RELATION-BASED ITEM SLOTTING

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1、RELATION-BASEDITEMSLOTTINGAThesispresentedtotheFacultyoftheGraduateSchoolUniversityofMissouriInPartialFulfillmentOftheRequirementsfortheDegreeMasterofSciencebyPhichetWutthisirisartDr.JamesS.Noble,ThesisSupervisorDr.C.AlecChang,ThesisCo-supervisorJULY2010Theund

2、ersigned,appointedbytheDeanoftheGraduateFaculty,haveexaminedathesisentitledRELATION-BASEDITEMSLOTTINGPresentedbyPhichetWutthisirisartAcandidateforthedegreeofMasterofScienceAndherebycertifythatintheiropinionitisworthyofacceptance________________________________

3、____________Dr.JamesS.Noble,ThesisAdvisor____________________________________________Dr.C.AlecChang,ThesisCo-advisor____________________________________________Dr.YoussefG.SaabACKOWLEDGEMETSIwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetowardmyprofessors,colleagues,familyan

4、dfriendswhosesupportandguidancehasleadmetomygraduation.First,IthankmyfamilywhoalwaysstandsbymysideandneveroncewalksawaywhileIamgoingthroughhardtime.IthankmyprofessorswhoprovidedmeguidanceandtrainedmesothatIcanachieveaMasterofSciencedegree.Dr.Noble,Iappreciatea

5、llofyouradvicesandyourpatiencetoanswermyquestions.Also,Iamgratefulforyourhelpsthatwalkedmethroughmanyhardanddifficultsituations.Dr.Chang,thankyouforyourrecommendationthatgavemeanopportunitytoworkonprojectswithDr.Noble,andyouradvicethatIkeptmemovingtowardmygrad

6、uation.ThankyoutoDr.JangandDr.NoblewhoprovidedmefundssothatIcouldstayfocusonachievingthedegree.IwouldalsoliketothankmyfriendswhomademyyearsinMUmypreciousmemoryandthanktotheirfriendlinessthatrelievedmylonelinessIgotwhenfirstlyarrivinginUS.Lastbutnotleast,thanky

7、outomymomanddad.Youwere,youareandalwaysbemygreatsupport.Thankyouforyourunconditionalloveandfaithyouhaveinme.Yoursonalwayslovesyou.iiTABLEOFCOTETSACKOWLEDGEMETS.........................................................................iiLISTOFFIGURES.........

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