How to avoid two levels of parentheses when using abbreviations?

Question

In the paragraph below, technology-related terms like DSRC and LTE are mentioned for the first time in the text. So they have to be given in the long form. As a result, two levels of parentheses occur. Is it possible to avoid this and still ensure that the writing is correct? > With regard to these requirements, various wireless communication > technologies have been considered for use in VANETs. Some of them > being ad-hoc (e.g. WiFi, Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC)), > and others infrastructure-based cellular technologies (e.g. Universal > Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), Long Term Evolution (LTE)).

Answer 1

I don't know necessarily a good way to avoid the double parentheses, but when you do have to use them, the proper way to write them is with brackets rather than two sets of parentheses.

For instance, instead of writing, "(Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC))," you would write, "(Dedicated Short Range Communications [DSRC])."

I'm not an expert on this particular topic, but this is how I've seen people navigate the subject. Hope this helps.