Acknowledgements

This work is built upon my PhD thesis with the University of Malta. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Prof. Sergio Portelli (University of Malta) and Prof. Federico Zanettin (University of Perugia) for their continuous support, patience, motivation, and immense knowledge.

Besides them, I would like to thank Prof. Patrizia Anesa (University of Bergamo), who allowed me to organise the translation application, and Flaminia Leuti, Esq., for sharing her long-term knowledge and for her insightful comments.