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Delay in Coursework Submission

A delay in submitting coursework (without a valid reason) will result in a loss of 10% being deducted from the overall mark, for up to five days beyond the agreed deadline. For work submitted more than five days late this will automatically receive a mark of zero. Please see table below for more details:

Requesting the Extension of a Coursework Deadline

For more guidance on extension requests including examples of the exceptional circumstances likely to be accepted/rejected and examples of evidence required, please see the University’s official Guidance .

Here is the procedure for requesting an extension:

• The maximum extension that can be applied for is usually two weeks.  If two weeks is not sufficient then you will need to discuss this with someone from the Psychology PG Student Support team ( [email protected] ).
• You should complete the Extension Request form and submit it together with supporting documentation to the Student Office ( [email protected] )    and to Psychology PG Student Support ( [email protected] ).
• Extension request forms must be submitted before the assessment deadline, ideally at least 48 hours in advance.
• Once the form is received, the extension will be approved or rejected by Psychology PG Student Support as soon as possible (usually within two working days).
• Once the deadline is approved, the form will be processed by the Student Office to add the extended deadline to the assignment submission system.
• Until you have received the outcome of your request from Psychology Student Support, please assume that the original deadline stands. You will be informed of your new deadline or that your request has been declined as soon as possible.
• If an extension is approved and you feel that the assignment was still affected by your circumstances, please submit the Special Considerations Request form .

If you cannot for some valid reason promptly complete and submit the relevant form, then please notify the Student Office (Email:   [email protected] ) and Psychology PG Student Support (Email: [email protected] ). Alternatively, arrange to have someone else either contact these parties or submit the form on your behalf.

If you have any questions about the extension process, or need additional academic or pastoral support as a result of your exceptional circumstances, please do contact the Psychology PG Student Support team ( [email protected] ).

Work submitted late and accompanied by a special considerations form will be marked as usual and the penalties applied in the above table. The Special Considerations Board would then meet to consider the circumstances and decide whether the original mark or a penalised mark should stand. The Board of Examiners ratifies the recommendation of the Special Considerations Board. Please see the section on Special Considerations for further information.

Special considerations

The University has a well-established process for the consideration of exceptional circumstances. Exceptional circumstances arise outside of your reasonable control and prevent you from either demonstrating or acquiring the skills, knowledge or competencies required to meet the learning outcomes associated with a module or programme of study. These circumstances may have a negative effect on your performance for example in coursework or examinations, or your ability to meet a deadline, or to sit an examination.

To submit a request for Special Considerations you are required to complete a copy of the Special Considerations Request form and submit it together with supporting documentation to the Student Office ( [email protected] ) and to Psychology PG Student Support ( [email protected] ).  The Special Considerations Board will consider your circumstances and make recommendations to the Board of Examiners who will normally ratify these recommendations.

For more guidance on special considerations including examples of circumstances likely to be accepted/rejected and examples of evidence required please see the University’s official Special Considerations Guidance .

If you have any questions about the special considerations process, or need additional academic or pastoral support as a result of your exceptional circumstances, please do contact the Psychology PG Student Support team ( [email protected] ).

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Deposit guide.

Data should be deposited via Pure . Data that can be made publically available will be visible in ePrints Soton

• Guide to depositing your research data underpinning your thesis This guide summarises the process of depositing data that underpins your thesis and provides tips for completing the data record.

README file

It is good practice to have a README file to accompany your dataset. A README file should be a txt file.

• Thesis README template This template provide a basic outline of what to include in a readme file. It is not exhaustive and should be adapted to describe your data.

We would recommend the following guides to writing README files:

• Guide to writing " readme" style metadata , Research Data Management Service, Cornell University
• Prepare research data for Reshare , UK Data Service
• Readme guidance , Dryad (a nonprofit repository for data underlying the international scientific and medical literature)
• Describing your data , University of Bath
• How do I deposit the data?
• How do I fill in the record?
• Why deposit?
• What data do I need to deposit?

To deposit your data and request a DOI that you can cite in your thesis and future publications:

• Please see our research data deposit videos at  https://library.soton.ac.uk/researchdata/datasetvideos and https://library.soton.ac.uk/guides/pure-datasets for further info.
• You will find the status at the foot of the record.  If you are not ready to request the DOI you can save the record to 'Entry in Progress' and come back to it later.
• You will be notified of the assigned DOI by a member of the research data team who will also offer further advice on completing the record.  They will ask about the nature of the data to help you decide on the right level of access and embargoes.
• The record will be set to ‘Entry in Progress’ and will remain in Pure until record is ready
• Note: max file or zip size is 4GB - contact  [email protected]  for advice on the deposit of large datasets
• Send a scanned copy of the completed and signed ‘Permission to Deposit Thesis’ form OR request your supervisor emails  [email protected]  confirming data can be released and approving any agreed embargo period.
• When data is final, resubmit the data record to ‘For Validation’. Send a confirmation email  [email protected] .

On receipt of confirmation that the data is final and can be released, the research data record will be checked, validated and the DOI will be registered the next working day.

Dataset Title * :

The title should reflect the content of the dataset.  It can reference the title of the thesis, but should not be identical.

Description:

This should provide more information on the content of the dataset but should include a reference to the Thesis.

Date of data production:

This can be a specific date or a range of dates to reflect the period of time during which you collected and analysed the data.

Add anyone who helped in the creation of the data or contributed and, generally your supervisor.  Change the default ‘role’ under the edit option once the name has been added.  Only Creators will be in the citation on ePrints Soton.

Dataset Managed by * :

This will reflect the organisational unit that you are attached to on the University system and is filled in automatically.

Publisher * :

University of Southampton is the default publisher and should not be altered.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

Leave this field blank.  This field will be completed by the Research Data team when the DOI is to be registered.  A temporary note giving the assigned DOI will be added to the description, then remove prior to the DOI being registered.

Electronic data:

Upload files by browsing or dragging and dropping.  Add any agreed embargo to the files.  Do not change visibility of the files.

• Files should be prepared in advance and zipped if more than 10 files.
• File format should be as open as possible, for example .csv, .docx – see UKDA guidance
• Max number of 4GB files or folders to be attached is 10
• A README file should be included.  A thesis README template  is available.

The year should be the year that data will be released openly or available on request.  If all files are embargoed the year will be the year the embargo lifts.

Temporal coverage:

Only complete this field if the data is about a specific period of time.  For example if the data related to the London 2012 Olympics you would add the relevant dates this took place (27 July to 12 August 2012).

Geolocation:

This should only be completed if the data is about a specific location.  For example if the data is about the Mekong Delta you could add this in words, use of polygon coordinates, point coordinates (10.033333, 105.783333).  

Legal/ethical:

If the data collected is subject to any legal or ethical constraints this information should be added.

Data protection:

• Add anything that has been done to the data to make is shareable - ‘all data has been pseudo-anonymised’

Ethics approval:

• Add ERGO number and details of any other ethics approval received, for example NHS. 
• Upload a copy of the Participant Information Sheet and blank consent form as part of the data set.

Commercial partner:

• Provide the name of the partner and type of restriction, for example, limited period of embargo 10 years or permanent
• Add information on why this is sensitive

It is helpful to add a few words that describe the subject of the data

Visibility:

The default ‘Public – no restriction’ should be accepted for data that is going to be

• assigned a DOI,
• be openly available,
• available on request
• available after an embargo

For all other visibility settings contact [email protected] to discuss before adding files to the record.

Please see our research data deposit videos at  https://library.soton.ac.uk/researchdata/datasetvideos

* Mandatory fields

The fields marked with an asterisk (red asterisk in Pure) are mandatory fields and must be completed before the record can be saved. Once the DOI has been registered they cannot  be changed.

The research data that supports your thesis is an essential part of the work that you have carried out.  Research data can be an output of research that can bring its own rewards via citation, and open doors to future collaboration. By depositing your data you are able to properly cite the data in publications, including your thesis, using a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) .  Publishers now often require that research data is deposited in support of publications and funders view it as good research practice to include a data access statement on papers stating how the data can be obtained - see https://library.soton.ac.uk/researchdata/access-statements  for further guidance. 

The University of Southampton  Research Data Management Policy , which applies to postgraduate research students, requires that research data underpinning publication should be deposited in the Institutional Repository (via  Pure ) and this includes Doctoral theses.

Research data, defined as "material intended for analysis", that directly underpins the assertions, figures and diagrams in your thesis should normally be deposited as a dataset, accompanied by any necessary documentation. This applies to data or research materials that you have collected or created yourself. 

Even if you have presented the data in your thesis, you should still deposit the data separately in order for it to meet the FAIR principles, meaning it should be finadable, accessible, interoperable and reuseable. In particular, data which is hidden in a thesis PDF is not reuseable.

Do I need to deposit all my data?

It may not mean that every piece of data that you have collected should be deposited.  It is important to evaluate the data, something you should do throughout the research process, and remove data from the final dataset that covers aspects of your research that no longer form part of your thesis. It may not be a case of discarding that data, just removing it from the dataset supporting your thesis. See https://library.soton.ac.uk/researchdata/selection  for further guidance.

If you have extracted data from commercial databases; obtained data under licence; collected data from archives for personal research purposes only, are using confidential data (for example, MRC or NHS data)  or are using material still under copyright, you may not be able to deposit the data.  Contact  [email protected]  for guidance.

My data is covered by ethics, do I need to deposit this?

Data should be anonymised or psuedonymised before deposit, unless you sought permission from your participants to include their names.  

Does my data need to be open?

We strongly encourage research data to be as "open as possible, and closed as necessary".  However, not all data can be made open.  If your data is subject to a commercial confidentiality clause, is sensitive or there is too high a risk that the data can be re-identified then the data does not need to be open. It is possible to make the data available:

• For example, at the end of the confidentiality period.
• For example, to bona fide researchers.
• For example, the data contains sensitive data that cannot be anonymised or third party copyright.  Note if the dataset is permanently closed it is not possible to provide a DOI.

Further guidance is available from  https://library.soton.ac.uk/researchdata/sharingtips  and https://library.soton.ac.uk/researchdata/ restrictingaccess .  Contact [email protected] for advice if required.

Is there a file size limit to the data I can deposit?

Our Institutional Repository can only accept files or zips up to 4GB in size.  We recommend that no more than 4 such files are uploaded to a single record.  If your data is much larger than this you contact  [email protected]  for advice.

I have lots of files, do I need to upload them individually?

If you have more than 10 files we would recommend that the files are placed in a zip folder.  It can be useful to zip files of the same type together.  For example if you have audio files and analysed data files, these could be in two separate zip files as this could make them easier to describe. However, the data should be zipped in a way that helps to keep the data together in a logical way. See our guide on how to zip files . In all cases the README should explain the content, the relationship between files and any software required.

Further guidance

Further guidance is available on the main Research Data Management Pages - 

• Preparing your Data -  https://library.soton.ac.uk/researchdata/sharingtips
• Sharing your Data -  http://library.soton.ac.uk/researchdata/sharing
• Restricting your Data -  https://library.soton.ac.uk/researchdata/restrictingaccess

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Dissertation Extension Requests

It is expected that the vast majority of undergraduate and postgraduate students will be able to submit their dissertations on time, and will not require an extension.

How do I apply for a dissertation extension?

In the first instance, you should discuss your dissertation extension request with your dissertation supervisor.

A standard dissertation extension request should be applied for via Canvas, within the Faculty. A dissertation extension request of more than 14 days, or 21 days for students with an ARUAA, but no more than 3 months, should be applied for via Extenuating Circumstances, within the Faculty. See information about the Extenuating Circumstances policy and procedure, and the downloadable application form .

Only in exceptional circumstances will dissertation extension requests of more than 3 months be considered, as students are normally expected to be able to complete 60 credits of study within 3 months. A dissertation extension request of more than 3 months must be approved by the Academic Panel.

To apply for a dissertation extension of more than 3 months, your dissertation supervisor should email your completed Extenuating Circumstances form, independent supporting documentation, and their own supervisor statement, confirming that the request is reasonable in light of the circumstances being cited, to [email protected] , for the attention of the Academic Panel.

I am a part-time student, how does this impact my dissertation extension request?

Your mode of attendance does not impact your dissertation extension request. You will not be granted a longer dissertation extension as a result of your part-time status.

What information should my request include?

In your dissertation extension request you must:

• Make your case, and provide independent supporting documentation of the circumstances that have caused you to request a dissertation extension, i.e. medical documentation or other relevant independent supporting documentation.
• Confirm your original submission deadline.
• Confirm the new submission deadline agreed with your dissertation supervisor should the extension request be granted. On agreeing a new submission deadline your supervisor needs to take into account the work done to date and the impact of the circumstances going forward, to ensure the date is reasonably achievable but does not give you an advantage over students who do submit on time

When will I know if my dissertation extension request has been granted?

If you are requesting a standard dissertation extension, or a dissertation extension of up to three months, your Faculty will notify you of the outcome once a decision has been made.

If you are requesting a dissertation extension of more than three months, requiring approval from the Academic Panel, you will be notified of the outcome in the days following the next Academic Panel meeting. The Academic Panel typically meets once a month.

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You should discuss any changes to your studies with your supervisor/supervisory team in the first instance. You will need the support of your supervisor and approval of a PGR School Officer to make a change to your studies. 

You may find yourself in a situation of needing longer than your supervised study to complete your research. This is called an ‘extension’. You will need to complete an application form to extend your studies.

Is there a maximum time limit for an extension? Yes.  It is expected that you will normally submit your thesis by the end of your registered supervised study. This is the period for which you’re charged fees. 

An additional 12 month extension period is permitted for students who commenced study prior to 1 August 2010 providing it does not run contrary to the requirements of your funding body.  For students who commenced study after 1 August 2010, an application to extend the period of study must be made. Please ensure to read the information on Council Tax below.

Extensions can be granted up to a maximum of 12 months in the first instance. 

The combined period of supervised study and extension will not normally exceed the following:

PhD, DPT    48 months (for previously full-time students) or 84 months (for previously part-time students)  EngD    60 months (for previously full-time students) or 96 months (for previously part-time students)

MPhil, MD or ChM    36 months (for previously full-time students) or 60 months (for previously part-time students)  Other Master’s    24 months (for previously full-time students) or 36 months (for previously part-time students)

This means that if you were admitted with a supervised period of 42 months (such as those funded by NERC), you would normally only be granted an extension of six months in the first instance.

Students submitting an extension within the above timeframes, following the completion of their supervised study, must be able to demonstrate evidence of progress in their research and make clear the feasibility of submitting their thesis within the period of extension being sought. A thesis plan must be submitted giving target dates for completion of each chapter. 

When should I apply for an extension? If you are approaching the end of the end of your supervised study and require longer, you must complete an extension application form three months prior to the termination of the period of supervised study. 

What if I’m a sponsored student? Research Councils expect doctoral students to have completed within the timeframe agreed at the outset of your studies.

If you receive funding from one of the Research Councils, please contact [email protected] for guidance on your extension application. For avoidance of doubt, you should get in touch with the Engagement Team if you are funded by any of the following:

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)  Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council (BBSRC) Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Medical Research Council (MRC) Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

If you receive funding from any source other than the above, it is your responsibility to keep any sponsor informed of the reasons for requesting an extension of studies. This means that you need approval from both the University and your sponsor. Along with your extension request, you should include confirmation that approval has been sought from your funding body, where applicable.

What if I’m on a Tier 4 visa? International students studying at the University on a visa should refer to the terms of their visa when requesting an extension. If you’re not sure about this, we would recommend that you get in touch with the International Student Advisers ( [email protected] ) to discuss what impact an extension will have on your visa.

Are there fee implications to an extension? Yes. If you have completed your period of supervised study but not submitted your thesis for examination, you are required to pay a continuation fee to continue their candidature for the degree in each academic year. These students must submit an application to extend their candidature.   Please ensure to read the information on Council Tax below.

What if I’ve already had an extension? Extensions beyond the normal extension limits will only be granted in exceptional circumstances, namely, where your work has been hampered by medical or personal or unexpected academic circumstances or exceptional circumstances arising from employment for which supporting documentary evidence can be made available. If you submit an application for an “exceptional extension”, you must demonstrate clear evidence of progress and must submit a thesis plan giving target dates for completion of each chapter.

In no case will any extension be approved beyond the following maximum periods of study, which include the supervised period of study:

PhD, EdD, DPT     60 months (for previously full-time students) or 96 months (for previously part-time students)  EngD     60 months (for previously full-time students) or 96 months (for previously part-time students)  MD or ChM     48 months (for previously full-time students) or 72 months (for previously part-time students)  Other Master’s     36 months (for previously full-time students) or 48 months (for previously part-time students)

Applying for an extension to supervised study The guidance above relates to students looking to extend following completion of supervised study. You may be seeking an extension to a period of supervised study . This is only for students who are granted additional funding and therefore eligible to request an extension to their period of registration. Full tuition fees are payable during extended periods of supervised study and it is your responsibility to ensure that financial support is available to meet the cost of fees and maintenance. You should contact Registry at [email protected] to provide a copy of your funding letter confirming that you have been awarded additional funding. Supervised study will only be extended if funding has been given to cover the cost of tuition fees.

Examples of good cause for suspensions and extensions The following circumstances are typical of what may be considered grounds for applying for an exceptional extension or a suspension of studies . The circumstances will either prevent a student from working altogether or severely affect their ability to work effectively.

a.    Serious physical or mental illness of the student b.    Death/serious illness of a partner, close family member or close friend c.    Unforeseeable or unpreventable events such as distress or injury caused by a serious accident; the affects of being a victim of a criminal act or the distress or serious disruption caused by fire, flood or other natural catastrophe d.    Serious personal problems such as relationship problems, family crises e.    Unexpected changes to the student’s source of funding (NB: students must ensure that they have the necessary funds before embarking on their degree) f.    Breakdown of essential equipment where a student is unable to continue research and the use of alternative equipment is not possible g.    Delays in obtaining ethical approval where approval has been sought in good time h.    Jury service; military service i.    Maternity or adoption leave j.    Delays in progress due to unforeseen problems with the degree programme and/or working environment (eg moving of offices/buildings, supervisor(s) changes and unavailability etc) which are outside of the student’s control (NB: the problem must be reported to the appropriate School at the time it occurs) k.    Study leave necessary for the degree programme (other than official leave of absence for study at an approved institution or fieldwork) l.    Internship/work placement necessary for the degree programme

The following circumstances will not be regarded as grounds for applying for any extension or a suspension of studies:

m.    The student or supervisor was unaware of policy and application procedures for interruptions and/or extensions for postgraduate degrees. It is ultimately the student’s responsibility to ensure that they are aware of all policies and procedures relevant to their degree n.    Further primary research and/or laboratory work o.    Long-term holidays/vacations p.    Inadequate planning and time management q.    Normal pregnancy (excluding statutory maternity leave entitlement) r.    Difficulties with English language (including delays as a result of proofreading) s.    Computer or other equipment failure or theft where use of an alternative is possible or any loss of work was avoidable, except where the work is lost through the failure of University of Aberdeen systems as confirmed by School or University of  Aberdeen IT department t.    Change in employment conditions: requests from part-time students who are working while studying may exceptionally be considered where a change in employment conditions was unforeseen. This will not normally be an acceptable reason for students in the submission pending or resubmission periods

In addition to the above, the following circumstance will not be regarded as grounds for applying for an extension:

u.    Circumstances encountered during supervised study, which should have been dealt with at the time

The final decision on whether a suspension or an extension is granted or not is at the discretion of the PGR School Officer on behalf of the Senate.

Council Tax

If your supervised study period has ended an/or are in a period of extension, you would normally be required to pay Council Tax. However, from September 2005,  Aberdeen City Council  has agreed to regard postgraduate research students who have previously been full-time whilst under supervised study as continuing to be full-time in the 12 month period following conclusion of their registration for supervised study.  Please note, extensions less than 24 weeks are not eligible for exemption from Council Tax. Find out more about Council Tax requirements in  this section . 

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Email your file to [email protected] and tell us:

1. How many colour and black and white pages you have. 2. How many copies you need printed. 3. Make sure your margins are justified for double sided printing if required. 4. Your binding requirements. 5. Your requested collection date.

Turn around: 5 working days (longer at busy periods) 

Alternatively, there are self-service printers in the library and IT workstation rooms on campus.

Take your printed copies of your dissertation or thesis directly to Digital Print Services, Building 37, Room 1003 for binding. 

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The university no longer requires PhD hard binding, but should you want this option please contact the company below directly:

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Seventeen educators hooded for Doctor of Education degrees at SC State University

 ORANGEBURG, S.C. – South Carolina State University conducted its Spring Hooding Ceremony for Doctor of Educational Leadership degree candidates on Thursday, May 9.

A joint effort of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies and the College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences (CEHSS), the ceremony recognized 17 educators who completed the curriculum through the SC State Department of Educational Leadership.

During the ceremony in the Fine Arts Building’s Barbara A. Vaughan Recital Hall, Alexander Conyers, the university’s president; Dr. Fredrick Evans, provost and vice president for academic affairs; and Dr. M. Evelyn Fields, CEHSS dean, offered congratulatory remarks.

The keynote speaker was Dr. Kandace Rhames Bethea, superintendent of the Marion County, South Carolina, School District.

Dr. Lakeisha Tucker, acting dean of the SC State College of Graduate Professional Studies, was joined by the candidate’s committee chair in hooding each candidate.   Conyers conferred the doctoral degrees at Friday’s commencement ceremony in Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.

Those earning doctorates were:

• Terrie T. Ard
• Penelope S. Atkinson
• Angela Gaffney Brown
• Vickie Culbreath Butler
• RoShonda Lynn Frazier
• Bernetta Patrice Geter
• Lakenji Kente’ Hastings
• William Marshall Harvey 
• Noel Hazzard
• Lara DuCom Kolb
• Christina Denise Rogers
• Candace Sewell-Hannah
• Kenya T. Sewell-James
• Mallika Stubbs
• ShaVon T. Johnson Summers
• Kendre’ Monique Thomas-Williamson
• Kelvin Williams Sr.

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12 MSU staff members recognized for their contributions with Zacharias Awards

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STARKVILLE, Miss.—Twelve Mississippi State University staff members are being recognized for their exceptional dedication to service and contributions with this year’s Donald W. Zacharias Distinguished Staff Awards.

The awards, given in honor of the university’s 15th president, were given during today’s [May 17] Staff Appreciation Day by MSU President Mark E. Keenum. The annual event is organized by the MSU Staff Council.

To be eligible, award nominees must be classified as a professional or support staff employee working at least half time and with a minimum of three years of campus service, among other criteria.

This year’s Zacharias Distinguished Staff Award honorees are:

—Raymond Brooks, executive director, Colvard Student Union and Event Services

—Lisa Conner, surgery operating room circulator supervisor, Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine

—Verleen Gray, operator, Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine

—Eric Henderson, custodian, Department of Mechanical Engineering

—Timothy Hopkins, executive director, Holmes Cultural Diversity Center

—Chuan-Yu Hsu, senior research associate, Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology

—Christine Jackson, senior associate athletic director, Student-Athlete Support Services; executive director, Athletic Academics; and interim assistant vice president, Division of Access, Opportunity and Success

—Sherri Lowe, business coordinator, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Crosby Arboretum

—Justin Sanchez, community director, Department of Housing and Residence Life

—David Saucier, research engineer II, Athlete Engineering Institute and Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems

—Jolanta Raczynska, horticulture crew member III, Campus Landscape Services

—Cardia Williams, Head Start teacher, School of Human Sciences, Head Start

Mississippi State University is taking care of what matters. Learn more at www.msstate.edu .

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