MARUDHAR KESARI JAIN COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, VANIYAMBADI

PG AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY

CLASS : III B.SC BIOCHEMISTRY

SUBJECT CODE :

SUBJECT NAME : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

SYLLABUS

UNIT - IV (15 Hrs)

Thesis- Components of a thesis -format for writing thesis (Abstract, introduction, review of
literature, materials and methods and discussion), reference styles. Useful search engines. E-
resources (e-books/e-journals).
 Guidelines to Scientific Writing – logical

format for writing thesis

Compiled by
Dr. V. MAGENDIRA MANI, M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., SET
Research Coordinator
PG and Research Department of Biochemistry
Marudhar Kesari Jain College for Women
Vaniyambadi-635 751
[email protected]
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 Guidelines to Scientific Writing – logical format for
writing thesis

Basic principles in scientific writing

ALL scientific writing should follow the 7 C’s-rule, i.e. scientific writing should be:

1. Clear: Unmistakable, not leading to confusion

2. Correct: Accurate, free from error
a. Not prone to interpretation (explanation)
b. Not prone to speculation (assumption)
3. Complete: Contain all necessary parts and information to be clearly understood
4. Concise: to the point, devoid of redundant information and words (avoid verbosity)
Appendix – 1
5. Conform to the requirements set by the university (thesis)/journal (journal
publication)/employer/… and to the standard conventions and basic principles in:
a. Style: units, rules of abbreviations, literature citations etc.
and
b. Format: shape, size, general make-up of a publication
6. Consistent: uniform throughout the text in spelling, structure, style, format, layout,
typography, etc.
7. Common sense prevails

Format of scientific writing

Thesis

There is no minimum or maximum number of pages for your thesis manuscript, but is also
depends of the College/University etc. Don’t try to fill pages and pages with text and words that
have little to do with your thesis research. Instead, be concise and follow the rule of the 7C’s, as
explained previously.

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Your thesis should have the following organization:
▪
Cover page Appendix – 2
▪
Title page (same as cover page but in black and white)
▪
Certificate Appendix – 3
▪
Declaration Appendix – 4

Now you start numbering your pages with roman numbers: i, ii, iii, iv, v, etc.
▪
Acknowledgements Appendix – 5
▪
Table of contents Appendix – 6
▪
List of tables Appendix – 6
▪
List of figures Appendix – 6
▪
Dedication (optional) Appendix – 7
▪
List of abbreviations etc. Appendix – 8
▪
Abstract

Now you start numbering your pages with Arabic numbers: 1, 2, 3 etc.
▪
Introduction
▪
Literature review (optional)
▪
Materials and Methods
▪
Results
▪
Discussion
▪
Conclusion
▪
Recommendation(s) Appendix – 9
▪
Literature cited
▪
References

Now you stop numbering your pages

▪
List of publications Appendix – 10
▪
List of scientific presented papers/workshop/seminar participated/presented etc.

Appendix – 11
▪
Annexes (=plural of Annex)/Appendices (=plural of Appendix) Appendix – 12
▪
Index (optional, don’t include an index for a short report of 10-20 pages)

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Structure of your thesis
A research paper or thesis is a report of original findings organized into several sections
according to a format that reflects the logic of a scientific argument. First the author states the
purpose of the investigation, placing the work in a broader scientific context (Introduction). Then
the procedure is described (Materials and Methods). Afterwards, the findings are presented
(Results), interpreted (Discussion) and summarized (Conclusion).

Title and abstract

Both the title and the abstract are very important parts of your thesis, since these will be read
most often by many readers. They serve two purposes for your readers:
1. To disclose the basic information of your research
2. To help readers decide whether or not to read the entire paper.
Title
The title should attract attention, but most important, it should be informative and concise. A
good title indicates the main point of your study, so use:
▪
The most precise words possible (e.g. appropriate taxonomic information)

▪
Words that lend themselves to indexing the subject (your title is the first source for key
words for indexing services).
On the other hand, be sure your title will make sense to someone not familiar with your subject.
Provide adequate information, but don’t make your title too long 8-12 words are a good range.

Example of good Vs bad titles

Bad title Good title

Ecological Studies of Some Northern Lakes Seasonal Algal Succession and Cultural
Euthrophication in Three Northern Temperate
Lakes
Effect of Hormones and Vitamin B on Effect of Hormones and Vitamin B on
Gametophyte Development in a Moss Gemtophyte Development in the Moss Pylaisiella
selwyni
Studies on the Reproductive Biology of Sperm Transfer, Storage and Utilization in
Drosophila, Including Sperm Transfer, Sperm Drosophila
Storage, and Sperm Utilization

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Abstract

The abstract gives the reader a clear idea of the subject studied, it helps him to decide whether or
not to read the full thesis/paper and it provides words for indexing.
The abstract is a concise (max. 1 page, condensation of the content of the full report by 95%),
complete report of your work that can stand alone without further explanation. It should include:

• The objectives/hypothesis of the study and justification for conducting the investigation
(What?, When?, Why?)
• The basic materials and methods used (How?)
• The main results obtained and significant conclusions that can be drawn

• A discussion of your results

• References
• Tabulated data
• Any abbreviations, unless they are understood when standing alone (e.g. “DNA”, “pH”,
“USA”)

Keywords

Keywords are usually not required for a thesis, but most journals ask the author of a scientific
article to include research keywords for indexing and possible readers can easily screen the
content of the publication. If you decide to add keywords to your manuscript, put them right
below the abstract (on the same page). Three to five keywords is enough. Keywords are the
most pertinent informative words pertaining to the research done that did not occur in the
abstract.

Introduction
=WHAT?
The introduction sets the stage for your scientific argument. It places the work you have done in
a broad theoretical context and provides the reader with enough information to appreciate and
understand the relevance your objectives. For example, if your thesis work is carried out in the
framework of a larger research project; describe the project and your part in it.

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The introduction should
• be informative
• explain the rationale for the study and your major objectives
• clearly identify the subject of your research
• state the hypothesis you are investigating or define the problem you are trying to solve
• bring the reader up-to-date on what has already been done
• provide background information on the research subject
• give a concise literature review (unless you have a separate “literature review” section) to
orient the reader by summarizing pertinent literature in your field
• be written in the present tense

Literature review

In case of a thesis manuscript, a review of the relevant literature can be done in a separate
section, but, in case of a scientific article, the literature review is generally included in the
introduction. It should be written in the present tense.

The general rule on which tense to use is that you use the past tense when reporting your own
findings (Materials and Methods, Results) and the present tense when discussing the published
work of others (Introduction, Literature review, Discussion).

Materials and methods

= WHERE and HOW?
Your methodology creates the context for evaluating your data. How you took your samples and
did your measurements, what controls you used, what variables you did and did not consider,
which assumptions you made; all these things play an important role in the interpretation of the
results.
This section should
• provide information such that your study can be duplicated/repeated by others
• Describe procedures and methods used, e.g. sampling strategy/frequency/location/date,
experimental design, tools and sampling devices used, manipulation of the samples,

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 statistical analysis, complete taxonomic information of the organisms used, data quality
assurance etc.
• where appropriate, use flowcharts to visualize the processing methods and handling of
your materials
• be organized logically and orderly
• be written in the past tense
If you used a well-known method, name it and refer to the paper in which it is described. If you
modified the well-known method, describe how and why you modified it.

Results
=WHAT DID YOU FIND?
This is the most important part of your thesis. The Results section should summarize the data,
emphasizing important patterns or trends, and illustrate and support your generalizations with
explanatory details, statistics, examples of representative or atypical cases and references to
tables and figures. Use the past tense.
Do:
• Present your results in a logical and orderly fashion and use the same sequence as in the
Materials and Methods section
• Be complete, but concise
• Make maximal use of tables and figures.
• One good graph can be worth a 1000 words.
• Give final and meaningful data only (no raw data), e.g. after statistical processing
Do NOT:
• Give the same results twice or more, e.g. in the text, a table and a graph, but chose the
most appropriate way for presentation
• Omit data that you consider negative (in the sense that they don’t comply to your
hypothesis)
• Give primary (raw, unprocessed) data
• Interpret the data or draw major conclusions; this should be done in the Discussion and
Conclusion sections, respectively.

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Discussion
=WHAT DO ALL THESE RESULTS MEAN?
The Discussion section should
• Relate your results to your hypothesis: do your results prove that your hypothesis is
correct or not, and how/why?
• Interpret the results with emphasis on the problem, question or hypothesis you put
forward in the introduction
• Relate the data to their causes: i.e. why the data are what they are
• Relate your findings to those obtained by other researchers: whether they corroborate
your results or whether they don’t and support this with evidence

Be careful with extrapolating your results too broadly: avoid speculation and generalization

Conclusions

• What conclusions can you draw from your findings (these can be enumerated)?
• What is their significance with regard to the problem you tried to solve?
• State briefly any implications for practical applications or future studies if appropriate
• Eventually recommendations (if appropriate)

Many scientific journals do not publish a separate Conclusions section, instead, Discussion and
Conclusions are combined, but for a thesis, keep them separated.

Acknowledgements

Briefly (max 1 -1.5 pages) thank people who helped you professionally, namely with:
• Sampling
• Reviewing your manuscript
• Statistical analysis
• Lab work (technicians)

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 • Providing access to specific equipment or facilities, not available in your laboratory (e.g.
use of an oceanographic research vessel)
• Funding your research: mention the source of funding (e.g. This research was financed by
a student grant from the National Science Foundation) or mention the project number or
code when applicable
• If your work was part of a larger project, mention it as well as the financing or sponsoring
authority.
• Only mention people who really contributed to your work.

For the thesis specifically, you should express your gratitude towards the people who guided
you (promoter, co-promoter) and if you want, you can express your appreciation for the support
of your family and friends.

References

Referring in the text

In your manuscript you will refer many times to the published studies of other authors or other
sources of information. You should refer to the original source to acknowledge the source of
all material that is not your own. In the text refer to the author's name (without initials) and year
of publication. When you have multiple references to literature for the same finding in your text,
refer in chronological order, then if there are two publications from the same year, use
alphabetical order. If reference is made in the text to publications written by more than two
authors the name of the first author should be used, followed by “et al.”.

List of references cited

The list of references is an alphabetically ordered list of sources of information you have
referred to, mostly manuscripts, scientific publications, but also websites, computer software,
online databases etc.
• All references cited in the text are to be listed at the end of the report. The manuscript
should be carefully checked to ensure that the spellings of authors' names and publication
years are exactly the same in the text as in the reference list. Do not type author's and
editor's names in capitals.

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 • The indication “et al.” that is used in the text (see previous section) should never be used
in the list of references. In this list names of authors and all co-authors must be given in
full.
• The list of references should be arranged alphabetically by authors' names, and
chronologically per author. If an author's name in the list is also mentioned with co-
authors, the following order should be used: (1) publications of the single author,
arranged according to publication year (2) publications of the same author with one co-
author, arranged according to publication year

Appendix/Appendices

▪
The Appendix contains related materials/data that provide additional information but are
not essential for understanding the thesis/report. E.g. tables with raw data, intermediate
statistical results, figures, photos.
▪
Common for a thesis, but scientific articles rarely have an appendix.
▪
Give only appendices if necessary, not to increase the number of pages of your thesis. In
fact, you should not paginate your appendices.

Accessories to the text

Tables
Tables can be used for various kinds of information:
• To show precise numerical values
• to summarize or emphasize verbal information in compact form
• to organize numerical data in an easy and understandable way
A table should be:
• clear and easy to read
• understandable on its own
• orderly and logically organized
• in agreement with the rest of the text (i.e. use the same units/symbols etc. as in the text)

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Tables consist of 6 major parts
1. Caption above the table with the table number and the title
• the title of each table should be unique
• without a full stop at the end
2. Column heads
• Each column must have a heading, describing the content of the column, followed
by the unit between brackets, if appropriate and first letter capitalized (e.g.
“Temperature (°C)”)
• Columns are used to display the dependant variables
• To save horizontal space, headings should make use of abbreviations, symbols
and other short forms (that are explained in the footnotes)
3. Spanners to gather common elements of adjacent column heads
• If the units of adjacent columns are the same, put these in the spanner
• A spanner never covers the stub column
4. Stub
• contains the row heads, each starting with a capital letter
• often represent the independent variables (e.g. information on experimental
conditions)
5. Fields
• Contain the data
• Data must be aligned with its column heading
• Numbers are aligned on the decimal point (do: 2.19 but don’t do: 2,19) and
numbers in the same column carry the same number of decimals
• If the numbers contain ± (e.g. 96.6 ± 1.2), align on the ± sign
• Empty cells in the field are indicated with a dash (-) or ND (no data, not
detectable or not determined, then, explain the abbreviation in a footnote)
6. Footnotes
• To explain symbols, abbreviations used in the table
• Give the source of the data
Use superscript lower case letters to direct the reader to the appropriate footnote.

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Major parts of a table (Source: Scientific Style and Format. The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors and
Publishers, 1994. The Council of Biology Editors, 6th Edition, 825 pp.)

Some tips:
• 3 full width horizontal lines: (1) to separate the caption from the table, (2) to separate the
headings from the fields and (3) to separate the table from the footnotes
• The use vertical lines is not recommended
• Try to fit a table on 1 page (you can change the page orientation), if it doesn’t work out,
continue on the next page and give as caption: “Table 2. Continued” (without title) and
repeat the column headings
• Centre your tables on the page
• Tables should be put as closely as possible after being referred to in the text for the first
time

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Example 1 (completely fictive data):

Table - Percentage survival of different organisms undergoing different salinity and

temperature treatments

Treatments
Salinity (ppt) Temperature (°C)
Organism 20 30 40 50 15 20 25 30
Asterias
rubens 70.6 80.9 95.6 20.4 45.8 90.4 44.6 21.6
Actinia
a
acticans 60.7 ND 50.2 33.9 67.9 23.4 24.5 80.6
Rubella
vulgaris 59.7 29.4 89.3 99.5 22.4 90.2 32.7 78.5
a
Not Determined.

Example of a badly designed and well-designed table

Badly designed
table

Well-designed table

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Figures
Some considerations:
• Captions should be put below the figure
• Figures should be self-explanatory
• Figures should be placed as closely as possible after being referred to in the text for the
first time
• Use the same abbreviations as used in the text and the tables

Graphs
Are used to represent data for which trends or proportions are important characteristics.

General considerations:
• Make efficient use of colours (e.g. in the effect of UV exposure on the appearance of
mutant cells in three different bacterial populations, the blue line represents the
absorption spectrum of the E-coli and the brown line represents the absorption spectrum
of the S. aureus, green line represents the absorption spectrum of the S. sporogenes.
• Be consistent in the font type used in your graphs (preferably the same as the text)
• Use the simplest possible form (pies, bars, lines…) and the most appropriate form (e.g. in
figure given below a line graph is chosen to represent continuous data)

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Line graphs
• To represent trends, continuous data
• Limit the number of curves to 3-5 curves and identify the curves clearly with symbols
(eg. ◊, □, ○).
• Plot the independent variable on the X-axis and the dependent variable on the Y-axis
• Label all axis carefully and show the units of measure
• Use ticks and sub ticks to divide the axis so that you don’t overload it with numbers
• Use whiskers for showing standard deviations of point measurements (eg. above Error!
Reference source not found.)

Pie charts
• Are well suited to represent proportions
• Example given in recommended diet given below.

Bar graphs
• Can be presented for data collected at even or uneven
intervals
• Bars should be wider than the spaces between them
• Use whiskers for showing standard deviations of point measurements (eg No of people
like nicest fruits given below.

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Flowcharts
Are visual aids to understand complex concepts or procedures, experimental set-ups etc.

Photographs
Are used to illustrate the organism under study, the study site, the apparatus used etc

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Maps
Should contain (minimally):
• A North arrow
• A scale bar

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 Appendix 1: Verbosity

Source: Scientific Style and Format. The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors and Publishers,
1994. The Council of Biology Editors (now Council of Science Editors), 6th Edition, 825 pp.
(ISBN: 0-521-47154-0).

A text with unneeded words and phrases slows the reader, and they should be eliminated. A
phrase such as "it is interesting to note that" adds no information and only delays getting to the
point of the sentence. Expressions such as "It is reported by Smith that. . :' can be shortened, for
example, to "Smith reported that. . .". Many such widely used wordy phrases can be shortened
to simpler forms.

[Wordy] [Concise]
a majority of most
a number of few, many, several, some
accounted for the fact that because
along the lines of like
an innumerable number innumerable, countless, many
of an order of magnitude 10 times
are of the same opinion agree
as a consequence of because of
as far as our own observations are concerned, we observed
they show
ascertain the location of find
at the present moment, at this point in time now
bright green in colour bright green
by means of by, with
caused injuries to injured
completely filled filled
[We] conducted inoculation inoculated
definitely proved despite proved
the fact that although
due to the fact that because, due to
during the course of during, while
during the time that while, when
fewer in number fewer
for the purpose of examining to examine
for the reason that because

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 future plans plans
give rise to cause
goes under the name of is called
has the capability of can, is able
if conditions are such that if, when
in a satisfactory manner, in an adequate satisfactorily, adequately
manner
in all cases always, invariably
in case if
in close proximity to near
in connection with about, concerning
in [my, our] opinion it is not an unjustifiable [I. We] think.
assumption that
inorder to To
in the course of during, while
in the event that if
in the near future soon
in the vicinity of near
in view of the fact that because
is in a position to can, may

it has been reported by Jones reported

Jones it is believed that [omit]
it is often the case that often
it is possible that the cause is it is this the cause may be this
that it is worth pointing out that it would note that
thus appear that apparently
lacked the ability to could not
large amounts of much
large in size large
large numbers of many
lenticular in character lenticular
located in, located near in, near
masses are of large size masses are large, large
necessitates the inclusion of masses needs, requires so
of such hardness that hard that

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 on account of because
on behalf of for
on the basis of from, by, because
on the grounds that because
original source source
oval in shape, oval-shaped oval
owing to the fact that because, due to
past history history
plants exhibited good plants grew well
growth prior to [in time] before
referred to as called
results so far achieved results so far, results to date
round in shape round
serves the function of being is
smaller in size smaller
subsequent to after
take into consideration consider
the fish in question this fish, these fish
the question as to whether whether
the tests have not as yet the tests have not
the treatment having been performed after treatment
there can be little doubt that this is this probably is
through the use of by, with [not "via"]
throughout the entire area throughout the area
throughout the whole of the experiment throughoutthe experiment
two equal halves halves
was of the opinion that believed
with a view to getting to get
with reference to about [or omit]
with regard to about, concerning
with the result that so that

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 Appendix – 2 (COVER PAGE OF THE THESIS)

An informative and concise title in a font of your choice

(TITLE)

Thesis submitted to XXXXXXX University

in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BIOCHEMISTRY

By

XXXXXXXXXXX (NAME., M.Sc., M.Phil.,)

Under the Guidance of

XXXXXXX (NAME)., M. Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.,

EMBLEM

PG & RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY,

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE
XXXXXXXXXXXXX ADDRESS
INDIA.
MONTH & YEAR – 2016

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 Appendix – 3 (CERTIFICATE)

XXXXXXXXX
Assistant Professor,
PG & Research Department of Biochemistry,
Islamiah College (Autonomous),
Vaniyambadi,
Vellore District – 635751,
Tamilnadu, India.

Phone: xxxxxxxx (Off); +xxxxxxxxx (Cell); Fax: xxxxxxxxxx (0ffice); Email: xxxxxxxxxxxx

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the thesis entitled

“XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX” submitted to XXXXXXXXXXXXX University for

the award of degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry is a bonafide research

work carried out by XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX., M.Sc., M.Phil., under my guidance

and supervision and the thesis has not previously formed the basis for the award of any

degree, diploma, associateship, fellowship or any other similar title, in this or any other

University or institution of higher learning.

(XXXXXXXXXXXXX)

(Supervisor)

Place :

Date :

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 Appendix – 4 (DECLARATION)

V. Magendira Mani
Assistant Professor,
PG & Research Department of Biochemistry,
Islamiah College (Autonomous),
Vaniyambadi,
Vellore District – 635751,
Tamilnadu, India.
[email protected].

Phone: xxxxxxxx (Off); +xxxxxxxxx (Cell); Fax: xxxxxxxxxx (0ffice); Email: xxxxxxxxxxxx

DECLARATION

I declare that the thesis entitled

“XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX” submitted by me for the degree of Doctor of

Philosophy is the record of work carried out by me during the period from 2012 to 2016

under the guidance of XXXXXXXXXXXXXX., M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., Principal and Head,

Department of Biochemistry, XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX, India, and has not formed

the basis for the award of any degree, Diploma, associateship, fellowship, titles in this or

any other University or other similar institution of Higher learning.

(XXXXXXXXX)

Place :

Date :

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 Appendix – 5 (ACKNOWLEDGMENT)

First and foremost I would like to express my gratitude and heartiest deep-felt

thanks to almighty GOD, the creator of the mankind for giving me the opportunity to

carry on research and making all my paths free of obstacles. I thank almighty GOD for

his blessings as without the will of almighty GOD the completion of my work would not

have been possible.

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge my indebtedness to my

supervisor XXXXXXXX., M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., Principal and Head of the Department of

Biochemistry, XXXXXXXXXXX, for his exceptional love, encouragement, deep interest,

valuable suggestions, critical comments, vigilant guidance, constant encouragement,

gentle and caring attitude throughout my research period.

My parents deserve special mention for their inseparable support and prayers.

My Father, XXXXXX, in the first place is the person who put the fundament, my learning

character, showing me the joy of intellectual pursuit ever since I was a child. My Mother,

XXXXXX, is the one who sincerely raised me with her caring and gentle love. I owe my

deepest gratitude to my Sister XXXXXXX M.Sc., and Brothers, XXXXXXX and for their

sacrifices, unconditional support and prayers thanks for being supportive and caring

siblings.

Last but not least, I was extraordinarily fortunate in have my wife XXXXXXX., M.A.

XXXXXX., she has lost a lot due to my continuous engagement in research. Without her

encouragement and understanding it would have been impossible for me to finish this

work.

I express my gratitude to all persons who have contributed either directly or

indirectly to the compilation of this study. (XXXXXXXX)

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 Appendix – 6 (TABLE OF CONTENTS)

List all headings and subheadings with page numbers

Indent subheadings
It will look something like this:

Page No

List of Figures xxx

List of Tables
Introduction xxx
subheads ...?
Methods xxx
subheads ...?
Results xxx
subheads ...?
Discussion xxx
subheads ...?
Conclusion xxx
Recommendations xxx
Acknowledgments
References xxx
Appendices xxx

List of Figures
List page numbers of all figures.
The list should include a short title for each figure but not the whole caption.
List of Tables
List page numbers of all tables.
The list should include a short title for each table but not the whole caption.

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 Appendix – 7 (DEDICATION)

Dedicated
to
my
Beloved Family members
& Friends

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 Appendix – 8 (LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS)

% - Percentage
µg - Microgram
µmoles - Micromoles
•OH - Hydroxyl radical
AD - Alzheimer’s disease
ANOVA - Analysis of variance
ASD - Autism spectrum disorders
B.W. - Body weight
WHO - World Health Organization
α - Alpha
β - Beta
γ - Gamma
μm - Micrometre
UV - Ultraviolet
v/v - Volume/Volume
w/v - Weight/volume
w/w - Weight/weight

Appendix – 9 (RECOMMENDATIONS)

Recommendations
▪ Include when appropriate (most of the time)
▪ Remedial action to solve the problem.
▪ Further research to fill in gaps in our understanding.
▪ Directions for future investigations on this or related topics.

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 Appendix – 10 (LIST OF PUBLICATIONS)

Impact
Month/
S. No Research article Publication Journal factor
Year
value
Pyrethroid Deltamethrin induced developmental
neurodegenerative cerebral injury and ameliorating Biomedicine 2.367
Jan
1 effect of dietary glycoside Naringin in male Wistar and Aging
2014*a
rats. Volume 4, Issue 1, January–March 2014, Pages Pathology
1–8. doi:10.1016/j.biomag.2013.11.001.
Naringin modulates the impairment of memory,
anxiety, locomotor, and emotionality behaviors in
rats exposed to deltamethrin; a possible mechanism Biomedicine 2.512
Dec
2 association with oxidative stress, acetyl and Preventive
2014*b
cholinesterase and ATPase. Volume 4, Issue 4, Oct - Nutrition
Dec 2014, Pages 527–533.
doi:10.1016/j.bionut.2014.08.006.
3
4
5

Citation index
*a this work was cited in the Journal of Molecular Neuroscience – by Yassine Chtourou et al., 2015 (April).
*b this work was cited in the Journal of Neurotoxicology and Teratology– by Hanan et al., 2015 (July).
*b this work was cited in the Journal of Gene – by Wei Liu et al., 2016 (February).
Reference: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=WRe7INoAAAAJ&hl=en

Appendix – 11
PAPER PRESENTED IN SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE

Paper presented
Month/
S. No Title of the paper in Seminar/
Year
Conference
“Pyrethroid Pesticide Poisoning - Cognitive Brain & Department of Apr 2014
Issues” Biochemistry, Indo
1
ICMR sponsored national level seminar on American (Won first
“Cognitive Brain & Issues” – (CBIS -2014). College, Cheyyar. prize)
“Pyrethroid Deltamethrin Pesticide Poisoning -
Cognitive Brain & Issues Department of
Mar 2015
Phyto therapeutic approaches of Flavonoid Biochemistry,
2 naringin” Islamiah College
(Won third
UGC Sponsored national level seminar on (Autonomous),
prize)
“Nanomedicine and Phytotherapy - Current Vaniyambadi
Scenario and Future Prospects” – (NMPT -2015).

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 Appendix – 12 (APPENDICES)

➢
Include all your data in the appendix.
➢
Reference data/materials not easily available (these are used as a resource by
the department and other students).
➢
Tables (where more than 12 pages).
➢
Calculations (where more than 12 pages).
➢
You may include a key article as appendix.
➢
If you consulted a large number of references but did not cite all of them, you might want
to include a list of additional resource material, etc.
➢
List of equipment used for an experiment or details of complicated procedures.
➢
Note: Figures and tables, including captions, should be embedded in the text and not in
an appendix, unless they are more than 12 pages and are not critical to your argument.

Dr. V. MAGENDIRA MANI, M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., SET

Research Coordinator
PG and Research Department of Biochemistry
Marudhar Kesari Jain College for Women
Vaniyambadi-635 751
[email protected]

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