introduction : students’ satisfaction of their supervisor is very important in the process of writing a thesis; while satisfaction is present, favorable outcomes could be expected. this study compared graduate students’ satisfaction of their supervisors from various departments. materials and methods: in this descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in 2013, 90 graduate students who had ente...

2 Acknowledgements I would like to acknowledge the guidance received from my thesis advi-sor Kedar Damle. I am deeply grateful to all my colleagues and teachers for their invaluable help. Finally, I would like to thank my family members and friends for their support and encouragement. 1 Declaration This thesis is a presentation of my original research work. Wherever contributions of others are ...

2 Acknowledgements The completion of this master thesis would not have come about without the help and encouragement of several people. They should not be left unmen-tioned. First of all, I would like to thank Jan van den Berg, the supervisor of this thesis, for his guidance and for the many helpful suggestions and comments he made regarding the thesis. I am also grateful to Ludo Waltman, a ver...

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This thesis is dedicated to my mother, who taught me that success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If we love what we are doing, we will be successful. This thesis is dedicated to my father, who taught me that luck is not something that is given to us at random and should be waited for. Luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage ...

Acknowledgements Front and foremost, I want to thank Dr. Jan Fischer for his outstanding commitment and his valuable advice and suggestions during our numerous discussions. Further, I want to thank Prof. Wolfgang Straßer for his strong support throughout this thesis, and Prof. Hanspeter Mallot for his valuable insights into various neu-rological aspects. My special thanks go to Silvia Born and ...

To My parents and family for their patience and support for all these years. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This thesis is by far the most significant accomplishment in my life, and it would be impossible without people who supported me and believed in me. Most of all I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my advisor, Professor Gordon L. Stüber, for his professional advice and guidance throughou...

As the sole author of this thesis, I authorize Brown University to lend it to other institutions or individuals for the purpose of scholarly research. Date Jesse Funaro I further authorize Brown University to reproduce this thesis by photocopying or other means, in total or in part, at the request of other institutions or individuals for the purpose of scholarly research. As the sole author of ...

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Acknowledgements I am deeply indebted to Franz Baader and Carsten Lutz, my thesis advisors, for their valuable guidance of my researching work and constant support of all technical problems. Without either of them, this thesis would not exist. I am grateful to Maja Miliči´c and Frank Wolter who have also helped me a lot in the last four years. I would like to thank Conrad Drescher, Boontawee Su...