Reading comprehension and text structure: abstracts

Genom denna övning ges elever en möjlighet att inspireras till forskning och vetenskap samtidigt som de får öva på läsförståelse och uppbyggdnad av vetenskapliga abstracts. De abstracts som används kommer från deltagarna i Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar.

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Abstracts sorted by subject so your students can choose one of their interest.
A pdf with questions for the analysis of the abstracts

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Part 1
Read the chosen abstract individually and then discuss it. Then, you will be rearranged in new groups, now composed of students who read different abstracts. Now, briefly present the abstracts they read to the rest of their group members (approx. 30 min.).

Part 2

You will now analise a abstract using the following questions (approx. 30 min.):

How long is the abstract (no. words)?
How is the text divided?
Which aspects of the project are described?
How is the text written? (formal conventions, first-person/other point of view, grammatical tense, etc.)
What is good about the text?
How could the text be improved?

Next, you will discuss the structure and content of the abstracts. Based on these conclusions, discuss what you consider to be useful/less-useful approaches to writing abstract texts.

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Abstracts

Biology

Role of RECQ4 in DNA replication initiation

Examining Synergistic Effects of Various Tropisms and Microgravity on Allium fistulosum Morphology

Finding antimicrobials in phages for aquaculture

Distribution and efficiency of Sainfoin-compatible rhizobia species in Danish soil

Chemistry

Photocatenane - Robotics on The Molecular Level

Photokinetic Modeling: Applications on S1 Azobenzene, S2 Azobenzene, and S1 Ethylene Dynamics

Nanoarchitectures for the Identification of Exosomes of Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Metal-Organic Frameworks as Fluorescent Detectors

Computer Science

Bend It, Aim It, Tap It: Designing On-Body Interactions in Mixed Reality

Mathematics & Physics

Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of a 3D Passive Dynamic Quadruped Walker

Medicine/Biomedicine

Depleting HIV Reservoir by Manipulating Cell Death Pathways

Novel Digital Biomarker for Early Pan-Cancer Prognosis Prediction via Free-Text Clinical Narratives

Improving Breast Cancer Detection with a Novel 3D Ultrasound System