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\usepackage{times}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{amsmath,amsthm,amssymb,amsfonts}
\usepackage{comment}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{rotating, graphicx}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{titletoc}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage[normalem]{ulem}
\useunder{\uline}{\ul}{}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{tocloft}
\usepackage[style=apa, sorting=nyt]{biblatex} % APA citation style
\DeclareLanguageMapping{english}{english-apa}
\addbibresource{references.bib} % Add your bibliography file here
% Page numbering customization
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\fancyfoot[R]{\thepage}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}
% Redefine the plain page style (used by ToC, LoF, LoT)
\fancypagestyle{plain}{
\fancyhf{} % Clear headers and footers
\fancyfoot[R]{\thepage} % Place page numbers on the bottom-right
}
% Configure hyperref
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colorlinks=true,
linkcolor=black,
filecolor=black,
urlcolor=blue,
citecolor=black,
}
% Use the same style for URLs as the text
\urlstyle{same}
% Customizing the appearance of the Table of Contents (ToC), List of Figures (LoF), and List of Tables (LoT)
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\renewcommand{\cfttoctitlefont}{\bfseries\fontsize{14}{16}\selectfont} % ToC title font size
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\renewcommand{\cftchapleader}{\cftdotfill{\cftdotsep}}
% Adjust indentation and spacing
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\setlength{\cftsecindent}{1em} % Indent for section titles
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\setlength{\cftbeforesubsecskip}{0.1 em}
% Customize figures and tables in ToC
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\renewcommand{\cfttabfont}{\fontsize{12}{14}\selectfont}
\renewcommand{\cftfigpresnum}{Figure~} % Prefix for figure numbers
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\renewcommand{\cftfigaftersnum}{:~} % Formatting after figure numbers
\renewcommand{\cfttabpresnum}{Table~} % Prefix for table numbers
\setlength{\cfttabnumwidth}{4.5 em} % Space for table numbers
\renewcommand{\cfttabaftersnum}{:~} % Formatting after table numbers
% Page Margins
\usepackage[a4paper,
left=1.5in, % Left margin
right=1in, % Right margin
top=1in, % Top margin
bottom=1in % Bottom margin
]{geometry}
% Left-align captions
\captionsetup{justification=raggedright, singlelinecheck=false} % Left-align captions
% Customize indentation for subsections and sub-subsections
\setcounter{tocdepth}{3} % Include subsubsections in the Table of Contents
\setlength{\cftsubsecindent}{2.4em} % Indent subsections by 2.4em
\setlength{\cftsubsubsecindent}{3.4em} % Indent sub-subsections by 6em
% Customize the section font
\usepackage{sectsty} % For section style customization
\usepackage{times} % For Times New Roman font
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} % For proper encoding
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % For proper font encoding
\sectionfont{\fontsize{12}{14}\selectfont\rmfamily\textbf}
\subsectionfont{\fontsize{12}{14}\selectfont\rmfamily\textit}
\subsubsectionfont{\fontsize{12}{14}\selectfont\rmfamily\textit}
% Customize chapter formatting
\titleformat{\chapter}[block]
{\normalfont\bfseries\fontsize{14}{16}\selectfont\rmfamily\raggedright}
{CHAPTER \thechapter:}{0pt}
{}
\titlespacing*{\chapter}{0pt}{0pt}{0pt}
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{3} % Enable subsubsection numbering
\begin{document}
\makeatletter
\renewcommand\subsubsection{%
\@startsection{subsubsection}{2}{0pt}{-\baselineskip}{0.25\baselineskip}%
{\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}\fontsize{12}{14}\selectfont\rmfamily\textit}%
}
\makeatother
% Include the front matter such as Title Page, Abstract, Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables, Preface, Acknowledgments, Declaration, Dedication, Acronyms, and Nomenclature
% Title Page
\input{title page}
% Front Matter Pages
\input{Front Matter Pages/abstract}
\input{Front Matter Pages/TOC_LOF_LOT}
\input{Front Matter Pages/preface}
\input{Front Matter Pages/acknowledgments}
\input{Front Matter Pages/declaration}
\input{Front Matter Pages/dedication}
\input{Front Matter Pages/acronyms}
\input{Front Matter Pages/nomenclature}
\input{Front Matter Pages/listofpublications}
% All the chapters are stored in a separate folder (chapters)
% Include Chapter 1
\input{chapters/chapter 1}
% Include Chapter 2
\input{chapters/chapter 2}
% Include the End Matter Pages
% References or bibliography
\input{End Matter Pages/references}
% Appendix section for additional materials
\input{End Matter Pages/appendix}
\end{document}