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Summary: Dedicated to my loving Mother & Father
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent Most Merciful
All praise is due to Allah, the source of all knowledge and strength. I acknowledge
His infinite mercy and grace in making this work a success. And may His peace
and blessings be upon his final messenger Muhammad, a guidance and inspiration
to our lives. The successful completion of this work was made possible by a
number of major contributions from different persons and organizations alike, to
whom I wish to express my due gratitude.
I am grateful to King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals for giving me
the opportunity to carry out this task under the guidance of a scholarly faculty
and a proper research environment. My sincere gratitude and thanks goes to
my thesis advisor Dr. Hussain N. Al-Duwaish for his meticulous attention, his
guidance, and his patience with me. I am thankful to him for the multitudes of
favors I have taken from him, and for all the things he has taught me. I would
also like to extend my appreciation to my thesis committee members Dr. Jamil
M. Bakhashwain and Dr. Mohammad Mohandes for their encouragement and
cooperation.
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