Acknowledgements
Special thanks are due to Professor Chris Keith, my supervisor, for his support, direction, encouragement, and above all, patience in this project. I would also like to thank my friends in England, especially the Ford/Phoenix family who became a second family to me. Your kindness and hospitality meant so much to me. I would also like to thank my parents for their encouragement while working on this. This is a testament to who you raised me to be. Finally, I’d like to thank my wife, Deanna, for her unconditional belief and support seeing this work through to publication.