Thesis Sample for North Carolina State University.
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%http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/27956/label-only-from-first-author
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%\addbibresource{Ortiz-thesisURL.bib}
\addbibresource{YourName-thesis.bib}
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%% Size of committee: 3, 4, 5, or 6 -- this number includes the chair
\committeesize{4}
%% Members of committee
%% Each of the following member commands takes an optional argument
%% to specify their role on the committee.
%% For co-chairs, use the commands:
%% \cochairI{Doug Dodd}
%% \cochairII{Chris Cox}
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\chair{Doug Dodd}
\memberI{Alex Anderson}
\memberII{Bobby Brown}
\memberIII{Chris Cox} % unnecessary if committeesize=3
\memberIV{Fred Ford} % unnecessary if committeesize=3 or 4
\memberV{Edna Everitt} % unnecessary if committeesize=3, 4, or 5
%% Student writing thesis, \student{First Middle}{Last}
\student{John Mark}{Smith} % a full middle name
%\student{John M.}{Smith} % a middle initial
%% Degree program
\program{Physics}
%% Thesis Title
%% Keep in mind, according to ETD guidelines:
%% + Capitalize first letter of important words.
%% + Use inverted pyramid shape if title spans more than one line.
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%% Note: To break the title onto multiple lines, use \break instead of \\.
%\thesistitle{A North Carolina State University Sample \LaTeX{} Thesis \break
%with a Title So Long it Needs a Line Break}
\thesistitle{A North Carolina State University Sample \LaTeX{} Thesis \break
with a Title So Long it Needs a Line Break}
%% Degree year. Necessary if your degree year doesn't equal the current year.
%\degreeyear{1995}
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\frontmatter
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%\bibitem{cb02}
%Casella, G. and Berger, R.L. (2002)
%\newblock {\it Statistical Inference, Second Edition.}
%Duxbury Press, Belmont, CA.
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%\bibitem{t06}
%Tsiatis, A.A. (2006)
%\newblock {\it Semiparametric Theory and Missing Data.}
%Springer, New York.
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\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{{\uppercase{\bibname}}} %\textorpdfstring and \uppercase needed due to hyperref package http://www.latex-community.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=16601
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% Appendices
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\backmatter
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