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+## Proposed changes
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+## Types of changes
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+What types of changes does this pull request introduce?
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+- [ ] Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
+- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
+- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
+- [ ] Refactoring (non-breaking change that does not add functionality but makes code cleaner or more efficient)
+- [ ] Documentation Update
+- [ ] Tests (new or updated tests)
+- [ ] Style (changes to code styling)
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+- [ ] Repository Maintenance
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+## Checklist
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+- [ ] I have read the [guidelines for contributing](https://github.com/yeatmanlab/roar-dashboard/blob/main/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+- [ ] The changes in this PR are as small as they can be. They represent one and only one fix or enhancement.
+- [ ] Linting checks pass with my changes.
+- [ ] Any existing unit tests pass with my changes.
+- [ ] Any existing end-to-end tests pass with my changes.
+- [ ] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works.
+- [ ] If this PR fixes an existing issue, I have added a unit or end-to-end test that will detect if this issue reoccurs.
+- [ ] I have added JSDoc comments as appropriate.
+- [ ] I have added the necessary documentation to the [roar-docs repository](https://github.com/yeatmanlab/roar-docs).
+- [ ] I have shared this PR on the roar-pr-reviews channel (if I have access)
+- [ ] I have linked relevant issues (if any)
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+## Justification of missing checklist items
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+## Further comments
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