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IntroductionIntroduction

– Why did you start?Why did you start?

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MethodsMethods

– What did you do?What did you do?

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ResultsResults

– What did you find?What did you find?

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DiscussionDiscussion

– What does it mean?What does it mean?

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ResultsResults

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ReferencesReferences

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Descriptive (indicative)Descriptive (indicative)

IntroductionIntroduction

Why did you start?Why did you start?

– Introduces topicIntroduces topic– Lit reviewLit review– Different sides of issueDifferent sides of issue– Study question (hypothesis)Study question (hypothesis)– Type of studyType of study– Purpose (objective)Purpose (objective)

Materials and MethodsMaterials and Methods

What did you do?What did you do?

– What was used?What was used?– How much?How much?– How study was done?How study was done?– Inclusion/exclusion criteriaInclusion/exclusion criteria– Statistical tests usedStatistical tests used

Materials and MethodsMaterials and Methods

What did you do?What did you do?

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Materials and MethodsMaterials and Methods

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– Cells were broken by ultrasonic Cells were broken by ultrasonic treatment as previously described (9).treatment as previously described (9).

  – NOT Cells were broken as previously NOT Cells were broken as previously

described (9).described (9).

ResultsResults

What did you find?What did you find?

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DiscussionDiscussion

What does it mean?What does it mean?

– Summarize your resultsSummarize your results– Interpret meaningInterpret meaning– Compare/contrast results with Compare/contrast results with

othersothers– Clarify any weaknessesClarify any weaknesses– Suggest future researchSuggest future research

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