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In addition to the names above, the author is also extremely grateful to the students, colleagues,
and friends at the University of Western Sydney, University of Technology Sydney, DD University
(Nadiad India), Gujarat University (SVIT India), and Gujarat Technological University (GTU)
for their valuable inputs, research opportunities, comments and criticisms, and practical experi-
ences. My heartfelt thanks to all these wonderful people spread across the globe.
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Bharti Trivedi needs special mention for undertaking a noted PhD that provided an important
backdrop to this book. Her assiduous research, meticulous reporting, and also some