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   \title{MANDATORY ASSIGNMENT V}

   \author{Candidate \# X} % Please fill in your candidate number. 
 
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\vspace*{4mm}\instructions{Please provide a first version of the discussion and conclusion sections and first ideas for an abstract. \\
\textbf{Requirement: 2\,000 - 3\,500 words} in total for all parts of this assignment (discussion, conclusion, abstract).\\   
(One page of pure text with the given formatting typically contains about 800 to 850 words.) }
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\section{Discussion} 
\instructions{Please discuss the results that you described in the result section (previous assignment). A discussion section should provide a critical look at the results in comparison to existing literature and - if applicable/available - complementary data and/or (simplified) models. Questions you should be asking include, for instance: Are the results in line with the state of knowledge in the published literature? If not, how can the differences be explained? Can disagreements be attributed to aspects like data selection, instrumental limitations, modelling assumptions etc.? Or is a disagreement pointing at shortcomings in the current state of knowledge? If yes, how could the results presented here help to enhance our understanding of the addressed topic? Or if you find that the results confirm existing knowledge: Given that you provide further support for that knowledge, what are the implications for our understanding of the selected topic in a broader sense? The discussion must be supported by adequate references. Please have a look at the discussion section of scientific articles to check the extent and level of detail of the typical content and how it is typically structured and presented.} 


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\section{Conclusion} 
\instructions{The conclusion section presents the essence of the article, i.e. the key message that the reader should receive by reading the article. This section is \underline{not} a summary of the whole article but focuses on the most important results and conclusions. A typical conclusion section is concise and consists of 1-3 paragraphs (preferably less than half a page in this format). Please have a look at the conclusion section of scientific articles to check the extent and level of detail of the typical content and how it is typically structured and presented.} 


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\section{Preparation of the abstract } 
\instructions{The abstract of a paper provides a very concise summary of the context, data and method, results and conclusions of a paper. Writing the abstract will be easiest after you have worked on all of the items as part of the previous and the current assignments. Please provide here only some bullet points/ items that you consider to be mentioned in the abstract. Please note that no complete abstract and  no complete sentences are needed for the current assignment. The abstract will be part of the final project assignment while this exercise here aims at preparing and planning the abstract only. }

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