We would like to give special thanks to:
Agatha Diependaal
Dr Joke Harte
Dr Martin Baldwin-Edwards
Dr Derek Lutterbeck
Dr Panos Hatziprokopiou
Giovanna Vaccaro
Flor Macias Delgado
Thea Enns
Dr David Grima
Dr Pietro Bartolo
Dr Pavlos Pavlidis
Mirjam Leunissen
Younous Arbaoui
As well as family and friends who offered invaluable support during this difficult research.