A research paper contain the following sections: Title, Abstract, Introduction, Material and Methods, Results,
 Discussion and the Literatures cited.

When reading a paper, I use the order Conclusion in Abstract, Introduction, Results, Conclusion and MM.

An abstract summarize the study with brevity and readability. It contains a few items such as Purpose of the s
tudy, the Model involved, the Specific data show in Results and Conclusion. The Conclusion may directly show m
e the importance of the study.

Why an introduction should by emphasized? A good introduction should give the reader a circumstance to underst
and the significance of the study whether you are a specialist or not.

Results show the analyzed data to prove the conclusion. Usualy author describe the results in the form of a fi
gure or table that are most relevant.

Discussion is the most interesting part of the research paper. The gloden rule of discussion is to interpret y
our data in appropriate depth. With the interpretation of the results the author desribe the importance of the
se findings and recommend future directions. The mechanisms is the focus to explain the observations. With the
 hypothesis author discuss with other evidence to verify the conclusion and try to offer an appropriate explan
ation. 
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