Abstract:DEDICATIONTo my mother Andrea, who through her example taught me that the values of hard work, integrity, and good manners never go out of style To Karen, who taught me the true meaning of courage under the threat of certain death, and that those no longer with us physically continue to live in our thoughts iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS All information and data in this text was only possible due to the generous support and inexhaustible patience of my advisor Jeff Steketee and my graduate committee (which included Drs. … Show more
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