Thesis

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% Information page
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\subfile{Around/second_cover}

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% Abstract
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% Acknowledgments
\chapter*{Acknowledgments}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Acknowledgments}
\subfile{Around/acknowledgments}

% Abstract (English)
\chapter*{Abstract}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Abstract}
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% Abstrac (French)
\chapter*{Résumé}
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\subfile{Around/abstract_french}

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% Table of content
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\listoffigures

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% Introduction
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\chapter{Introduction}
\subfile{Content/1a_introduction}

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% Aim of the thesis
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\chapter{Aim of the thesis}
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\subfile{Content/2a_objectives}

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% Materials and Methods
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\chapter{Materials and Methods}
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% Results
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% Discussion
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