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Acknowledgment<br />

I would like to first thank my supervisor Dr. Feifei Gao for his guidance and<br />

the efforts he put <strong>in</strong>to help<strong>in</strong>g me to develop my research skills. His cont<strong>in</strong>uous<br />

support and patience have been essential for the completion of this research project.<br />

It has been a pleasure to work with him and I heartily appreciate his help and<br />

encouragements dur<strong>in</strong>g my doctoral study .<br />

I am also thankful to thesis committee members, Dr. Jon Wallace, Jacobs<br />

University Bremen, and Dr. Wei Liu, University of Sheffield to review this<br />

dissertation. Their comments will improve my thesis.<br />

My s<strong>in</strong>cere thanks to Higher Education Commission (HEC), Government of<br />

Pakistan for f<strong>in</strong>ancial support dur<strong>in</strong>g my PhD study at Jacobs University Bremen.<br />

I am grateful to my friends Dr. Muhammad Aasim, Abdul Wakeel, Dr. Abdul<br />

Sadiq, Dr. Noor Shad, members of the ’Gather for Gather<strong>in</strong>g’ group, and all other<br />

Pakistani friends who made Bremen-Vegesack a pleasant place to live for me. I also<br />

thank my colleague Dhananjaya, with whom I had a very nice time <strong>in</strong> the office<br />

dur<strong>in</strong>g all the three years.<br />

Last, but not least, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my family<br />

members. Especially, I would like to thank my parents, Bashir Ahmad and Kaneez<br />

Fatima, for their cont<strong>in</strong>ues motivations and sacrifices to pursue my dreams. I<br />

strongly believe that where I am today is only due to the countless efforts and the<br />

encouragements of my father and due to the prayers and the love of my mother. My<br />

heartfelt thanks go to my brothers Abrar, Ahsan, and Waqas for their unconditional<br />

support and care. Their considerations were essential to achieve this goal. F<strong>in</strong>ally,<br />

i

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