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<trans-abstract> Translated Abstract (deprecated)

Abstract that has been translated into a language other than that in which the work was originally published. This element is deprecated.

Usage/Remarks

Avoid using <trans-abstract>; instead, repeat the element <abstract> with different @xml:lang attributes.
Abstracts in Multiple Languages
There should no longer be an element meaning “translated-abstract” in BITS. Users with abstracts in more than one language should tag them all as <abstract> elements, using the attribute @xml:lang to name the language in which the abstract is written.
The multi-language attributes (See essay on using multi-language mechanism.) can be used to mark one abstract as the “original” and another as a “translation”, to mark two or more abstracts as “original”, or to group same-content abstracts into language groups.
Variability of Abstracts
A document may take many abstracts (<abstract>), differing in:
  • size (“<abstract abstract-type="short">”, “<abstract abstract-type="section">”)
  • kind (“<abstract abstract-type="stereochemical">”, “<abstract abstract-type="objectives">”)
  • audience (“<abstract abstract-type="executive-summary">”, “<abstract abstract-type="web-summary">”)
  • language (“<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="de">”, “<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="fr">”)
Attributes are used to differentiate these multiple abstracts:
  • The attribute @specific-use may identify a processing purpose, such as RSS feed or pronunciation.
  • The attribute @xml:lang identifies the language in which the abstract is written.
  • The optional attribute @abstract-type may identify special types of abstracts, for example, graphical abstracts, stereochemical abstracts, ASCII abstracts for sending to small devices, and Table-of-Contents abstracts that are so short they are inserted as annotations into a Table of Contents. See the attribute page for @abstract-type for a list of suggested types.
Attributes
abstract-type
specific-use

Multi-lang Attributes

lang-focus
lang-focus-custom
lang-group
lang-source
lang-source-custom
lang-translate
lang-variant
lang-variant-custom

Base Attributes

id
xml:base
xml:lang
Models and Context
May be contained in
<book-meta>, <book-part-meta>, <collection-meta>, <toc-entry>
Description
The following, in order:
Content Model
<!ELEMENT  trans-abstract
                        %trans-abstract-model;                       >
Expanded Content Model

((object-id)*, (sec-meta?, label?, title?, subtitle*, alt-title*, (address | alternatives | answer | answer-set | array | boxed-text | chem-struct-wrap | code | explanation | fig | fig-group | graphic | media | name-address-wrap | preformat | question | question-wrap | question-wrap-group | supplementary-material | table-wrap | table-wrap-group | disp-formula | disp-formula-group | def-list | list | tex-math | mml:math | p | related-article | related-object | ack | disp-quote | speech | statement | verse-group | x)*, (sec)*, (notes | fn-group | glossary | ref-list | sig-block)*))

Tagged Samples
2 abstracts and 2 titles, each with language identified 
<book-meta>
   <book-id  book-id-type="publisher-id"
     >0002792-200209170-00001</book-id>
   <book-title-group xml:lang="en">
    <book-title>Quebec's Bill 114</book-title>
   </book-title-group>
   <book-title-group  xml:lang="fr">
    <book-title>La Loi 114 du Qu&eacute;bec</book-title>
   </book-title-group>
   ...
   <abstract xml:lang="en">
    <p>When 51-year-old Claude Dufresne, experiencing his second 
     myocardial infarction, arrived ...</p>
   </abstract>
   <abstract xml:lang="fr">
    <p>Claude Dufresne, 51 ans, en proie &agrave; son deuxi&egrave;me
     infarctus du myocarde, est arriv&eacute; trop tard de six minutes
     &agrave; l&apos;urgence du Centre hospitalier du Centre-de-la-Mauricie,
     h&ocirc;pital de 142 lits de Shawinigan- Sud. Les portes de
     l&apos;urgence &eacute;taient en effet ferm&eacute;es pour la nuit,
     parce qu&apos;aucun des 60 m&eacute;decins de famille ou internistes
     de l&apos;h&ocirc;pital n&apos;&eacute;tait disponible pour assurer
     le service. M. Dufresne est d&eacute;c&eacute;d&eacute; en chemin
     vers la salle d&apos;urgence ouverte la plus pr&egrave;s, &agrave;
     quelque 30 minutes de l&agrave;.</p>
   </abstract>
  </book-meta>
Book abstracts 
<book dtd-version="2.2">
<book-meta>
 <book-id>...</book-id>
  <book-title-group>...</book-title-group>
 <permissions>...</permissions>
 <abstract>
  <p>When 51-year-old Claude Dufresne, experiencing his second 
   myocardial infarction, arrived ...</p>
 </abstract>
 <trans-abstract xml:lang="fr">
  <p>Claude Dufresne, 51 ans, en proie &agrave; son deuxi&egrave;me
   infarctus du myocarde, est arriv&eacute; trop tard de six minutes
   &agrave; l&apos;urgence du Centre hospitalier du Centre-de-la-Mauricie,
   h&ocirc;pital de 142 lits de Shawinigan- Sud. Les portes de
   l&apos;urgence &eacute;taient en effet ferm&eacute;es pour la nuit,
   parce qu&apos;aucun des 60 m&eacute;decins de famille ou internistes
   de l&apos;h&ocirc;pital n&apos;&eacute;tait disponible pour assurer
   le service. M. Dufresne est d&eacute;c&eacute;d&eacute; en chemin
   vers la salle d&apos;urgence ouverte la plus pr&egrave;s, &agrave;
   quelque 30 minutes de l&agrave;.</p>
 </trans-abstract>
</book-meta>
</book>
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