# What the heck is going on

* Fundamental Setup (Encoding, Fonts, Language) :ignore_heading:
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} % Set input encoding to UTF-8
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}    % Use modern 8-bit font encoding
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{textcomp}       % Provides extra symbols
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{mathptmx}       % Use Times-like fonts for text and math
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{slantsc}        % Provides slanted small caps font shape
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage[english]{babel} % Language-specific settings and hyphenation
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{csquotes}       % Context-sensitive quotation marks (works well with babel)

# What the heck is going on
* Page Layout & Geometry :ignore_heading:
#+LaTeX_HEADER: % \usepackage[left=4cm, right=2cm, top=2cm, bottom=2cm]{geometry} % Example geometry settings
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{fancyhdr}       % For custom headers and footers
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \pagestyle{fancy}           % Apply the fancy page style
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{setspace}       % For adjusting line spacing (e.g., \onehalfspacing)
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{titlesec}       % For customizing section and chapter titles
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{pdflscape}      % For creating landscape pages
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{afterpage}      % Execute commands after the current page is shipped out

# What the heck is going on
* Mathematics :ignore_heading:
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{amsmath}        % Core package for math environments and commands
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{amssymb}        % Provides additional math symbols
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{mathtools}      % Extends amsmath with fixes and more tools
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{calc}           % Allows for arithmetic in LaTeX commands

# What the heck is going on
* Graphics, Figures, and Floats :ignore_heading:
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{graphicx}       % For including images
# #+LaTeX_HEADER: \graphicspath{{expt/}}      % Set path for graphics files
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{subcaption}     % For subfigures within a figure environment
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{wrapfig}        % To wrap text around figures
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{rotating}       % To rotate elements, like figures and tables
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{float}          % Improves float control (e.g., [H] placement)

# What the heck is going on
* Tables :ignore_heading:
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{booktabs}       % For professional-quality table rules
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{longtable}      % For tables that span multiple pages
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{multirow}       % Create table cells that span multiple rows
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{makecell}       % For line breaks and advanced formatting within table cells
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage[flushleft]{threeparttablex} % For tables with notes

# What the heck is going on
* Captions & Typography :ignore_heading:

#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{subcaption}     % Advanced control over subcaptions
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{caption}        % Advanced control over caption appearance
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{capt-of}        % To use \captionof for captions outside floats
#+LaTeX_HEADER:                             % (often not needed if `caption` package is used)
#+LaTeX_HEADER:                             % required by Org
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining, striking out text, etc.
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{mfirstuc}       % For capitalizing the first letter of a word

# What the heck is going on
* Document Structure & References :ignore_heading:


# # Elsevier insists on using natbib for somereason.
# #+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{natbib}
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \biboptions{square,numbers,sort&compress,longnamesfirst,angle,semicolon}

#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage[acronym, nonumberlist]{glossaries} % For creating glossaries and lists of acronyms
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{minitoc}        % To create mini tables of contents for each chapter/section
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{pdfpages}       % To include external PDF documents


# What the heck is going on
* Hyperlinks (LOAD LAST) :ignore_heading:
#+LaTeX_HEADER: % For clickable links, bookmarks, and document metadata
# #+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage[colorlinks=true,linkcolor=black, citecolor=blue, urlcolor=blue]{hyperref}

# What the hackety heck is going on?





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