Submission Guidelines
DESCRIPTIONS
Format (Microsoft Office Word, See Example)
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Language: English
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Font: Times New Roman 12pt
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Abstract title in bold
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Author names and surnames should be written
clearly, with capital letters and in italics. The name of the author who will
make the presentation should be underlined. The institutions to which the
authors are affiliated should be indicated with indices.
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The e-mail address of the author who will make
the presentation should be specified.
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Abstracts should not exceed 250 words.
(don't count the title, author names and institutions)
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Abstracts should be justified.
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Single line spacing should be used.
When naming the abstract file (Microsoft Word should be
used)
1) “Verbal” and “Poster”
2) Line (–)
3) your last name
Example: When Özdemir, E. sends two abstracts, one
verbal and the other poster.
Verbal-Ozdemir.doc and Poster-Ozdemir.doc
SAMPLE SUMMARY
Impact
of a baculovirus metalloprotease on Mamestra
configurata insect intestinal mucins
Umut
Toprak1,2 , Doug
Baldwin1, Martin Erlandson1,2 , Cedric Gillott2 ,
Dwayne D. Hegedus1,3
1Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research Centre, 107
Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 0X2
2 Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan 112 Science
Place, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5E2
3 Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, University of
Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5A8
Correspondence: xxxxx@xyz.com
Baculoviruses are insect
specific pathogens that have the potential to control insect pests. For per os infection,
baculovirus virions must cross the peritrophic matrix (PM) to reach the midgut
epithelium, the initial site of virus replication. Insect intestinal mucins
(IIM) comprise a key subset of PM structural proteins. The IIM are thought to
be critical to the protective functions ascribed to the PM, as well as in
aiding in the passage of the food bolus through the gut. Some baculoviruses,
including Mamestra
configurata nucleopolyhedrovirus (MacoNPV), encode
metalloproteases, referred to as enhancins, which are thought to facilitate
infection by degrading IIM within the PM. In this study we examined the
interaction between MacoNPV enhancin and several IIM previously identified from
the M. configurata PM
by using McIIM specific antibodies and western blots. Per
os infection of M.
configurata larvae with MacoNPV occulusion bodies (OB) showed
that McIIM4 was degraded within 4 hours of OB ingestion while another McIIM,
McIIM2, was not affected. Time course experiments indicated that the PM
recovered by 8 h post-infection when no McIIM4 degradation was detected. In a
series of in vitro assays,
OB of MacoNPV and recombinant Autographa
californica MNPV expressing MacoNPV enhancin were incubated
with dissected PM. Western blots showed that McIIM4 was degraded in the
presence of either virus. Degradation of McIIM4 was inhibited by EDTA, an
inhibitor of metalloproteases. Thus, MacoNPV enhancin appears capable of
degrading a major structural PM protein, but exhibits specificity in the
substrates that it targets.
Key words: Baculovirus
metalloprotease, Mamestra
configurata, intestinal mucin, perithrophic matrix
Posters
Posters should include a descriptive title, introduction,
materials and methods, results and discussion sections, and a bibliography
should be cited. Posters should be prepared in the dimensions of 90cm (length)
X 60cm (width). Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be informed.
Verbal
Presentations
Participants who will make verbal presentations will be
given a total of 15 minutes, including the question-answer part.
Full
Paper Submission
Manuscripts should be
typed using Times New Roman font 12 pt. with numbered lines, in the left-hand
margin and double spacing throughout, i.e., also for abstracts, footnotes and
references. The pages of the manuscript, including the title page, abstract,
references, tables, etc. should be numbered consecutively. Make the width at 3
cm for all margins. All the figures and tables should be embedded in the
text. Each figure and table should be referred to in the text. Avoid
excessive use of italics to emphasize part of the text.
Manuscripts
should include the following sections:
- Title (short, specific and informative),
- Keywords (indexing terms, up to 6 items),
- Abstract (maximum 300 word),
- Introduction,
- Material and Methods,
- Results and Discussion,
- Conclusions,
- Acknowledgements (if needed),
- Abbreviations and Symbols (if needed),
- References, Figures and Tables with captions
not exceeding 30 pages (with references). All headings and titles should be written
in bold.
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements should be a brief statement at
the end of the text and may include source of financial support. The contract
number should be provided.
References
Cite references in the text as author‘s surname
should be followed by the year of the publication in parentheses (Peter 2010;
Basunia & Abe 2001). Use et al. after the first author’s family name for
citations with three or more authors (Lawrence et al. 2001). For citations of
the same authors published on the same year, use letters after the year (Dawson
2009a).
References cited in the text should be arranged
chronologically. The references should be listed alphabetically based on
author’s surnames, and chronological per author. Names of journals should be in
full titles rather than the abbreviations. Avoid using citations of abstract
proceedings. The following examples are for guidance.
Journal Articles
Doymaz I (2003). Drying kinetics of white
mulberry. Journal of Food Engineering 61(3): 341-346
Basunia M A & Abe T (2001). Thin-layer solar
drying characteristics of rough rice under natural convection. Journal of Food
Engineering 47(4): 295-301
Lawrence K C, Funk D B & Windham W R (2001).
Dielectric moisture sensor for cereal grains and soybeans. Transactions of the
ASAE 44(6): 1691-1696
Akpinar E, Midilli A & Biçer Y (2003a).
Single layer drying behavior of potato slices in a convective cyclone dryer and
mathematical modeling. Energy Conversion and Management 44(10): 1689-1705
Books
Mohsenin N N (1970). Physical Properties of
Plant and Animal Materials. Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, New York
Book Chapter
Rizvi S S H (1986). Thermodynamic properties of
foods in dehydration. In: M A Rao & S S H Rizvi (Eds.), Engineering
Properties of Foods, Marcel Dekker, New York, pp. 190-193
Publications of Institutions / Standard Books
ASAE (2002). Standards S352.2, 2002, Moisture
measurement - unground grain and seeds. ASAE, St. Joseph, MI
Internet Sources
FAO (2013). Classifications and standards.
Retrieved in April, 12, 2011 from
http://www.fao.org/economic/ess/ess-standards/en/
Thesis and Dissertations
Berbert P A (1995). On-line density-independent
moisture content measurement of hard winter wheat using the capacitance method.
PhD Thesis, Crandfield University (Unpublished), UK
Conference Proceedings (Full papers)
Yağcıoğlu A, Değirmencioğlu A & Cağatay F
(1999). Drying characteristics of laurel leaves under different drying
conditions. In: Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Agricultural
Mechanization and Energy, 26-27 May, Adana, pp. 565-569
Tables and Figures:
Tables and Figures should be numbered
consecutively and accompanied by a title above the table or figure. All tables
and figures should not exceed 16x20 cm in size. Figures should have a high
resolution, minimum 600 dpi in tiff/png format. Avoid using vertical lines in
tables.
Illustrations:
Do not use figures that duplicate matter in
tables. Figures can be supplied in digital format, or photographs and drawings,
which are suitable for reproduction. Label each figure number consecutively.
Units:
Units of measurement should all be in SI units.
Use a period in decimal fractions (1.24 rather than 1,24). Units should have a
single space between the number and the unit (4 kg/ha, 20 N m, 100 kPa, 22 °C).
The only exceptions are for angular definitions, minutes, seconds, and
percentage; do not include a space (10°, 45’, 60’’, 29%). The abbreviation of
litre is “L”.
Formulas and Equations:
Number each formula with the reference number
placed in parentheses at the end. Use Word mathematical processor for formulas
with 12pt., variances in Italics, numbers and mathematical definitions in plain
text. If needed, refer as “Equation 1” in the text (….the model, as given in
Equation 1).