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\section{How to Use this Template}
The template details the sections that can be used in a manuscript. Note that the order of article sections may differ from the requirements of the journal (e.g. for the positioning of the Materials and Methods section). Please check the instructions for authors page of the journal to verify the correct order. For any questions, please contact the editorial office of the journal or support@mdpi.com. For LaTeX related questions please contact Janine Daum at latex-support@mdpi.com.

\section{Introduction}

The introduction should briefly place the study in a broad context and highlight why it is important. It should define the purpose of the work and its significance. The current state of the research field should be reviewed carefully and key publications cited. Please highlight controversial and diverging hypotheses when necessary. Finally, briefly mention the main aim of the work and highlight the principal conclusions. As far as possible, please keep the introduction comprehensible to scientists outside your particular field of research. Citing a journal paper \cite{ref-journal}. And now citing a book reference \cite{ref-book}. Please use the command \citep{ref-journal} for the following MDPI journals, which use author-date citation: Administrative Sciences, Arts, Econometrics, Economies, Genealogy, Humanities, IJFS, JRFM, Laws, Religions, Risks, Social Sciences.
 
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\section{Results}

This section may be divided by subheadings. It should provide a concise and precise description of the experimental results, their interpretation as well as the experimental conclusions that can be drawn.

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\subsection{Subsection}

\subsubsection{Subsubsection}

Bulleted lists look like this:
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Numbered lists can be added as follows:
\begin{enumerate}[leftmargin=*,labelsep=4.9mm]
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The text continues here.

\subsection{Figures, Tables and Schemes}

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\begin{table}[H]
\caption{This is a table caption. Tables should be placed in the main text near to the first time they are cited.}
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\begin{tabular}{ccc}
\toprule
\textbf{Title 1}	& \textbf{Title 2}	& \textbf{Title 3}\\
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entry 1		& data			& data\\
entry 2		& data			& data\\
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\subsection{Formatting of Mathematical Components}

This is an example of an equation:

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Please punctuate equations as regular text. Theorem-type environments (including propositions, lemmas, corollaries etc.) can be formatted as follows:
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Example text of a theorem.
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The text continues here. Proofs must be formatted as follows:

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Text of the proof. Note that the phrase `of Theorem 1' is optional if it is clear which theorem is being referred to.
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\section{Discussion}

Authors should discuss the results and how they can be interpreted in perspective of previous studies and of the working hypotheses. The findings and their implications should be discussed in the broadest context possible. Future research directions may also be highlighted.

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\section{Materials and Methods}

Materials and Methods should be described with sufficient details to allow others to replicate and build on published results. Please note that publication of your manuscript implicates that you must make all materials, data, computer code, and protocols associated with the publication available to readers. Please disclose at the submission stage any restrictions on the availability of materials or information. New methods and protocols should be described in detail while well-established methods can be briefly described and appropriately cited.

Research manuscripts reporting large datasets that are deposited in a publicly available database should specify where the data have been deposited and provide the relevant accession numbers. If the accession numbers have not yet been obtained at the time of submission, please state that they will be provided during review. They must be provided prior to publication.

Interventionary studies involving animals or humans, and other studies require ethical approval must list the authority that provided approval and the corresponding ethical approval code. 

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\section{Conclusions}

This section is not mandatory, but can be added to the manuscript if the discussion is unusually long or complex.

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\acknowledgments{All sources of funding of the study should be disclosed. Please clearly indicate grants that you have received in support of your research work. Clearly state if you received funds for covering the costs to publish in open access.}

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\conflictsofinterest{Declare conflicts of interest or state ``The authors declare no conflict of interest.'' Authors must identify and declare any personal circumstances or interest that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of reported research results. Any role of the funding sponsors in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results must be declared in this section. If there is no role, please state ``The founding sponsors had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, and in the decision to publish the results''.} 

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\abbreviations{The following abbreviations are used in this manuscript:\\

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MDPI & Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute\\
DOAJ & Directory of open access journals\\
TLA & Three letter acronym\\
LD & linear dichroism
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\appendixtitles{no} %Leave argument "no" if all appendix headings stay EMPTY (then no dot is printed after "Appendix A"). If the appendix sections contain a heading then change the argument to "yes".
\appendixsections{multiple} %Leave argument "multiple" if there are multiple sections. Then a counter is printed ("Appendix A"). If there is only one appendix section then change the argument to "one" and no counter is printed ("Appendix").
\appendix
\section{}
\subsection{}
The appendix is an optional section that can contain details and data supplemental to the main text. For example, explanations of experimental details that would disrupt the flow of the main text, but nonetheless remain crucial to understanding and reproducing the research shown; figures of replicates for experiments of which representative data is shown in the main text can be added here if brief, or as Supplementary data. Mathematical proofs of results not central to the paper can be added as an appendix.

\section{}
All appendix sections must be cited in the main text. In the appendixes, Figures, Tables, etc. should be labeled starting with `A', e.g., Figure A1, Figure A2, etc. 

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% Citations and References in Supplementary files are permitted provided that they also appear in the reference list here. 

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% References, variant A: internal bibliography
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\begin{thebibliography}{999}
% Reference 1
\bibitem[Author1(year)]{ref-journal}
Author1, T. The title of the cited article. {\em Journal Abbreviation} {\bf 2008}, {\em 10}, 142-149, DOI.
% Reference 2
\bibitem[Author2(year)]{ref-book}
Author2, L. The title of the cited contribution. In {\em The Book Title}; Editor1, F., Editor2, A., Eds.; Publishing House: City, Country, 2007; pp. 32-58, ISBN.
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% The following MDPI journals use author-date citation: Arts, Econometrics, Economies, Genealogy, Humanities, IJFS, JRFM, Laws, Religions, Risks, Social Sciences. For those journals, please follow the formatting guidelines on http://www.mdpi.com/authors/references
% To cite two works by the same author: \citeauthor{ref-journal-1a} (\citeyear{ref-journal-1a}, \citeyear{ref-journal-1b}). This produces: Whittaker (1967, 1975)
% To cite two works by the same author with specific pages: \citeauthor{ref-journal-3a} (\citeyear{ref-journal-3a}, p. 328; \citeyear{ref-journal-3b}, p.475). This produces: Wong (1999, p. 328; 2000, p. 475)

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