Development of academic skills

Introduction
1.What do the signs next to the authors’ names mean?
2.What type of info is presented in the abstract?

  1. What is the problem with polymers? What is the focus of present research? What is the aim of the research? (what type of research has been taken to resolve the problem?)
  2. Brief definitions: What is casein? What are its advantages and drawbacks? Why is clay (layered silicate) added? What is the function of DL-Glyceraldehyde in the composite?
  3. What do the numbers in the superscript mean?
  4. What do abbreviations GC, PS and PU stand for?
    Experimental Section
  5. How many groups of samples were prepared? What compositions were studied? Interpret the information in Table 1.
  6. What characteristics of the obtained materials were studied? How?
  7. Read the following unit of measurement min-1
  8. Interpret Equation (1).
    Results and Discussion
  9. What results of previous research are mentioned?
  10. Why was GT replaced with GC? What problems were expected?
  11. What were the results of the tests with different samples? Can you interpret Fig. 1, 2, 3?
  12. What does SEM stand for? What are major morphological characteristics of the samples?
  13. What did you learn about thermal stability (Fig. 6-9) of the samples?
  14. What results did biodegradability test provide?
    Conclusions
    What are the main aspects mentioned in the conclusions section?
    What citation style is used in the References section?