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Read this article and answer the questions below
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Journal Article Review Sheet
(Material taken directly from (http://www.stanford.edu/~siegelr/readingsci.htm) , except for the questions which were added)
Read each section in the order listed and answer the questions provided.
Article Citation in CSE/CBE format:
Phase I: Screening the article
Read the title once fast looking for key words. Read the title slowly until it makes sense.
1. What is the major topic of the article?
Phase II: Getting the punch line.
Read the abstract once fast looking for key words. Read the abstract slowly until it makes sense.
2. Abstract:
a. What is/are the main hypothesis(es)?
b. What were the results?
Read introduction. The introduction is often the easiest part of an article to read. In some cases, it is also the most informative - not so much in terms of presenting new information, but in consolidating background information. Some authors will also present the punch line of their research in a way that is easier to understand than the way it is presented in the abstract.
3. Introduction:
a. Where does this experiment fit into the overall knowledge in the field?
b. What specific question or hypothesis does the researcher introduce?
c. What variables are used?
PHASE III: Understanding the approach
Peruse the figures and tables. You will not understand them this first time through but this will help you know what to look for when you actually read the article. Skim the methods section. The methods section will need to be studied carefully only if you intend to use some of the procedures in your research. Certain parts of the methods, such as where the chemicals were purchased do not actually contribute to an understanding of the article and may be safely omitted. Other parts of the methods may remain obscure even after the rest of the article is fairly clear. For our purposes, the methods should be studied only in so far as they contribute to the understanding of the rest of article.
4. Figures and Tables/Methods:
a. What assumptions does the researcher make?
b. What controls were used?
c. Has the researcher overlooked anything that could impact the findings?
PHASE IV: Full reading
Skim the abstract and the introduction once again. At this point you should be able to have an adequate understanding of them. Read the results section. Read the discussion.
5. Results:
a. How do the results relate to the objective or hypothesis?
b. Are the results presented in an un-biased manner?
6. Discussion:
a. What conclusions are made?
b. Are the conclusions supported by the results?
c. What do these results mean for future research?
Explanation / Answer
The major topic of the article is about cell signaling during wound healing. In this experiment, they studied the invovlement of various cellular and components during the wound healing process, which is the first step of regeneration. They used anthozoan cnidarian Nematostella vectensis as the study material.
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