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Acknowledgments
M
ost important, we particularly thank our diligent team of distinguished authors
for writing their cutting-edge chapters. We are extremely grateful to
Theodore C. Nardin, CEO and Philip Laughlin, Senior Editor of Springer
Publishing Company, for their responsiveness in quickly offering us a contract
based on the completed manuscript that we submitted. Special thanks
to the diligent editorial and production leadership of Matthew Byrd, production manager
at Techbooks. The systematic support throughout the editing and camera-ready
copy preparation process for this book by Hollee Ganner, Diana Villarreal, Kathleen
Kelleher, and Maya Mills of The University of Texas at Austin is sincerely appreciated.
The cover design by Mimi Flow at Springer Publishing adds a colorful dimension to the
Handbook, and we applaud her for her creative contribution. David Springer would like
to thank his wife, Sarah, for her lively spirit and sense of humor. Al Roberts would like to
thank his wife, Beverly, for wise counsel.
David W. Springer, Ph.D.
Austin, TX
Albert R. Roberts, Ph.D.
Kendall Park, NJ
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