A Linux live CD is more than just a Linux system you carry around. Start with...

This handbook has resulted from the need of students and house officers to be able to carry a book with them for easy reference when there is limited access to the companion textbook. This portable handbook is not meant to supersede the textbook and should be used in conjunction with the seventh edition of Principles of Surgery. The...

Electronic navigation systems are extremely reliable but when they do fail onboard repair at sea is rarely possible. Also, their operation depends on a continuous supply of electricity. Should this fail they will stop and unexpectedly lacking the means of position finding, chart plotting and route planning how can the modern navigator...

Historic Bridges:Evaluation, Preservation, and Management provides both an admiring and a technical account of bridge engineering through an exploration of several remarkable examples. From ancient China to modern-day...

• Includes hard to come by information on typical ship repair labor expectations for accurate man-hour forecasting and cost estimation
• Produced for marine...

This book describes molecular processes whose deregulation is important in the formation of tumors. The material is developed from basic cell signaling pathways to their roles in the clinical manifestation of specific cancers. Topics covered include molecular events intrinsic to tumor cells (leading to growth deregulation, extended lifespan,...