Next Version Improvements

[marksie1988]

Description

This release includes bug fixes and new features that have been requested.

Related issues

fixes #1093
closes #971
closes #874
closes #803

Motivation and Context

Resolves some issues listed above and implements features

How has this been tested

This has been tested in my lab

Type of change

Please delete options that are not relevant.

• Bug fix (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)
• This change requires a documentation update

Checklist

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I have performed a self-review of my 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
• Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules

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