% configuration files
\input{config.tex}
\input{preamble.tex}

\begin{document}

    % title page of your thesis
    \include{titlepage.tex} 

    % start page numbering with Roman numbers at the second page
    \pagenumbering{Roman}

    % optional acknowledgement section 
    % (comment out if not needed)
    \include{sections/acknowledgement.tex} 

    % the abstract of your paper displayed on its own page
    \include{sections/abstract.tex} 

    % table of contents, figures, abbreviations, tables, each on their own page
    \include{sections/contents.tex} 

    % continue page numbering with arabic numbers
    \clearpage 
    \pagenumbering{arabic} 

    \include{sections/introduction.tex} % introduction section
    \include{sections/background.tex}   % theoretical background/literature section
    \include{sections/method.tex}       % methodology section
    \include{sections/results.tex}      % results section
    \include{sections/discussion.tex}   % discussion section
    \include{sections/conclusion.tex}   % conclusion section

    \printbibliography 
    \newpage

    \include{sections/appendix.tex} % appendix section

    % remove page numbering for the declaration section
    \clearpage
    \pagenumbering{gobble}
    \input{sections/declaration.tex}

\end{document}