% !TeX root = ../Thesis.tex

%*******************************************************
% Acknowledgments
%*******************************************************
\bigskip

\begingroup
\let\clearpage\relax
\let\cleardoublepage\relax
\let\cleardoublepage\relax

\chapterExtra{Acknowledgments}
{\slshape 
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my parents and my family for supporting me in all the years of my studies and also while writing this thesis.

\bigskip

Special thanks for giving helpful advice while writing this thesis goes to Prof. Matthias Hollick and Adrian Loch.

\bigskip

Furthermore, I especially thank Sandrine Adéla\"ide and Adrian Loch for proofreading my thesis.
}

\endgroup
