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Alertreaders'interestSupplysufficientbackgroundinformationEmphasizeyourprincipalcontribution—IntroductionvsAbstractWhatIstheIntroduction?TextLengthTextIntroductionSupplysufficientbackgroundtoreaders.8%≤length≤10%Nostandard(1~4paragraphs)PresenttenseAbstractMainpart:methods,results&conclusions.AsshortaspossibleAsingleparagraphpasttenseTextFormTenseTextPurposeContents1.Whatistheintroduction2.Thecontentsandstructure3.Citationsandabbreviations4.Grammar5.Summary"Funnel"IntroductionStage1:StatementsaboutthefieldofresearchStage2:Statementsabouttheaspectsoftheproblemalreadystudiedbyotherresearchers.Stage3:Statementsthatindicatetheneedformoreinvestigation,creatingagaporresearchnicheforthepresentstudytofill.Stage5:Optionalstatement(s)thatdrawprincipalconclusionsfromtheresultsorgiveapositivevalueorjustificationforcarryingoutthestudy.Stage4:Statementsgivingthepurpose/objectivesofthewriter’sstudyoroutliningitsmainactivityorfindings.Stage1PresentthenatureandscopeoftheprobleminvestigatedProvidethereaderwitharightsettingorcontextfortheproblemtobeinvestigatedClaimitscentralityorimportanceReasonable，understandbleExamplesofStage1Stage1Stage2MorespecificLayafoundationofinformationalreadyknownExamplesofStage2Stage2Stage1Stage3AuthorsoftenpresentabroadgapearlyintheIntroduction,andamorespecificoneclosetotheend.Signalwords：however,isthechallengingproblem,remainsamajorchallenge,rarely,notwellunderstood,andpresentlyunclear.ExamplesofStage3Stage4Intheformoftheaimorpurposeofthestudytobereported,ortheprincipalactivityorfindingofthestudy.ExamplesofStage4Stage5Optionalstatement(s)thatdrawprincipalconclusionsfromtheresultsorgiveapositivevalueorjustificationforcarryingoutthestudy.CoherenceandUnityBroad，general→narrow，specificOldinformation→newinformationEXAMPLEContents1.Whatistheintroduction2.Thecontentsandstructure3.Citationsandabbreviations4.Grammar5.SummaryCitations

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