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1 Thesis/Dissertation Proposal

2 Title
3 Firstname Lastname 1, Firstname Lastname (Adviser) 2
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Affiliation 1; e-mail@e-mail.com
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Affiliation 2; e-mail@e-mail.com
6 * Correspondence: e-mail@e-mail.com; Tel.: +xx-xxx-xxx-xxxx
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8 Submission: date;

9 Abstract: A single paragraph of about 200 words maximum. For the proposal abstract, the
10 abstracts should give a pertinent overview and scope of the work. A semi-structured abstract
11 without headings should be used. Organization of the abstract should be as follows: 1)
12 Background: Place the question addressed in a broad context and highlight the purpose of the
13 study; 2) Methods:

14 Keywords: keyword 1; keyword 2; keyword 3 (List three to ten pertinent keywords specific to the
15 article; yet reasonably common within the subject discipline.)
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17 1. Introduction
18 The introduction should briefly place the study in a broad context and highlight why it is
19 important. It should define the purpose of the work and its significance. The current state of the
20 research field should be reviewed carefully and key publications cited. Please highlight
21 controversial and diverging hypotheses when necessary. Finally, briefly mention the main aim of
22 the work and highlight the principal conclusions. As far as possible, please keep the introduction
23 comprehensible to scientists outside your particular field of research.

24 2. Study Objectives

25 2.1. General Objective

26 2.2. Specific Objectives

27 3. Methods

28 This section may vary between disciplines. Program chairs may refer to the usual content of
29 the methods section in some of the articles published in the respective disciplines. In general, this
30 section is composed of:

31 3.1. Study Design

32 3.2. Study Participants

33 3.2.1. Sample size

34 3.2.2. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

35 3.4. (Specific Procedures Based on Study Objectives)

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38 3.4.1. Ethical Considerations

39 State the issuing agency for the ethics clearance or exemption from ethics review.

40 3.4.2. Procedure 1

41 3.4.3. Procedure 2

42 3.4.4. (Add more sections to this as needed)

43 4. Statistical Analysis of Data

44 Materials and Methods should be described with sufficient details to allow others to replicate
45 and build on published results. New methods and protocols should be described in detail while
46 well-established methods can be briefly described and appropriately cited.
47 Interventionary studies involving animals or humans, and other studies require ethical
48 approval must list the authority that provided approval and the corresponding ethical approval
49 code.
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51 5. References
52 References must follow the APA format. Use of Mendeley is highly suggested.