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should be concise and factual, contains neither pictures nor tables, and should not exceed 250 words.The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, reserch methods, the principal results, and major conclusions.An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone.For this reason, References should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s).Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.