Education and Acknowledgements
I sincerely offer my acknowledgments, with a lot of gratefulness and humility to all those who have helped me put together all the ideas, well above simplicity level into something concrete. Foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my advisor, Dr. Overhosler. His enthusiasm and encouragement have seen me through the entire project. I particularly appreciate the great time he spent guiding me on perfecting every part of my dissertation. Most importantly, the patience he showed me all through encouraged me and made me feel confident as I conducted the entire research for my study. Besides my advisor, I would like to express my most profound appreciation to my thesis committee. Without them, it would have been challenging to complete my research work throughout my M.S degree journey. I truly owe you this success. Each member of my dissertation committee has offered me an extensive personal and professional guidance. They all taught me a great deal concerning scientific research. My sincere thanks also go to Dr. Tisdale and Dr. sinwoekn for their insightful comments and encouragement. I was able to make necessary corrections on my project and perfect the entire paper, thanks to their sacrifice. Even though the task was quite tiresome, their support motivated me a lot. I must also extend my sincere gratitude to Mike for his assistance with NONMEM control stream files. His contribution was very critical towards the completion of my project.
Nobody has been more important to me in pursuit of this project than my family. With a lot of humility and love, I would like to thank my family, to whom I owe this success. Specifically, I am incredibly grateful to my parents for their love, care, prayers, and sacrifices, not only educating me but also preparing for my future. Most importantly, I am grateful to my loving and supporting wife, Amani, for her love, support, and patience. Without her, managing my life would have been impossible. She has not only been my source of joy but also providing me with unending inspiration.