Acknowledgments

This book would not have been possible without the cooperation of many people: the authors, the reviewers, our colleagues, the staff at Idea Group Inc. (IGI), and our families. To the authors who have each spent numerous hours writing, editing, and rewriting their chapters over the last year, without you there would be no book. To the reviewers, many of whom were also authors and therefore did double duty, your critical eye and constructive feedback has made each and every chapter the best it can be. We appreciate the time you spent reading and discerning the chapters.

To our numerous colleagues not directly involved with the writing or reviewing of chapters, without your ideas, discussions, and support, this book would have remained just an idea. To all of the staff at IGI, in particular Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, Jan Travers, and Michele Rossi, we thank you for your continued support, advice, and assistance with all aspects of the project from its initial proposal up through the final publication approvals.

And finally, to our families, without your love and support, there would be no book.

Lee A. Freeman, University of Michigan – Dearborn, USA

A. Graham Peace, West Virginia University, USA