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\section*{Acknowledgments}
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{\bf Committee Chair}\\
Affiliation

{\bf Supervisor}\\
Affiliation

{\bf Committee Member}\\
Affiliation


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\begin{abstract}
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\section{Overall Objective \& Specific Aims}
Overall Objective

To achieve my overall objective I will:
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\section{Background \& Significance}
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\section{Research Design \& Methods}
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\section{Preliminary Results}
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\textit{Second Part}\newline
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\textit{Third Part}\newline
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\textit{Fifth Part}\newline
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\section{References}
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\section{Appendix}
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