preamble.tex

\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage[nottoc]{tocbibind}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage[backend=biber,
  style=unified,
  maxcitenames=3,
  maxbibnames=99]{biblatex}
\usepackage{pdfpages}
\renewcommand*{\ppspace}{}

\DeclareFieldFormat{postnote}{#1}
\renewcommand{\textfraction}{0.05}
\renewcommand{\topfraction}{0.8}
\renewcommand{\bottomfraction}{0.8}
\renewcommand{\floatpagefraction}{0.75}

\pagestyle{fancy}
\renewcommand{\sectionmark}[1]{ \markright{#1} }
\fancyhead[LE]{\thepage --- \nouppercase{\leftmark}}
\fancyhead[RO]{\nouppercase{\rightmark} --- \thepage}
\fancyhead[LO,RE]{}
\fancyfoot[C]{}


\newenvironment{dedication}
    {\clearpage\vspace*{30ex}\begin{quotation}\begin{center}\begin{em}}
    {\par\end{em}\end{center}\end{quotation}\clearpage}
\let\oldmaketitle\maketitle
\AtBeginDocument{\let\maketitle\relax}