Finishing this master thesis ends one chapter of my life and marks the beginning of another. I would like first to specially thank Marina, for supporting me through the whole process and encourage me to keep learning. I, of course, would not be here today without the help of my closest people, thanks for being there. My father gets some extra thanks for reading and editing this document. I must thank all my collages, friends I should say, that made this a wonderful experience. I felt part of the group since the very first day, and they helped me with everything they could. Specially, I would like to thank Saˇsa for being my I-need-help guy, without his help I could not have gotten through; and Ferad for his reviews and nonsense funny laughs...
This master’s thesis would not have been possible without the help of several people who, in one way...
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my advisor, Dr. Kambiz Alavi, for his guidance, cons...
Thesis is not just the effort of one individual but rather the collective effort of many and I would...
To my parents for their support during all this years To Mario, my advisor, for his patience, his su...
This thesis would not have been possible without the amazing support of a lot of people. My family, ...
To my family ii Acknowledgments This thesis cannot be completed without help from many people. All o...
I owe my gratitude to all those people who have made this dissertation possible and because of whom ...
I would like to first thank my family Rebecca, Jacob and Freja for your support throughout these yea...
This thesis is dedicated to the memory of my father and to my mother; without her sacrifices my educ...
This thesis would not have been possible without the support and guidance of my advisor, Dr. Amy R. ...
To my parents, for never passing up an opportunity to support my education. To Heather, for her sile...
It feels like it was just yesterday. I was a freshmen entering college, tasting the sweet and sour f...
Ann, who as a teacher always remained a friend; who in the deepest depths of my tunnel vision, alway...
Many people have contributed to the completion of this research effort, and I am grateful to them al...
This thesis is the result of a 9 months master project. At the moment when the project is finished, ...
This master’s thesis would not have been possible without the help of several people who, in one way...
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my advisor, Dr. Kambiz Alavi, for his guidance, cons...
Thesis is not just the effort of one individual but rather the collective effort of many and I would...
To my parents for their support during all this years To Mario, my advisor, for his patience, his su...
This thesis would not have been possible without the amazing support of a lot of people. My family, ...
To my family ii Acknowledgments This thesis cannot be completed without help from many people. All o...
I owe my gratitude to all those people who have made this dissertation possible and because of whom ...
I would like to first thank my family Rebecca, Jacob and Freja for your support throughout these yea...
This thesis is dedicated to the memory of my father and to my mother; without her sacrifices my educ...
This thesis would not have been possible without the support and guidance of my advisor, Dr. Amy R. ...
To my parents, for never passing up an opportunity to support my education. To Heather, for her sile...
It feels like it was just yesterday. I was a freshmen entering college, tasting the sweet and sour f...
Ann, who as a teacher always remained a friend; who in the deepest depths of my tunnel vision, alway...
Many people have contributed to the completion of this research effort, and I am grateful to them al...
This thesis is the result of a 9 months master project. At the moment when the project is finished, ...
This master’s thesis would not have been possible without the help of several people who, in one way...
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my advisor, Dr. Kambiz Alavi, for his guidance, cons...
Thesis is not just the effort of one individual but rather the collective effort of many and I would...