Dr. Christopher Ruff
Editor-in-Chief, AJPA
Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1830 E. Monument Street, Room 302A
Baltimore, MD 21205
Dear Dr. Ruff:
I am writting to present the manuscript that summarize my thesis investigation for the professional degree of Physical Anthropologist of the University of Chile. The manuscript it’s entitled “Predictable value of cranial traits used in the visual assessment of sex: a Geometrics Morphometrics analysis”.
This investigation develops a new aproach to evaluate visual sex assessment methods in cranial traits, and to set a populational validation for this method by geometrics morphometrics (GM).
We select five cranial traits used in visual sex assessment (glabela, mastoid process, zigomatic process of the temporal, zigomatic bone and orbital form) to be measured by 3D coordinates. For these features, the shape variabilty between female and male skulls in a sample with know sex was registered by GM to discriminate wich traits were reliable sex estimators. In contrast to previous publications, our methods rests in the application of GM metrics more than the interobserver error measurement showed by another investigators.
Whit this work publication, we hope to aid in the improvement for the skull visual sex assessment methods to be applied in fields like bioachaeology or forensic anthropology.
Sincerely,
Pablo Díaz Jarufe
Physical Anthropologist
University of Chile.
Editor-in-Chief, AJPA
Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1830 E. Monument Street, Room 302A
Baltimore, MD 21205
Dear Dr. Ruff:
I am writting to present the manuscript that summarize my thesis investigation for the professional degree of Physical Anthropologist of the University of Chile. The manuscript it’s entitled “Predictable value of cranial traits used in the visual assessment of sex: a Geometrics Morphometrics analysis”.
This investigation develops a new aproach to evaluate visual sex assessment methods in cranial traits, and to set a populational validation for this method by geometrics morphometrics (GM).
We select five cranial traits used in visual sex assessment (glabela, mastoid process, zigomatic process of the temporal, zigomatic bone and orbital form) to be measured by 3D coordinates. For these features, the shape variabilty between female and male skulls in a sample with know sex was registered by GM to discriminate wich traits were reliable sex estimators. In contrast to previous publications, our methods rests in the application of GM metrics more than the interobserver error measurement showed by another investigators.
Whit this work publication, we hope to aid in the improvement for the skull visual sex assessment methods to be applied in fields like bioachaeology or forensic anthropology.
Sincerely,
Pablo Díaz Jarufe
Physical Anthropologist
University of Chile.
Pablo:
ResponderEliminarI think thera are some grammar mistakes:
1. When you say: "The manuscript it’s entitled...", the manuscript is the sentence's subject, so you do not have to use "it". So, it should be: "The manuscript is entitled..."
2. "We select five..." In this case I think you are talking about what you did (past tense), so it shold be: "We selected..."
3. "...female and male skulls in a sample with know sex..." It should be "known" if you are trying to say: "sexos conocidos..."
Also, based on what Claudia has taught to us, I think that the second paragraph could be divided in two sentences, maybe this way: "...methods in cranial traits. Furthermore, it sets a populational validation for this method..." but I am not really sure about this
Bye!
Tanks Rodrigo....
ResponderEliminarBye
Hello Pablo,
ResponderEliminarHere are some suggestions to improve your letter:
1. I'm not sure whether it is necessary to start by saying that this is your degree thesis. Is this information relevant? Have you published this before except the thesis format? Then, maybe there is no need to say that. So, start your letter saying "We are submitting the manuscript titled "XXXX" to "name of journal" for possible publication.
2. Correct the word approach,
3. This sentence is unclear "and to set a populational validation for this method by geometrics morphometrics (GM)". Can you rewrite it so that it is easier to understand?.
4. Watch out spelling and verb tense!! Selected, glabella, known, which, with
5. Use "Differently from" instead of "In constrast".
6. Shown in previous studies....
7. Improve the last paragraph. You can say for example: "We believe that by publishing this study in XXXX journal, we would contribute to the improvement of skull visual sex assessment methods applied in fields like bioarchaeology or forensic anthropology".
8. Include your contact details, email address!!
Hope these suggestions help.
Best,
Claudia