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<br />ACKNOWLEDGE~ffiNTS <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />I would like to express my appred.ation to Lewis O. Grant, <br /> <br />William R. Cotton, and Robert N. Meroney, for their helpful suggestions <br /> <br />and guidance in preparation of this thesis. <br /> <br />I would also like to thank Lucy McCall and Mark Howes for their <br /> <br />excellent job of drafting and \villiam G. Finnegan for his aid in <br /> <br />editing the text. <br /> <br />A special note of thanks also goes to my wife, Christine, who <br /> <br />was a constant source of encouragement and support. She also spent <br /> <br />many long hours in typing the complete manuscript, several times. <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />v <br />