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me to pursue my graduate studies abroad. I sincerely thank Professor Mehrdad Sharif
Bakhtiar and Professor Masood Jahanbeglo for their encouragements and remarkable
teachings.
I am very grateful to my mother and my only brother, Pedram, for all their
continuing love, sacrifice and support in the past few years, especially after the tragic
loss of my father five years ago. There is no word that can express my gratitude
toward them; I just wish there was a way to pay back a little of what they have done
for me.
Finally, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the man who was not only
my father but also one of my best friends and teachers in life. His unconditional love
and belief in me was my main encouragement in all the achievements I had in life. If it
was not because of his love and support, I would have never been anywhere close to
where I am today. This dissertation, for what it is worth, is dedicated to the memory of
my father.
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