Abstract:Lastly, I must thank my wife-to-be. With reference to this thesis, her assistance in editing many of the photos was very helpful, but her emotional support was more important. At times when the task seemed overwhelming and things were not going as planned, she was the positive encouragement that helped me through it. It is this same encouragement that has gotten me through many challenges at Cal Poly and I could not have done it all without her.
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