstood.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15820687/

Brent Sørensen
Germany
Local time: 04:16
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): Good references
11 mins

agree  philgoddard
21 mins

agree  Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
39 mins

agree  uyuni: As nobody knows what 'elegance' really means in a scientific context and since it is an ill-defined, not operationalizable term, I would just translate it literally...
1 hr

agree  Décio Adams
4 hrs

agree  David Hollywood
10 hrs

agree  Cillie Swart: Yeah, makes sense
14 hrs

agree  Mair A-W (PhD): an elegant solution
17 hrs

agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator): mit uyuni
18 hrs

agree  Z-Translations Translator
4 days
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
elegante Studie
a neat study


Explanation:
If you don't want to use "elegant", neat, smart, well-designed may be similarly vague alternatives.



Anne Schulz
Germany
Local time: 04:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 373

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  uyuni: 'smart' und 'well-designed' gefallen mir besonders...
3 days 21 hrs

agree  Z-Translations Translator
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Reference comments


10 hrs
Reference: https://mbio.asm.org/content/9/1/e00043-18

Reference information:
ABSTRACT
Elegance is a prized quality in science that is associated with simplicity and explanatory power. This essay considers the qualities that make a scientific model, experiment, method, or theory “elegant,” with a focus on the life sciences. We propose a definition of elegance that includes clarity, cleverness, correctness, explanatory power, parsimony, and beauty. The pursuit of elegance can improve the quality of science, but elegance must be pursued with caution, as the truth is sometimes inelegant.

David Hollywood
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  uyuni: THX for the source. Nevertheless it reflects once again a mere suggestion of a definition of 'elegance' not, however, a concise operationalization of the more or less vague term...
4 days
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