New Methods for Eliminating Inferior Treatments in Clinical Trials
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To my parents, my brother, and Wei-yu. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank a number of individuals for their support and assistance during my study at Georgia Tech. Foremost, I want to express my special gratitude to my advisor, Dr. Anthony Hayter, for his inspiration, guidance, and encouragement. He helps me a lot through the whole Ph.D. study. I am grateful to Dr. Alexander Shapiro for his insightful instruction. He is a gifted teacher and researcher. I thank Dr. Yajun Mei for helping me with building confidence. The discussion with him is always fruitful and inspires me with new research ideas. I appreciate Dr. Brani Vidakovic and Dr. Nicoleta Serban for their valuable comments on both teaching and research. Their intelligent and precise suggestions make my thesis more complete. I want to extend my warm thanks to my friends here and in Taiwan. Their company makes my life delightful. Last but not least, I would like to show my profound appreciation to my parents, my brother, and Wei-yu. Their selfless support make it possible.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007