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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br />
I wish to express my sincere appreciation to my major advisor, Dr. Witoon<br />
Prinyawiwatkul, for his guidance, encouragement, patience, <strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong>ing throughout the<br />
course <strong>of</strong> this research.<br />
I am also thankful to Dr. Hong Kyoon No for providing me the research topic <strong>and</strong><br />
valuable suggestions.<br />
I would like to thank Dr. Marlene E. Janes <strong>and</strong> Dr. Zhimin Xu for serving on my<br />
committee. Further acknowledgements are extended to Dr. Jack N. Losso, Dr. Joan M. King, Dr.<br />
Marlene E. Janes, <strong>and</strong> Dr. Zhimin Xu, not only for providing me the research facilities but also<br />
for imparting valuable knowledge that I used in this research.<br />
Special thanks are also extended to Dr. Kayanush J. Aryana, Dr. Charles Boeneke, <strong>and</strong><br />
Ms. Paula McGrew, from the Department <strong>of</strong> Diary Science <strong>and</strong> also Dr. Lavry Khachatryan from<br />
the Department <strong>of</strong> Chemistry at LSU for their valuable technical <strong>as</strong>sistance <strong>and</strong> constructive<br />
advice.<br />
My sincere gratitude <strong>and</strong> appreciation goes to my dear collegues <strong>and</strong> friends, K<strong>and</strong><strong>as</strong>amy<br />
Nadarajah <strong>and</strong> Janette Saidu who have <strong>as</strong>sisted <strong>and</strong> supported me throughout the most rigorous<br />
ph<strong>as</strong>e <strong>of</strong> my research with their expertise, wisdom, <strong>and</strong> friendship.<br />
L<strong>as</strong>t but not le<strong>as</strong>t, I thank my husb<strong>and</strong>, Christian, <strong>and</strong> my children, Kristi <strong>and</strong> Victor, who<br />
are the sunshine <strong>of</strong> my life for their encouragement <strong>and</strong> support throughout every endeavor <strong>of</strong><br />
mine. It is to them that this work is dedicated.<br />
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