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Acknowledgments
I thank my family for their continuous and loving support, patience, and understand-
ing of my work.
My special gratitude goes to my students and Dr. Jenny Huang for their partici-
pation in the book proofreading process. ey carefully reviewed the content of the
manuscript. eir constructive suggestions and corrections greatly improve the
quality
of the book.
I also thank the outstanding editorial sta members and other personnel at
Auerbach Publications of Taylor & Francis Group for their support of this project.
I truly appreciate the encouragement and collaboration of John Wyzalek, senior
acquisitions editor, and all the other people who have been involved in the book’s
production. e book would not have been possible w ...