A Mathematical Model of the Sleep-wake Cycle
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To Mom, Dad and my husband: without your support, I wouldn't be here iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to acknowledge Dr. Eberhard O. Voit, my advisor and mentor, for his invaluable guidance in my research. It would have been impossible for me to touch such an interesting research field and come this far without his willingness to give me a chance at the very beginning. I would also wish to thank I-Jialiang Wu in the Biological Systems Analysis group for their great help both in my life and my research. Especially for I-Chun Chou and Gautam Goel, your suggestions and frequent discussions gave me a lot of new insights for my own research work. Finally, I would like to thank all my friends at Georgia Tech: thank you for letting me live so happily here.
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