a {
    color: #3366cc; /* less intense blue */
    text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
    color: #ff6600; /* orange on hover */
    text-decoration: underline;
}

a:visited {
    color: #6a60a9; /* subtle purple for visited links */
}

.book-container {
    padding: 40px;
    margin: 50px auto;
    background: #ffffff; /* Light paper-like background color */
    border: 1px solid #ccc; /* Light border to give a subtle book feel */
    box-shadow: 7px 0 10px rgba(200, 200, 200, 0.7);
    border-radius: 40px; /* Rounded corners */
    line-height: 1.6; /* Good line spacing for readability */
    text-align: justify; /* Justify text like in a book */
}

.book-container::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 20px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05), transparent); /* Subtle gradient at the top for a shadow effect */
    border-top-left-radius: 8px;
    border-top-right-radius: 8px;
}

.book-container h1, .book-container h2, .book-container h3 {
    font-family: 'Palatino', serif; /* Elegant headings font */
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    color: #333; /* Darker color for headings */
}

.book-container p {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.rounded-image-container {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center; /* Center the image horizontally */
    align-items: center; /* Center the image vertically */
}

.rounded-image {
    width: 200px; /* Set the size of the square */
    height: 200px; /* Ensure the image remains square */
    border-radius: 30%; /* Make the image fully rounded */
    object-fit: cover; /* Ensure the image covers the entire area */
    border: 2px solid #ccc; /* Optional: Add a border around the image */
}

.parent-container {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center; /* Centers content horizontally */
}

.link-container {
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px; /* Space between links */
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    align-items: center;
}

.link-container a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #333; /* Text color */
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    font-size: 16px; /* Font size */
    position: relative;
    padding: 0 10px; /* Space around each link */
}

.link-container a::before {
    content: '\2022'; /* Unicode character for a dot */
    font-size: 24px; /* Dot size */
    color: #333; /* Dot color */
    position: absolute;
    left: -15px; /* Adjust based on the dot size and spacing */
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.link-container a:first-child::before {
    content: ''; /* No dot before the first link */
}

.link-container a i {
    margin-right: 8px; /* Space between icon and text */
    font-size: 20px; /* Icon size */
}

.fa-linkedin { color: #0077b5; } /* LinkedIn color */
.fa-file-pdf { color: #E53E3E; } /* PDF color */
.fa-envelope { color: #EA4335; } /* Email color */
.fa-github { color: #333; } /* GitHub color */

.link-linkedin:hover { color: #0077b5; }
.link-cv:hover { color: #E53E3E; }
.link-email:hover { color: #EA4335; }
.link-github:hover { color: #333; }

.gradient-background {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: white; /* Text color */
    padding: 10px 20px; /* Space around text */
    overflow: hidden; /* Ensures the pseudo-element doesn't overflow */
    width: 100%;
}

.gradient-background::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #eeeeee, #ffffff); /* Gradient background */
    z-index: -1;
    border-radius: 10px; /* Rounded corners for the band */
}

.gradient-background {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1; /* Ensures text is on top of the gradient band */
}

.gradient-hr {
    border: 0;
    height: 2px;
    width: 100%;
    background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #ffffff, #cccccc, #ffffff);
}

.image-container {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center; /* Horizontally centers the image */
    align-items: center; /* Vertically centers the image (optional) */
    height: auto;
}

.centered-image {
    width: 100%; /* Fixed width for the image */
    height: auto; /* Maintain aspect ratio */
}

/* Image */
.image-container img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    border-radius: 8px;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

/* Text details */
.publication-details {
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
}

/* Links */
.publication-details a {
    color: #3366cc; /* less saturated blue */
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.publication-details a:hover {
    color: #ff6600; /* hover color */
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.author-highlight {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #070738; /* slightly darker tone than surrounding text */
}