Dissertation_main.tex

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% This is a template for the Cardiff University, Doctoral Thesis 
% Viviana Greco   
% October 2023
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%Font size should be no less than 12 point
\documentclass[12pt,oneside]{book}

% Margins
\usepackage{vmargin}
\setmarginsrb           { 1.5in}  % left margin
                        { 0.6in}  % top margin
                        { 1.0in}  % right margin
                        { 0.8in}  % bottom margin
                        {  20pt}  % head height
                        {0.25in}  % head sep
                        {   9pt}  % foot height
                        { 0.3in}  % foot sep

% Line Spacing
\usepackage{setspace}
\doublespacing % For double line spacing

% Paragraph Settings
\usepackage{parskip} % Import parskip package for paragraph formatting
\setlength{\parskip}{\baselineskip} % Set the space between paragraphs to be equal to one line height
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt} % Set paragraph indentation to zero

% Captions and Footnotes Font Size
\usepackage[font={normalsize}]{caption} % Import caption package to customize caption fonts
\captionsetup{
    format=plain,           % Set caption format to plain (default: hanging)
    singlelinecheck=false,  % Force alignment to justify, even for single line captions
    font={normalsize}       % Set caption font size to normal size (12pt by default)
}

% Page Header and Footer Settings
\usepackage{fancyhdr}      % Import fancyhdr package to customize headers and footers
\fancyhf{}                 % Clear all header and footer fields
\fancyhead[R]{\leftmark}   % Set right header to display the current chapter/section name
\fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}    % Set center footer to display the current page number
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0.4pt} % Set the header rule width to 0.4pt

% Adjustbox Package
\usepackage{adjustbox} % Import adjustbox for flexible resizing and alignment of boxes

% Bigints Package for Large Integral Signs
\usepackage{bigints} % Import bigints for displaying large integral signs

% Placeins Package for Float Barriers
\usepackage{placeins} % Import placeins for controlling float placement
% \FloatBarrier command can be used to ensure all floats (figures/tables) are processed before continuing

\usepackage{tocloft} % Import tocloft for customizing the Table of Contents, List of Figures, etc.
% Define how figures are listed in the List of Figures (LoF)
\renewcommand{\cftfigpresnum}{\figurename~} % Prefix figure name (e.g., "Figure") before the number in LoF
\renewcommand{\cftfigaftersnum}{:} % Add colon after the figure number in LoF
\newlength{\mylen} % Create a new length variable
\settowidth{\mylen}{\cftfigpresnum\cftfigaftersnum} % Measure the width of the prefix and colon
\addtolength{\cftfignumwidth}{\mylen} % Adjust the width for figure number in LoF to accommodate prefix and colon

% Babel Package for Multilingual Support
\usepackage[english]{babel} % Import babel with English language for multilingual support and hyphenation

% Graphics
\usepackage{tikz} % Import tikz for creating complex diagrams and graphical elements
\usepackage{graphicx} % Import graphicx to provide the \includegraphics command for adding images to the document

\usepackage{stackengine} % Import stackengine for vertically stacking objects such as symbols or images

% Helvet Package for Arial Font
\usepackage{helvet} % Import helvet package to use Arial font

% AMSMath Package for Enhanced Math Features
\usepackage{amsmath} 

% Float Package for Improved Float Handling
\usepackage{float} 

% Tables
\usepackage{threeparttable}  % Import threeparttable for tables with a structured note section below the table
\usepackage{threeparttablex} % Import threeparttablex for extending threeparttable functionalities to long tables created with longtable package
\usepackage{multicol}        % Import multicol for using multiple columns in the document layout
\usepackage{multirow}        % Import multirow for creating table cells spanning multiple rows
\usepackage{longtable}       % Multi-page tables
\usepackage{booktabs}        % Import booktabs for creating professional-quality tables with enhanced layout and design

% SIUnitx Package for SI Units
\usepackage{siunitx} % Import siunitx for proper typesetting of SI units, aligning numbers in tables, and other numeric data features



% Font Encoding Packages
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Import fontenc with T1 encoding for better font rendering and support for European characters
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} % Import inputenc with UTF-8 encoding for supporting a wide range of input characters

% CSQuotes for Context-Sensitive Quotation Marks
\usepackage{csquotes} 
% Hyperref allows to create links. Load with option to make them black
\usepackage[colorlinks=true, allcolors=black]{hyperref}

% BibLaTeX for Bibliography Management
\usepackage[backend=biber, style=apa]{biblatex} % Import biblatex with Biber backend and APA style for advanced bibliography management
\addbibresource{references.bib}
\DefineBibliographyStrings{english}{%
  bibliography = {References},
}

% \usepackage{showframe} %is any content spilling out?


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%START
\begin{document}

% Sets numbering division level for TOC
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{4}  % Numbering depth to subsubsection
\setcounter{tocdepth}{4}  % Include depth to subsubsection in ToC

% Front matter (Title page, thesis summary, acknowledgment etc.)
\include{0_Front_matter/front_matter_main}
\pagestyle{fancy}

%\pagestyle{plain}
\mainmatter
\FloatBarrier

% Introduction
\include{1_Introduction/1_Introduction}
\newpage
%\thispagestyle{plain}
\mbox{}
\newpage

% 2nd Chapter
%\include{2_Chapter/main_chapter_2}
%\newpage
%\thispagestyle{plain}
%\mbox{}
%\newpage

% 3rd Chapter
%\include{3_Chapter/main_chapter_3}
%\newpage
%\thispagestyle{plain}
%\mbox{}
%\newpage

% 4th Chapter
%\include{4_Chapter/main_chapter_4}
%\newpage
%\thispagestyle{plain}
%\mbox{}
%\newpage

% Conclusion
%\include{5_General Discussion/ConclusionMain}
%\newpage
%\mbox{}
%\newpage
%\backmatter


\printbibliography[heading=bibintoc]
\end{document}