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The Book Begins With A General Picture Of How Man Set Out To Sea And Then It Deals With The Evolution Of Raft And Boat-Building. It Describes Indias Maritime Heritage From The Earliest Days Upto The 16Th Century. The Book Then Points Out How The Monopoly Of The Arab Middlemen In The Sea Trade Was Broken By The Entry Of The European Powers, Followed By Local Wars At Sea. While Tracing The Sea Battles Of The European Powers In The East, The Reasons For Rise And Fall Of The Portuguese, The Dutch And The French Have Been Discussed. How The British Achieved Supremacy In The Indian Ocean Has Been Highlighted. The Progress Of Indias Shipping And Shipbuilding, The Comparative Position Of Maritime St...
The latest methods used to diagnose alcoholism are discussed in this timely publication. Old systems are reviewed, and their efficacy in the diagnosis of alcoholism is analyzed. Laboratory methods that could improve the objectivity and accuracy of clinical tests are highlighted. Additionally, physical, psychological, and biochemical tests used to diagnose severe alcoholism are explored.
Professionals who work with college students--and college students themselves--address the current epidemic of drug use on college campuses in this timely book. In acknowledging that substance abuse problems proliferate during college and on into adult life when they then affect the next generation, the outstanding group of contributors offers forthright and clear descriptions, explanations, and suggestions for helping students, including examples of university services that have proven successful in dealing with student substance abuse. This helpful book aims to reverse the trend of ambivalence and confusion of administrators and college counselors regarding the area of substance use disorder by providing practical intervention strategies.
Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer and is the leading cause of cancer death globally. In 2018, almost 2.1 million new cases were diagnosed, accounting for ~12% of the cancer burden worldwide. The malignant stage of lung tumor is known as lung adenocarcinoma, which is most common and is diagnosed in both smokers and non-smokers.There are two main types of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Genomic studies have indicated that more than 80% of lung malignancies are classified as NSCLC, of which adenocarcinoma is a predominant subtype. Although significant progress has been made in treating tumor with targetable driver mutations, ...
Lung cancer is still one of the most common malignancies with a high global mortality rate with over 2 million cases confirmed by the World Health Organization in 2018. Although there has been progress in diagnosing and treating lung cancer, patients still have poor prognosis with a 5-year survival rate typically from 4-17% which is dependent on the stage of the cancer and regional differences. The majority of lung cancer patients are at the advanced stages of the disease at the time of their diagnosis and therefore, have less chances of early treatment that could have improved their survival rate. Therefore, early detection of lung cancer remains imperative to improve the prognosis.