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Acknowledgments<br />

Acknowledgments<br />

I am indebted to Prof. F. A. Santagata for giving me the opportunity to<br />

conduct this research project and to cooperate with the Swiss Federal<br />

Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA).<br />

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all my supervisors,<br />

Prof. M. Bocci, Prof. F. Canestrari and Prof. A. Virgili for their<br />

availability and suggestions through these years of study.<br />

I wish to express my special thanks to Dr. M. N. Partl for his precious<br />

comments and suggestions. It has been an honour for me to have the<br />

opportunity to cooperate with him and his highly qualified staff.<br />

When working with EMPA, I also had the opportunity to meet the<br />

Imboden family. I greatly appreciate their kindness and hospitality.<br />

I would also like to thank all my fellow students Dr. G. Ferrotti, Dr. F.<br />

Cardone, Dr. E. Pasquini, Dr. V. Pannunzio and Dr. S. Tassetti for<br />

their valuable technical support and friendship (Gilda…you are first<br />

because you are the most important…honestly...the oldest!!! Now I<br />

have a <strong>PhD</strong> but I still like joking…).<br />

I would like to acknowledge help I received from the staff of<br />

Università Politecnica delle Marche and in particular P. Priori, G.<br />

Galli and S. Mercuri.<br />

My deepest thanks go to my family for their understanding and<br />

unlimited patience.<br />

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