The University of Texas at Arlington in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements For the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON August 2015 Copyright © by Jashandeep Singh 2015 All Rights Reserved Acknowledgements This thesis dissertation is a milestone of my academic career. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my advisor Prof. Erick. C. Jones for his support for my MS thesis, for his immense knowledge, patience and motivation. I would also like to thank
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