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Examples: Effect of hypoproteinemia on fluid balance in the lungs of awake newborn lambs Microvascular pressures measured by micropuncture in lungs of newborn rabbits
• The message is expressed by either an adjective or a noun. e.g. Reduced metabolic rate during radio-frequency irradiation in rats Alteration of lung mechanics by protein-calorie malnutrition in rats
• Answer: We concluded that stimulated neutrophils induce injury in the epithelial cells in the pulmonary alveoli.
• Question: To determine whether the injury of epithelial cells in the pulmonary alveoli that occurs in many inflammatory conditions is induced in part by stimulated neutropihls, we exposed monolayers of purified alveolar epithelial cells from rats to stimulated human neutrophils and measured cytotoxicity.
Revision Electron microscopic demonstration of lysosomal inclusion bodies in extrapulmonary tissues of patients with amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity
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• Keep the title shorter than 100 characters and spaces • Two ways: 1. Omitting unnecessary words 2. Compacting the necessary words
Omitting unnecessary words
Titles for methods papers
Examples Endotracheal flowmeter for measuring tidal volume, airway pressure, and endtidal gas in newborns A improved method for isolating type Ⅱ cells in high yield and purity
Revision B Chlorphentermine-induced alterations in phospholipids and proteins in alveolar surfactant
Compacting necessary words
• Use a category term instead of details • Use an adjective instead of a noun followed by a preposition
Stating the topic in the title
• 3 pieces of information X=the independent variables (自变量) that you manipulated Y=the dependent variables (应变量) that you observed or measured Z=the animal or population and the material on which you did the work
Other information in the title
• Sometimes include the condition the subjects or the animals were in during the experiments or the experimental approach.
Example Electron microscopic demonstration of lysosomal inclusion bodies in lung, liver, lymph nodes, and blood leukocytes of patients with amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity
Titles for hypothesistesting papers
• 很多编辑和学者认为题名不应由陈述句构 成 e.g. Oct-3 is a maternal factor required for the first mouse embryonic division • 有时可以用疑问名作为题名 e.g. When is a bird not a bird?
• Answer: We concluded that stimulated neutrophils induce injury in the epithelial cells in the pulmonary alveoli.
• Title: Neutrophil-induced injury of epithelial cells in the pulmonary alveoli of rats
Example Quantification of the effect of the pericardium on the LV diastolic PV relation in dogs
Revision Quantification of the pericardium’s effect on the left ventricular diastolic pressure-volume relation in dogs
Titles for descriptive papers
Examples Hip, a novel cochaperone involved in the eukaryotic Hsc70/Hsp40 CDC20 and CDH1: a family of substrate-specific activators of anaphase-promoting-complexdependent proteolysis
Titles for hypothesistesting papers
• 题名通常由名词性短语构成，其中的动词 多以分词或动名词形式出现 e.g. Positional cloning of the mouse obese gene and its human homolog Processing of X-ray diffraction data collected in oscillation mode
Titles for papers that have only dependent variables
• Y in Z
Y in Z
Examples Dynamics of the Chest Wall in Preterm Infants Disposition of Acetaminophen (对乙酰 氨基酚) in the Sheep MaternalPlacental-Fetal Unit
A good title
• Accurately, completely, and specifically identified the main topic or the message of the paper • Unambiguous • Concise • Begin with an important term
Example Reduction in metabolic rate during radio-frequency irradiation in rats
Revision Reduced metabolic rate during radiofrequency irradiation in rats
Titles for papers that have both independent and dependent variables
• Effect of X on Y in Z
Effect of X on Y in Z
Examples Effect of β-Endorphin on Breathing Movements in Fetal Sheep Effect of Membrane Splitting on Transmembrane Polypeptides Effect of Esmolol (艾司洛尔) on Airway Function in Patients with Asthma
Accurate
• The words in the title should be the same as in the question and answer stated in the Introduction, Discussion, and abstract.
• Question: To determine whether the injury of epithelial cells in the pulmonary alveoli that occurs in many inflammatory conditions is induced in part by stimulated neutropihls, we exposed monolayers of purified alveolar epithelial cells from rats to stimulated human neutrophils and measured cytotoxicity.