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A Bittersweet Winter

A Susan Brooks and Walter Conway Mystery

By: Barbara Valanis

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A Bittersweet Winter

A Susan Brooks and Walter Conway Mystery

By: Barbara Valanis

On the Big Island of Hawaii, Susan Brooks and Walter Conway, newlyweds, mostly live a quiet, peaceful life. When an ambulance pulls into the neighbor’s driveway, peaceful goes out the window. Walter knows that his neighbors, Lloyd and Connie Perkins, are elderly and have health issues. It’s still a shock when Lloyd ends up dead. Connie, devastated by the sudden loss of her beloved husband, is horrified to learn that the police think he was murdered—and she’s the chief suspect. The arrival of Connie’s estranged granddaughter somewhat alleviates her loneliness, but involves them in events that may haunt them forever. Susan and Walter reach out to support the frightened widow. They never could have imagined that their neighborly kindness would catch a killer and save Connie’s life.

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Archway Publishing

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1665703806

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Second Chances

By: Barbara Valanis

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Second Chances

By: Barbara Valanis

Susan Brooks is rebuilding her life after her husband of forty years dies suddenly from a heart attack. She is struggling with life alone, recovering from her loss, and establishing her new identity as a single person when she receives news from Hawaii, where she owns a condo. Her tenants, Carole and Bart Selwyn, have broken their lease. Unable to decide whether she wants to retain and use the condo, or sell it, Susan leaves her home in Seattle and heads for the Big Island. Once there, she confronts bittersweet memories of happy times spent with her husband. All her hard-won progress is threatened until she meets Walter Conway, a widower with a shadowy past. He was once a New York City police officer, but he keeps details of his past private as he and Susan forge a relationship and share their experiences with grief. The mysterious disappearance of Carole Selwyn, and a blood-soaked carpet pad discovered in Susan's condo, draw Susan and Walter into an investigation of a possible murder. Bart, Carole's husband, tangled in a web of his own creation with the local mob, is a major suspect. Attempts to extract retribution from Walter for past deeds threaten Susan's newfound love and her life.

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212

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Archway Publishing

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1480875880

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9781480875883

The Health Impact of Smoking and Obesity and What to Do About It

By: Hans Krueger,Dan Williams,Barbara Kaminsky,David McLean

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The Health Impact of Smoking and Obesity and What to Do About It

By: Hans Krueger,Dan Williams,Barbara Kaminsky,David McLean

Despite significant progress due to public health campaigns and other policy efforts, smoking continues to be a serious health threat throughout the world. In addition, sedentary lifestyles, poor diet, and obesity continue to be major causes of chronic diseases. The Health Impact of Smoking and Obesity and What to Do about It synthesizes a vast quantity of recent data on the benefits and cost-effectiveness of both clinical and public health interventions in addressing the risk factors of smoking and obesity. A large proportion of chronic disease is preventable. The Health Impact of Smoking and Obesity and What to Do about It provides solid evidence and practical advice to health care planners, decision-makers, and frontline providers alike. The volume discusses various approaches to measuring disease burden and setting health care targets, and provides a summary of interventions of proven effectiveness. Taking into account the vital lessons learned from the experience of tobacco control over forty years, and focusing on the current state of the evidence for obesity control, the study stresses the importance of comprehensive strategies that deal with both individual behaviour changes and the need to encourage social contexts that enhance healthy choices and lifestyles.

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394

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University of Toronto Press

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1442691425

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9781442691421

Mathematical Models and Methods for Smart Materials

Cortona, Italy, 25-29 June 2001

By: Mauro Fabrizio,Angelo Morro,Barbara Lazzari

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Mathematical Models and Methods for Smart Materials

Cortona, Italy, 25-29 June 2001

By: Mauro Fabrizio,Angelo Morro,Barbara Lazzari

This book contains the papers presented at the conference on "Mathematical Models and Methods for Smart Materials, " held in Italy in 2001. The papers are divided into four parts: "Methods in Materials Science" deals mainly with mathematical techniques fo the investigation of physical systems, such as liquid crystals, materials with internal variables, amorphous materials, and thermoelastic materials. Also, techniques are exhibited for the analysis of stability and controllability of classical models of continuum mechanics and of dynamical systems. "Modelling of Smart Materials" is devoted to models of superfluids, superconductors, materials with memory, nonlinear elastic solids, and damaged materials. In the elaboration of the models, thermodynamic aspects play a central role in the characterization of the constitutive properties. "Well-Posedness in Materials with Memory" deals with existence, uniqueness and stability for the solution of problems, most often expressed by integrodifferential equations, which involve materials with fading memory. Also, attention is given to exponential decay in viscoelasticity, inverse problems in heat conduction with memory, and automatic control for parabolic equations. "Analytic Problems in Phase Transitions" discusses nonlinear partial differential equations associated with phase transitions, and hysteresis, possibly involving fading memory effects. Particular applications are developed for the phase-field model with memory, the Stefan problem with a Cattaneo type equation, the hysteresis in thermo-visco plasticity, and the solid-solid phase transition. Contents: Automatic Control Problems for Integrodifferential Parabolic Equations (C Cavaterra);Phase Relaxation Problems with Memory and Their Optimal Control (P Colli); Unified Dynamics of Particles and Photons (G Ferrarese); Solid-Solid Phase Transition in a Mechanical System (G Gilardi); KAM Methods for Nonautonomous

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World Scientific

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9812382356

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9789812382351

Integrating Complementary Medicine into Veterinary Practice

By: Paula Jo Broadfoot,Richard E. Palmquist,Karen Johnston,Jiu Jia Wen,Barbara Fougere

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Integrating Complementary Medicine into Veterinary Practice

By: Paula Jo Broadfoot,Richard E. Palmquist,Karen Johnston,Jiu Jia Wen,Barbara Fougere

Integrating complementary treatment options with traditional veterinary practice is a growing trend in veterinary medicine. Veterinarians and clients alike have an interest in expanding treatment options to include alternative approaches such as Western and Chinese Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture, Nano-Pharmacology, Homotoxicology, and Therapeutic Nutrition along with conventional medicine. Integrating Complementary Medicine into Veterinary Practice introduces and familiarizes veterinarians with the terminology and procedures of these complementary treatment modalities in a traditional clinical format that facilitates the easy integration of these methods into established veterinary practices.

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927

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John Wiley & Sons

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0813804434

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9780813804439

Epidemiology in Nursing and Health Care

By: Barbara Valanis

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Epidemiology in Nursing and Health Care

By: Barbara Valanis

An introduction to the concepts and methods of epidemiology and key issues in the application of epidemiology to clinical practice, public health and health administration.

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444

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McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange

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0838522262

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9780838522264

Second Chances

By: Barbara Valanis

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Second Chances

By: Barbara Valanis

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The Health Impact of Smoking and Obesity and What to Do About It

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Mathematical Models and Methods for Smart Materials

Mathematical Models and Methods for Smart Materials

Integrating Complementary Medicine into Veterinary Practice

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Epidemiology in Nursing and Health Care

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