without whose love, support, and encouragement I would have never made it this far. And to my sister, Jodi (Dee Dee), who first taught me how to sit through class (and the value of education). ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, I would like to thank the NETI@home users, without whose participation there would be no NETI@home project and research at all. I would like to thank my advisor, Dr. G...
