ABSTRACT
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© Copyright 2018 by Your Name
All Rights Reserved
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by
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A [dissertation or thesis] submitted to the Graduate Faculty of
North Carolina State University
in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of
[Name of degree]
[Name of degree -- NOT “Department of”]
Raleigh, North Carolina
2018
APPROVED BY:
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Committee Chair
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DEDICATION
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BIOGRAPHY
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CHAPTER 1
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REFERENCES
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APPENDICES
Appendix A
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