·       No abbreviations should be used in the title.

·       Use capital letters in the title only for the beginning (first letter) of words that are routinely capitalized (i.e. first letter in first word in sentence or a proper name).

·       Abstracts must be limited to 500 words (exclusive of authors and title). Subheadings in the abstract body such as “Background,” “Materials and Methods,” “Results,” and “Conclusions” may be used, but are not required. Disclose any relevant funding support.

·       Group the authors together - last name followed by first initial and middle initial. Omit academic degrees and titles. End the full list of authors with a period.

·       The author who will present the abstract should be indicated with an asterisk*.

·       Group institutions together with name, city, state/province and country for each institution.