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+## Description
+
+Please include a summary of the changes and the related issue. Explain the motivation behind these changes.
+
+## Checklist:
+
+- [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project
+- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
+- [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
+- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
+- [ ] My changes generate no new warnings
+- [ ] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
+- [ ] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
+- [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules