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+\begin{otherlanguage}
+{german}
+\noindent\textbf{Erklärung (Statement of Authorship)}\\
+
+
+\noindent Hiermit erkläre ich, dass ich die vorliegende Arbeit selbstständig verfasst habe und dabei keine andere als die angegebene Literatur verwendet habe. Alle Zitate und sinngemäßen Entlehnungen sind als solche unter genauer Angabe der Quelle gekennzeichnet. Die eingereichte Arbeit ist weder vollständig noch in wesentlichen Teilen Gegenstand eines anderen Prüfungsverfahrens gewesen. Sie ist weder vollständig noch in Teilen bereits veröffentlicht. Die beigefügte elektronische Version stimmt mit dem Druckexemplar überein.
+\end{otherlanguage}
+
+\vspace{0.5cm}
+\noindent (Mandava, Sai Pavan)
+
+\vspace{2cm}
+
+\noindent \textbf{Non-binding Translation:}
+
+\noindent This thesis is the result of my own independent work, and any material from work of others which is used either verbatim or indirectly in the text is credited to the author including details about the exact source in the text. This work has not been part of any other previous examination, neither completely nor in parts. It has neither completely nor partially been published before. The submitted electronic version is identical to this print version.
+
+\vspace{0.5cm}
+\noindent (Mandava, Sai Pavan)
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+\section{Abstract}\label{sec:abstract}
+
+\paragraph{} First Paragraph
+
+\paragraph{} Second Paragraph
+
+\paragraph{} Third Paragraph
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+\section{Introduction}\label{sec:intro}
+
+\paragraph{} First Paragraph
+
+\paragraph{} Second Paragraph
+
+\paragraph{} Third Paragraph
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+\section{Background \& Related Work}\label{sec:background}
+
+\paragraph{}
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+\section{Methods}\label{sec:methods}
+
+\paragraph{}
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+\section{Results}\label{sec:results}
+
+\paragraph{}
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+\section{Analysis}\label{sec:analysis}
+
+\paragraph{}
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+\section{Conclusion}\label{sec:conclusion}
+
+\paragraph{}
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+\documentclass[a4paper, leqno, 12pt]{article}
+\usepackage[paper=a4paper,left=3cm, right=3cm]{geometry}
+\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+\usepackage{color}
+\usepackage[english]{babel}
+\usepackage{caption}
+\usepackage{subcaption}
+\usepackage{array}
+\usepackage{graphicx}
+\usepackage[colorlinks=true,linkcolor=blue,citecolor=blue, allcolors=blue]{hyperref}
+\usepackage{natbib}
+%% You can change the Bibliographic styles here
+\bibliographystyle{plainnat}
+
+\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.3}
+\parskip = \medskipamount
+\frenchspacing
+\bibpunct[; ]{(}{)}{;}{a}{,}{;}
+
+%%% INSTRUCTIONS
+% To create a PDF, run the following commands:
+% - pdflatex <filename>.tex
+% - bibtex <filename>
+% - pdflatex <filename>.tex
+% - pdflatex <filename>.tex
+%%% These steps are required everytime after add a new entry in references.bib file
+%% In General, running pdflatex <filename>.tex is enough if the references are not modified.
+
+
+%%% SET GLOBAL DATA HERE
+% Preliminary title of the thesis.
+\newcommand{\thesisTitle}{Prompt-based methods for\\ Dialog State Tracking}
+
+% Full Name & other details
+\newcommand{\name}{Mandava, Sai Pavan}
+\newcommand{\matrikNummer}{3461015}
+\newcommand{\myEmail}{st169661@stud.uni-stuttgart.de}
+
+
+% start date and end date of the Thesis
+\newcommand{\startDate}{Start Date: 01.08.2022}
+\newcommand{\finishDate}{End Date: 01.02.2023}
+
+% Thesis Supervisor
+\newcommand{\supervisor}{Prof. Dr. Thang Vu}
+\newcommand{\supervisorEmail}{thang.vu@ims.uni-stuttgart.de}
+
+%% 2nd supervisor/examiner details here
+%%
+%%
+
+%% TODO command
+%% Use this to highlight text in yellow color
+\newcommand\todo[1]{\colorbox{yellow}{#1}}
+
+
+% Start document
+\begin{document}
+
+\begin{titlepage}
+\begin{center}
+
+\begin{figure}[h!]
+    \centering
+    \includegraphics[width=.2\linewidth]{images/ims_logo.jpeg}
+\end{figure}
+
+\large{Institut f{\"u}r Maschinelle Sprachverarbeitung\\Universit{\"a}t Stuttgart\\Pfaffenwaldring 5b\\70569 Stuttgart}\\
+
+\vspace{1cm}
+
+\LARGE{Master Thesis}\\[0.4cm]
+\Huge{\textbf{\thesisTitle}}\\ [0.5cm]
+\large{\startDate} \\ 
+\large{\finishDate} \\
+
+\vspace{0.5cm} 
+
+\Large{\textbf{\name}} \\ [2pt]
+\large{M.Sc. Computational Linguistics} \\ [1pt]
+\large{Mat.Nr.: \matrikNummer} \\ [1pt]
+\normalsize{\myEmail}
+
+\vspace{0.5cm}
+
+\large{\textbf{Supervisor}}\\
+\supervisor\\ [1pt]
+\normalsize{\supervisorEmail}\\
+
+\end{center}
+\end{titlepage}
+
+%% Thesis Main Content Starts here
+%% Create separate files for each section for better organization
+%% You can add/modify/delete the below sections according to your needs
+%% If the below sections are modified, the files should match exactly
+\input{sections/00_statement}
+
+\newpage
+
+%% add table of contents here
+\tableofcontents
+\newpage
+
+\input{sections/01_abstract}
+\input{sections/02_intro}
+\input{sections/03_background}
+\input{sections/04_methods}
+\input{sections/05_results}
+\input{sections/06_analysis}
+\input{sections/07_conclusion}
+
+\clearpage
+
+%% Add all your BibTex citations in references.bib file
+\bibliography{references}
+
+\end{document}
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