:root {
    --bg-color: #f4f7f6;
    --text-color: #333333;
    --heading-color: #1a1a1a;
    --accent-color: #0056b3;
    --box-bg: #ffffff;
    --border-color: #e0e0e0;
}

body {
    font-family: 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--text-color);
    background-color: var(--bg-color);
    margin: 0;
    padding: 20px;
}

.blog-container {
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    background-color: var(--box-bg);
    padding: 40px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}

h1 {
    color: var(--heading-color);
    font-size: 2.2em;
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--accent-color);
    padding-bottom: 15px;
}

h2 {
    color: var(--heading-color);
    font-size: 1.5em;
    margin-top: 40px;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.author-meta {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #666;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    font-size: 0.95em;
}

p {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

ul {
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    padding-left: 20px;
}

ul li {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

/* New CSS for the Abstract Quotes */
.abstract-quote {
    background-color: #f0f7ff;
    border-left: 4px solid var(--accent-color);
    margin: 20px 0;
    padding: 20px 40px;
    font-style: italic;
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
}

.abstract-quote::before {
    content: "\201C"; /* Left double quote */
    font-size: 3em;
    color: var(--accent-color);
    position: absolute;
    left: 10px;
    top: 20px;
    line-height: 0.5;
    opacity: 0.3;
}

.abstract-quote::after {
    content: "\201D"; /* Right double quote */
    font-size: 3em;
    color: var(--accent-color);
    position: absolute;
    right: 10px;
    bottom: -10px;
    line-height: 0.5;
    opacity: 0.3;
}

.abstract-quote p {
    margin-bottom: 0;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

table {
    width: 100%;
    border-collapse: collapse;
    margin: 25px 0;
    font-size: 0.95em;
}

th, td {
    padding: 12px 15px;
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    text-align: left;
}

th {
    background-color: var(--bg-color);
    color: var(--heading-color);
    font-weight: 600;
}

tr:nth-child(even) {
    background-color: #f9f9f9;
}