db for math/chem dissertation/thesis

[Mike Mueller <linux-support@earthlink.net>]

Is db used often or easily for technical dissertations and thesis, in 
particular those in math and chemistry?  Can anyone post a link to an 
example?  How does db stand up against LaTeX?

TIA,
-- 
Mike Mueller
324881 (08/20/2003)
Make clockwise circles on the floor with your right foot; now, without 
looking at your foot, use the index finger on your right hand to draw the 
number "6" in the air