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Charles F.~Vardeman II, Christopher J.~Fennell, Xiuquan Sun, Yang Zheng, Kyle Daily, |
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Kyle S.~Haygarth, Matthew A.~Meineke, Dan Combest, Pat Conforti, and Megan Sprague, |
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who were always here for technical help and moral support. Last, but not least, |
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I thank my family: my parents, Zongzan Lin, and Rongying Chen, |
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for unconditional support and encouragement to pursue my interests, |
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even when the interests went beyond boundaries of language and |
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I thank my family: my fater, Zongzan Lin, and my mother, Rongying Chen, |
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for unconditional support and encouragement to pursue my dreams, |
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even when they went beyond boundaries of language and |
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geography. My wife, Xi, for her understanding and love during the past few years. Her support and |
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encouragement was in the end what made this dissertation possible. |
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