%% define new needed boolean variables
\newif\if@tmptwocolumn  \@tmptwocolumnfalse
\newif\if@draftversion  \@draftversionfalse
\newif\if@technote      \@technotefalse

\def\@ptsize{10}
\@namedef{ds@9pt}{\def\@ptsize{9}}
\@namedef{ds@10pt}{\def\@ptsize{10}}
\@namedef{ds@11pt}{\def\@ptsize{11}}
\@namedef{ds@12pt}{\def\@ptsize{12}}
\@namedef{ds@twoside}{\@twosidetrue \@mparswitchtrue}
\@namedef{ds@draft}{\global\@draftversiontrue} % sets variable for draft
\@namedef{ds@technote}{\global\@technotetrue}  % sets variable for techn. note
\@namedef{ds@twocolumn}{\global\@tmptwocolumntrue }
\@options

%% change sizes and margins
\topmargin      -0.0mm
\oddsidemargin  -11.0mm
\evensidemargin -11.0mm
\textheight     238mm
\textwidth      186.0mm
\columnsep        10mm
\parindent        1.0em
\headsep          6.3mm
\headheight        12pt
\lineskip           1pt
\normallineskip     1pt
\def\baselinestretch{1}

%\marginparsep      10pt
%\marginparwidth    20pt
%\marginparpush     25pt

%\partopsep          \z@
%\topsep           1.3ex
%\parsep             \z@
%\itemsep            \z@
%% see further below for lists


%% FONT DEFINITION: avoids having to read in font files.
%%
%% Check if we have selected 11 points
\def\@tempa{11}\ifx\@ptsize\@tempa
\typeout{-- This is an 11 point document}
\def\@normalsize{\@setsize\normalsize{13.6pt}\xipt\@xipt
\abovedisplayskip 1em plus2pt minus5pt\belowdisplayskip \abovedisplayskip
\abovedisplayshortskip \z@ plus3pt\belowdisplayshortskip .6em plus3pt minus3pt
\topsep \belowdisplayshortskip%!PN
}
\def\small{\@setsize\small{12pt}\xpt\@xpt}
\def\footnotesize{\@setsize\footnotesize{11pt}\ixpt\@ixpt}
\def\scriptsize{\@setsize\scriptsize{9.5pt}\viiipt\@viiipt}
\def\tiny{\@setsize\tiny{7pt}\vipt\@vipt}
\def\large{\@setsize\large{14pt}\xiipt\@xiipt}
\def\Large{\@setsize\Large{18pt}\xivpt\@xivpt}
\def\LARGE{\@setsize\LARGE{22pt}\xviipt\@xviipt}
\def\huge{\@setsize\huge{25pt}\xxpt\@xxpt}
\def\Huge{\@setsize\Huge{30pt}\xxvpt\@xxvpt}
\fi
%%

%% Definitions for PARAGRAPHS
%%
\abovedisplayskip       0pt plus2pt minus5pt%
\belowdisplayskip       \abovedisplayskip
\abovedisplayshortskip  0pt plus3pt%
\belowdisplayshortskip  0pt plus3pt minus3pt%

%% Definitions for LISTS
%%
%% Change aspect of lists with
%% 1) \itemindent,  label indentation  wrt to left list margin
%% 2) \leftmargini, the indentation of the whole list (on left, first level)
\itemindent        -1em
\leftmargini        2em
%\itemindent         2em  % Alternative values: sometimes used..
%\leftmargini        0em
\leftmarginii       1em
\leftmarginiii    1.5em
\leftmarginiv     1.5em
\leftmarginv      1.0em
\leftmarginvi     1.0em
\labelsep           5pt
\leftmargin\leftmargini
\labelwidth         \z@

\def\@listI{\leftmargin\leftmargini} \@listI
\def\@listi{\leftmargin\leftmargini  \topsep \z@ plus 1pt minus 1pt}
\def\@listii{\leftmargin\leftmarginii\labelwidth\leftmarginii
    \advance\labelwidth-\labelsep    \topsep \z@}
\def\@listiii{\leftmargin\leftmarginiii\labelwidth\leftmarginiii
    \advance\labelwidth-\labelsep    \topsep \z@}
\def\@listiv{\leftmargin\leftmarginiv\labelwidth\leftmarginiv
    \advance\labelwidth-\labelsep    \topsep \z@}
\def\@listv{\leftmargin\leftmarginv\labelwidth\leftmarginv
    \advance\labelwidth-\labelsep    \topsep \z@}
\def\@listvi{\leftmargin\leftmarginvi\labelwidth\leftmarginvi
    \advance\labelwidth-\labelsep    \topsep \z@}

\def\labelenumi{\theenumi.}     \def\theenumi{\arabic{enumi}}
\def\labelenumii{(\theenumii)}  \def\theenumii{\alph{enumii}}
\def\labelenumiii{\theenumiii.} \def\theenumiii{\roman{enumiii}}
\def\labelenumiv{\theenumiv.}   \def\theenumiv{\Alph{enumiv}}
\def\p@enumii{\theenumi}
\def\p@enumiii{\theenumi(\theenumii)}
\def\p@enumiv{\p@enumiii\theenumiii}

\def\labelitemi{$\scriptstyle\bullet$}
\def\labelitemii{\bf --}
\def\labelitemiii{$\ast$}
\def\labelitemiv{$\cdot$}

%% \itemindent is set to \z@ by list, so define new temporary variable
\newdimen\tmpitemindent
\def\verse{\let\\=\@centercr
    \list{}{\itemsep\z@ \itemindent -1.5em \listparindent \itemindent
    \rightmargin\leftmargin\advance\leftmargin 1.5em}\item[]}
\let\endverse\endlist
\def\quotation{\list{}{\listparindent 1.5em \itemindent\listparindent
    \rightmargin\leftmargin \parsep 0pt plus 1pt}\item[]}
\let\endquotation=\endlist
\def\quote{\list{}{\rightmargin\leftmargin}\item[]}
\let\endquote=\endlist
\def\@mklab#1{#1}
\def\description{\tmpitemindent\itemindent\list{}{\itemindent\tmpitemindent
    \labelwidth\z@\def\makelabel##1{\hspace\labelsep\it{##1}}}}
\def\enddescription{\endlist\par}
\def\enumerate{\tmpitemindent\itemindent\ifnum \@enumdepth >3 \@toodeep\else
    \advance\@enumdepth \@ne \edef\@enumctr{enum\romannumeral\the\@enumdepth}%
    \list{\csname label\@enumctr\endcsname}{\itemindent\tmpitemindent
    \usecounter{\@enumctr}\def\makelabel##1{\hspace\labelsep\hfil{##1}}}\fi}
\def\endenumerate{\endlist\par}
\def\itemize{\tmpitemindent\itemindent\ifnum \@itemdepth >3 \@toodeep\else
    \advance\@itemdepth\@ne
    \edef\@itemitem{labelitem\romannumeral\the\@itemdepth}%
    \list{\csname\@itemitem\endcsname}{\itemindent\tmpitemindent
    \def\makelabel##1{\hspace\labelsep\hfil\it{##1}}}\fi}
\def\enditemize{\endlist\par}

\newif\if@restonecol
\def\titlepage{\@restonecolfalse\if@twocolumn\@restonecoltrue\onecolumn
    \else \newpage \fi \thispagestyle{empty}\c@page\z@}
\def\endtitlepage{\if@restonecol\twocolumn \else \newpage \fi}

\arraycolsep     5pt
\tabcolsep       6pt
\arrayrulewidth .4pt
\doublerulesep   2pt
\tabbingsep\labelsep

%% FOOTNOTES
%
\skip\footins 10pt plus 4pt minus 2pt
\footnotesep 7pt
\footskip 10mm
\skip\@mpfootins = \skip\footins
\fboxsep = 3pt \fboxrule = .4pt
\long\def\@makefntext#1{\parindent .8em\indent$^{\@thefnmark}$#1}
\def\footnoterule{}

\if@technote
   \setcounter{secnumdepth}{3}
\else
   \setcounter{secnumdepth}{4}
\fi

\def\thesection{\arabic{section}}
\def\thesubsection{\thesection.\arabic{subsection}}
\def\thesubsubsection{\thesubsection.\arabic{subsubsection}}
\def\thesubsubsectiondis{\Alph{subsection}.\arabic{subsubsection}}
\def\theparagraph{\thesubsubsection.\alph{paragraph}}
\def\theparagraphdis{\thesubsubsectiondis.\alph{paragraph}}
\def\theequation{\arabic{equation}}


%% LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
%
\def\@pnumwidth{1.55em}
\def\@tocrmarg {2.55em}
\def\@dotsep{4.5}

%% Definitions for floats
%%
%% Normal Floats                      %% Double Column Floats
\floatsep 12pt plus 2pt minus 2pt     \dblfloatsep 12pt plus 2pt minus 2pt
\textfloatsep 20pt plus 2pt minus 4pt \dbltextfloatsep 20pt plus 2pt minus 4pt
%\@maxsep 20pt                         \@dblmaxsep 20pt %!PN
\@fptop 0pt plus 1fil                 \@dblfptop 0pt plus 1fil
\@fpsep 8pt plus 2fil                 \@dblfpsep 8pt plus 2fil
\@fpbot 0pt plus 1fil                 \@dblfpbot 0pt plus 1fil
\def\topfraction{1.0}                 \def\dbltopfraction{1.0}
\def\floatpagefraction{0.8}           \def\dblfloatpagefraction{0.8}
\setcounter{topnumber}{2}             \setcounter{dbltopnumber}{4}
%
\intextsep 12pt plus 2pt minus 2pt
\setcounter{bottomnumber}{2}
\def\bottomfraction{.4}
\setcounter{totalnumber}{4}
\def\textfraction{.2}


%% redefine CAPTION
\long\def\@caption#1[#2]#3{\par\addcontentsline{\csname ext@#1\endcsname}{#1}{%
   \protect\numberline{\csname the#1\endcsname}{\ignorespaces #2}}
   \begingroup \@parboxrestore \normalsize
     \@makecaption{\csname fnum@#1\endcsname}{\ignorespaces #3}{#1}\par
   \endgroup}

\def\tablestring{table}
\def\figurestring{figure}

\newlength{\captionindent}
\long\def\@makecaption#1#2#3{
\ifx\figurestring#3 % FIGURE CAPTION
    \vskip 5pt
    \parbox[t]{\hsize}{#1~ \textnormal{#2}}
    \ifdim \wd\@tempboxa >\hsize
       \setbox\@tempboxa\hbox{#1~ }
      \setlength\captionindent{0pt}
       \parbox[t]{\hsize}{\hangindent \captionindent \hangafter=1%
       \unhbox\@tempboxa#2}
    \else \hbox to\hsize{\hfil\box\@tempboxa\hfil}

    \fi
\else   % TABLE CAPTION
    {#1}{#2}
    \vskip 8pt
\fi}

\def\thefigure{{\@arabic\c@figure}}
\def\fps@figure{tbp}
\def\ftype@figure{1}
\def\ext@figure{lof}
\def\fnum@figure{\centering{\normalsize Figure \thefigure : }}
\def\figure{\@float{figure}}
\let\endfigure\end@float
\@namedef{figure*}{\@dblfloat{figure}}
\@namedef{endfigure*}{\end@dblfloat}
\def\fps@table{tbp}
\def\ftype@table{2}
\def\ext@table{lot}
\def\fnum@table{Table \thetable : }
\def\table{\@float{table}}
\let\endtable\end@float
\@namedef{table*}{\@dblfloat{table}}
\@namedef{endtable*}{\end@dblfloat}

\if@twoside
\def\ps@headings{
    \if@draftversion
         \def\@oddfoot{\scriptsize\@date\hfil DRAFT}
         \def\@evenfoot{\scriptsize DRAFT\hfil\@date}
    \else
         \def\@oddfoot{\hbox{}\scriptsize\rightmark \hfil \thepage}
         \def\@evenfoot{\scriptsize\thepage \hfil \leftmark\hbox{}}
    \fi}
\else
\def\ps@headings{
    \if@draftversion
         \def\@oddfoot{\scriptsize \@date \hfil DRAFT}
    \else
         \def\@oddfoot{\hbox{}\sffamily\rightmark \hfil \thepage}
    \fi
    \def\@evenfoot{\sffamily\thepage \hfil \leftmark\hbox{}}}
\fi
\def\ps@titlepagestyle{
    \if@draftversion
         \def\@oddfoot{\scriptsize \@date\hfil DRAFT}
         \def\@evenfoot{\scriptsize DRAFT\hfil \@date}
    \else
         \def\@oddfoot{\hbox{}\sffamily\rightmark \hfil \thepage}
         \def\@evenfoot{\sffamily\thepage \hfil \leftmark\hbox{}}
    \fi}
\def\rightmark{}\def\leftmark{}


%% Defines the command for putting the header. footernote{TEXT} is the same
%% as markboth{TEXT}{TEXT}. Here for compatibility with other style files.
\def\markboth#1#2{\def\leftmark{\uppercase{#1}}\def\rightmark{\uppercase{#2}}}
\def\footernote#1{\markboth{#1}{#1}}

\def\today{\ifcase\month\or
    January\or February\or March\or April\or May\or June\or
    July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi
    \space\number\day, \number\year}

%% BIBLIOGRAPHY
%
%% separate citations with "], ["
\def\@citex[#1]#2{\if@filesw\immediate\write\@auxout{\string\citation{#2}}\fi
\def\@citea{}\@cite{\@for\@citeb:=#2\do {\@citea\def\@citea{],
[}\@ifundefined {b@\@citeb}{{\bf ?}\@warning {Citation `\@citeb' on
page \thepage \space undefined}}%
{\csname b@\@citeb\endcsname}}}{#1}}

\def\@cite#1#2{[{#1\if@tempswa, #2\fi}]}

%% Allow short (name-less) citations, when used in conjunction with a
%% bibliography style that creates labels like \citename{, }
\let\@internalcite\cite
\def\cite{\def\citename##1{##1}\@internalcite}
\def\shortcite{\def\citename##1{}\@internalcite}
\def\@biblabel#1{\def\citename##1{##1}[#1]\hfill}

\def\thebibliography#1{\section*{References}\normalsize\list
    {[\arabic{enumi}]}{\settowidth\labelwidth{[#1]}\leftmargin\labelwidth
    \advance\leftmargin\labelsep \itemsep 3pt plus .5pt
    \usecounter{enumi}}
    \def\newblock{\hskip .11em plus .33em minus .07em}
    \sloppy\clubpenalty4000\widowpenalty4000
    \sfcode`\.=1000\relax}
\let\endthebibliography=\endlist

%% appendix command for one single appendix
\def\appendix{\par
    \setcounter{section}{0}\setcounter{subsection}{0}
    \def\thesection{\Alph{section}} \section*{Appendix}
}
%% appendices command for multiple appendicies
\def\appendices{\par
    \setcounter{section}{0}\setcounter{subsection}{0}
    \def\thesection{\Alph{section}} \section*{Appendices}
}

\def\abstract{}

\def\maketitle{\par
  \begingroup
  \def\thefootnote{} % the \thanks{} mark type is empty
  \if@twocolumn
     \if@technote
        \newpage
        \global\@topnum
        \z@ 
        \@maketitle
     \else
        \twocolumn[\@maketitle]
     \fi
  \else
    \newpage
    \global
    \@topnum
    \z@ 
    \@maketitle 
  \fi
  \thispagestyle{titlepagestyle}
  \@thanks
  \endgroup
  \setcounter{footnote}{0}
  \let\maketitle\relax\let\@maketitle\relax
  \gdef\@thanks{}
  \gdef\@author{}
  \gdef\@title{}
  \let\thanks\relax
  \if@draftversion 
    \vfil
    \mbox{}
    \newpage
  \fi
}

\def\myruleweight{1pt}
\def\@maketitle{
 \newpage
 \if@draftversion
   \mbox{}
   \vfil
 \fi
\begin{center}
 \vskip-6pt
   \if@technote
   {\@title\par}
  \vskip 1.3em{\lineskip .5em\@author\par}
\else
     \vskip-6pt{{\normalsize{\bfseries{\@title\par}}}}
     \vskip 18pt
     \if@draftversion
       \vfil
     \fi%
     {\lineskip.5em\bfseries\@author\par}
   \fi

\vskip 12pt
\parskip=0pt
\parindent=10pt
\end{center}
}  % end maketitle
    

\def\@ssect#1#2#3#4#5{\@tempskipa #3\relax
  \ifdim \@tempskipa>\z@
     \begingroup #4\@hangfrom{\hskip #1}{\interlinepenalty \@M #5\par}\endgroup
  \else \def\@svsechd{#4\hskip #1\relax #5\@punct}\fi
  \@xsect{#3}}

%% SECTIONS
%%
\def\section{\@startsection{section}{0}{0mm}{2.5ex plus .5ex
     minus .2ex}{1pt}{\bfseries\normalsize}}
\def\subsection{\@startsection{subsection}{0}{0mm}{2.0ex plus .5ex
     minus .2ex}{1pt}{\normalsize\it}}
\if@technote
  \def\subsubsection{\@startsection{subsubsection}{0}{-2.5mm}{2.0ex plus .5ex
     minus .1ex}{1pt}{\sffamily\it}}
\else
  \def\subsubsection{\@startsection{subsubsection}{3}{-2.5mm}{2.0ex plus .5ex
     minus .2ex}{1pt}{\sffamily\it}}
  \def\paragraph{\@startsection{paragraph}{4}{\z@}{1.0ex plus .5ex
     minus .2ex}{0ex}{\rm}}
\fi