I extend my deepest gratitude to Professor Emerita Choon Shil Lee for her illuminating counsel and profound insights; to Hye-Sook Jang and the XMLink team for their advanced BITS XML processing expertise and exemplary efficiency throughout the publishing journey; to In-Kwon Hwang and the IKP team for their superb aesthetic creativity and contemporary design sensibility; and to my family, whose steadfast encouragement and abiding love have been a constant wellspring of strength.