If you ever write any sort of research paper, you are likely to need an abstract. But what is an abstract for? What should go into one? What makes one effective? This resource will provide a brief ...

The brevity of an abstract belies its importance to a manuscript. It’s what catches a reader’s attention and helps them to decide whether a paper is relevant. Yet failing to reflect the content of the ...

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University of Portsmouth provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Scientific evidence can be difficult to understand. Normally we can rely on experts to interpret it for us, or the media ...

Contributions on the topics listed in the Conference Announcement under Section C are welcome as oral or poster presentations. All submissions, apart from invited papers, must present original work, ...

For detailed information on the Conference Topics and Submission of Abstracts please see para C, D, E, F & G of the Conference Announcement and Call for Papers ...