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A Thesis Proposal Presented to the Grad ate !"hool Uni#ersit$ o% !anto To&as
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TA&LE O' CONTENTS Pa(e Pre%ator$ Note 0Optional1 1(0 T)e Pro*lem Ratio!ale 3 Introd "tion 3 Resear"h I&pedi&ents 2(0 T)e Re"ear+) ,-e"tio!" 2(1 Literat re Re#ie/ 6 2(2 Resear"h 7 estions ,, .(0( T)e Re"ear+) /et)o%" .(1 Methods and Materials ,8 9.... !tandards2 Rea(ents and Che&i"als ,5 9..., E:tra"tion 0or !a&plin(1 Pro"ed re ,6 9...9 Ethi"al Considerations 0123 Appli+a*le45 9, .(2 Anal$sis 9.,.. Instr &ental Anal$sis ,; 9.,., Data Interpretation and Cal" lations ,< Re3ere!+e" 99 Examples only! (remove those not applicable) Appendi: I4 Per&it to Cond "t the Inter#ie/s 96 Appendi: II4Re' est %or Pertinent Data 9; .
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Appendi: III4 In%or&ed Consent %or Resear"h Parti"ipants 9< Appendi: I=4 In%or&ed Consent %or Resear"h Parti"ipation Re"r ited Con"ept Mappin( Parti"ipants 3Appendi: =4 ! r#e$ 7 estionnaires 3. Appendi: =I4 The Inter#ie/ Proto"ol 33 Appendi: =II4 The Inter#ie/ Proto"ol %or T tors>Re#ie/ers 35 Appendi: =III4 The Inter#ie/ Proto"ol 36 Appendi: I?4 Con"ept Mappin( Instr &ent 3; Appendi: ?4 Do" &entar$ Anal$sis 3< Appendi: ?I4 Ti&eta*le %or Resear"h 8Appendi: ?II4 ) d(et Proposal 8. C-rri+-l-m 6itae 8,
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