..................................................................................................................................... 9 Kurzfassung ................................................................................................................................ 9 Publications arising from this thesis ...................................................................................

.............................................................................................................. 3 Acknowledgements ........................................................................................... 14 List of common abbreviations ......................................................................... 15 Layout of Thesis ....................................................

.............................................................................................................................ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......................................................................................................iii LIST OF FIGURES....................................................................................................................v THESIS...........

of the Master’s Thesis..................................................................................... 2 Résumé de Thèse............................................................................................................. 3 Diplomityön tiivistelmä .................................................................................................. 4 Acknowledgements .....................

.................................................................................................... IV Publications arising from the thesis ............................................................ VI Acknowledgements ................................................................................... VII Table of

of the Licentiate Thesis ___________________________________ 3 Acknowledgements ________________________________________________ 4 List of Publications ________________________________________________ 5 CONTENTS ________________________________________________________ 6

............................................................................................................................................I LIST OF PAPERS................................................................................................................................. II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...............................................................................................

........................................................................................................................ i Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................. ii Dedication .......................................................................................................................... iii Public...

.......................................................................................................................................................... I PREFACE .............................................................................................................................................................II PUBLICATION LIST ..........................................................

OF THE THESIS .................................................................................................................. II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................................................................III TABLE OF CONTENTS ..............................................................................................................