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Acknowledgements
I would like to thank, most and foremost, my partner in life – Basia – who has
stood by me, always ready with help, support and encouragement, and of course
my supervisor Dr. Hercules Dalianis whose sound advice and support to me only
has been matched by his efforts and determination to put me through this ordeal.
Without these two people this licentiate thesis would never be in existence.
I would also like to thank my roomie Ola Knutsson for making many of my days
brighter with stimulating discussions, always offering proof-reading and comments
as well as insights that make me shift my view on a problem when needed.
Also, gratitude is offered to Prof. Kerstin Severinson-Eklundh, Prof. Koenraad
de Smedt and my father – Rolf Hassel – for commenting on drafts of this thesis and
also to fellow researchers and students who have contributed with time, effort and
expertise to the papers included in this thesis and the experiments they describe.