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Author Instructions

            Perspective  A Perspective provides personal   3 , 000 None required.  None      /
                         points of view on the state-of-the-art  words max         required.
                         of a specific area of knowledge and   excluding,
                         its future prospects. Links to areas   references,
                         of intense current research focus can  f i g u r e s
                         also be made. The emphasis should   and tables.
                         be on a personal assessment rather   Reference:
                         than a comprehensive, critical review. M a x   o f
                         However, comments should be put   70   Ta ble /
                         into the context of existing literature.  Figure: Max
                         Perspectives are usually invited by   of 1
                         the Editors.
            Case Report  A Case Report provides a detailed   1000-2000 Unstructured abstract   2-5   /
                         description of an individual patient   (optional). No more than keywords
                         or a small number of cases that        250 words.
                         illustrate rare conditions, unusual
                         presentations, innovative diagnostic
                         approaches, or noteworthy treatment
                         outcomes. Authors should adhere to
                         the CARE checklist.
            Conference   Conference reports are records of   /  Unstructured abstract;  3-8   /
            Report       the events of a conference, seminar,   max word limit: 250  keywords
                         or meeting. They should provide a
                         comprehensive overview of a meeting
                         or session, along with relevant
                         background information for the
                         reader.
            Meeting      Meeting abstracts contain peer   /     Abstracts could be a   /     The main text usually
            abstracts    reviewed research output from          short single paragraph       has no sections,
                         conferences                            summarizing the main         but may include
                                                                topic and findings           tables, figures, and
                                                                presented at the             references.
                                                                conference, or the
                                                                extension of a typical
                                                                abstract that contains
                                                                a moderately detailed
                                                                account of the work.
            Short        Short Communications are articles   /  Structured abstract   3-8    The main content
            Communications that present groundbreaking          including Aim,     keywords  should include
                         preliminary results or significant     Methods, Results and         four sections:
                         findings that are part of a larger     Conclusion. No more          Introduction,
                         study over multiple years. They can    than 250 words               Methods, Results and
                         also include cutting-edge methods                                   Discussion.
                         or experiments, and the development
                         of new technology or materials. The
                         structure is similar to an article.
            Research     Research Highlights discuss the main  1 , 2 0 0 None required.  None   /
            Highlight    advances made by the paper as well   words max            required.
                         as putting the finds of the study into  excluding,
                         the proper context of the field.  references,
                                                      figures and
                                                      tables.
                                                      T a b l e /
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           2.3 Manuscript Structure
           2.3.1 Front Matter
           2.3.1.1 Title
           The title of the manuscript should be concise, specific and relevant, with no more than 16 words if possible. When gene or
           protein names are included, the abbreviated name rather than full name should be used.
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