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Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), is the most common form of leukemia in adults. AML is a deadly form of malignancy, the prognosis for which has not improved in the last two decades. More importantly, it is a malignancy that is seen in older adults, therefore the number of cases is likely to rise as the population ages. Over the past 15 years,...

The book covers all techniques involved in uro-oncology which are widely accepted, well established, safe, standardized, reproducible, and teachable. The aim is not to divide the oncology into two worlds (open surgery versus laparoscopy), but to enlarge the technical proposals, with the same common goal. The book contains black and white drawings...

RFID technology has been available for decades, but it is only recently that its application has become a core topic for computing. This book introduces the technologies and techniques of large-scale RFID-enabled mobile computing systems, set in the context of specific case studies.The book begins with a quick introduction to RFID basics and then...

Michael E. Phelps is often called the "founder of PET" and the UCLA School of Medicine is recognized as one of the leading PET centers in the world. All of the contributors to this book are on thenbsp;UCLA School of Medicine faculty;nbsp;their combinednbsp; areas of expertise enabled the creation ofnbsp;the premier reference book on PET....

This is comprehensive basic monograph on mixed Hodge structures. Building up from basic Hodge theory the book explains Delingne's mixed Hodge theory in a detailed fashion. Then both Hain's and Morgan's approaches to mixed Hodge theory related to homotopy theory are sketched. Next comes the relative theory, and then the all encompassing theory of...

This book presents a new method for solving geomechanical problems -- one that explicitly takes into account deformation and fractures of soils, which create important effects, but are neglected in classical approaches. The method reveals the influence of the form of a structure on its ultimate state. The entire approach takes into account five...