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Patwardhan, Shuang Shuang Dai and many others for their support and friendship. They<br />

have also been constant sources <strong>of</strong> ideas, suggestions and discussions for this research.<br />

Their immense enthusiasm has helped me getting over many ups and downs <strong>of</strong> doctoral<br />

research.<br />

Deepest gratitude and respect should go to my parents for all their support, love<br />

and encouragement throughout my education; to my brothers, Dr. Stephen and Dr.<br />

James <strong>New</strong>andee for their concern, constant encouragement, and many discussions on<br />

COPD, time-frequency distributions and wavelet applications; to my sisters, Kimberly<br />

and Carrie, for always being ready to lend a helping hand.<br />

This dissertation simply could never have been completed without the love,<br />

understanding and support <strong>of</strong> my wife, Hoa, and my two young children: Helena and<br />

Daniel. Thank you for all the time you really needed my presence but I could not be<br />

there because <strong>of</strong> my devotion to this research. For all your patience and sacrifice, I am<br />

forever grateful.<br />

And finally, much appreciation should go to Dr. Ronald S. Kane and Ms. Clarisa<br />

González-Lenahan for reviewing, making correction recommendation and approving the<br />

final version <strong>of</strong> this dissertation.<br />

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