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Inaugural-Dissertation

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[Abstract in English]	3

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1.	[Title, e.g: Introduction]	5

2.	[Title, e.g.: Material and methods]	5

3.	[Title, e.g.: Results]	5

4.	[Title, e.g.: Discussion]	5

5.	[Title, e.g.: Appendices]	5

6.	[Title, e.g.: Bibliography]	5

Acknowledgements [optional]	6

Declaration of Originality	7

[Abstract in English]

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[Title of the dissertation thesis]

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[Title of the dissertation thesis]

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[Title, e.g: Introduction]

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[Title, e.g.: Material and methods]

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[Title, e.g.: Results]

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[Title, e.g.: Discussion]

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[Title, e.g.: Appendices]

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[Title, e.g.: Bibliography]

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Declaration of Originality

I hereby declare that I have written this work independently and that I have not used any sources other than those indicated. All passages, whose wording or meaning was taken from any sources, are all cited and distinctly noted as such.

I am aware that, should the foregoing not be true, the University Senate can revoke the doctor title, pursuant to Article 36(1)(r) of the University Act of September 5, 1996 (UniG) and Article 69 of the University of Bern Bylaws of June 7, 2011 (UniSt). For the purpose of grading and verifying compliance with this Declaration of Independent Work and with the University's Regulations on Plagiarism, I hereby grant the University of Bern the right to process the necessary personal data and to use the dissertation, in particular to make copies, to store it permanently in a database, and to use it to verify the independence of works by others or to make it available for such purpose.

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