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1) The dental diet: the surprising link between your teeth, real food, and life-changing natural health
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Publication Date
2018.
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xii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Dr. Steven Lin, an experienced dentist and the world's first dental nutritionist, shares the food-based health principles he has developed over the course of his career to ensure you have a healthy mouth and body for the rest of your life. Merging dental and nutritional science, Dr. Lin lays out the dietary program that not only prevents both dental fillings and cholesterol medications but gives readers the resources to raise kids who develop naturally...
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Scot Harvath thrillers volume 11
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When his name is added to a top-secret government list of individuals slated for assassination, counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath engages in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game of survival while struggling to prevent a cataclysmic terrorist attack and learn who has framed him for treason.
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2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 19 min., 30 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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This program helps the healthcare assistant to understand the causes of pressure ulcers and what nursing actions can be taken to prevent or minimize them. You will also learn the definition of a pressure ulcer and discover the common areas on which they form.
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"Every morning, millions of Americans watch Jeff Rossen explain how to solve our most harrowing problems, such as: how to put out a kitchen fire, find bedbugs, avoid rip-offs, and even how to survive a plane crash. In Rossen to the Rescue, he includes daring experiments, expert advice, and game plans for handling all the wild cards in life―big and small―while sharing personal, and sometimes embarrassing, anecdotes that he couldn’t tell on television....
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Bazelon defines what bullying is and, just as important, what it is not; explores when intervention is essential and when kids should be given the freedom to fend for themselves; dispels persistent myths about bullying; and takes her readers into schools that have succeeded in reducing bullying and examines their successful strategies.
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Up-to-date and thorough coverage of the causes, repercussions, and prevention of dust explosions and fires by one of the most well-respected environmental scientists and worker safety litigation specialists in the world
This handy volume is a ready "go to" reference for the chemical engineer, plant manager, process engineer, or chemist working in industrial settings where dust explosions could be a concern, such as the process industries, coal industry,...
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2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 48 min., 33 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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The role of infection control in health care has become more important than ever before. This is due, in part, to some bacteria being resistant to antibiotics, and the increasing survival rates of the chronically ill and the elderly. This program will teach you to effectively treat infection and prevent the transfer of diseas.
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Marcus Ryker novels volume 5
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"The world's most wanted terrorist is dead. Marcus Ryker recommended the drone strike himself. The intelligence was rock-solid. But what if it was wrong? Abu Nakba-the man responsible for lethal attacks in Washington, D.C., London, and Jerusalem-is finally dead. Marcus Ryker has been tasked with hunting down and destroying what's left of the terror group Kairos. But before Ryker can mobilize his team of CIA operatives with their new assignment, a...
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For more than thirty years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to end chronic hunger worldwide. Yet in Africa, more than 9 million people every year die of hunger, malnutrition, and related diseases every year -- most of them children. In this powerful investigative narrative, Wall Street Journal reporters Kilman & Thurow show exactly how, in the past few decades, Western policies conspired to keep Africa hungry and unable to feed itself....
10) Fire safety
Publication Date
2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 120 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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Fire safety involves everyone in your facility, including residents, nursing staff, dietary, housekeeping and visitors. This program explains OSHA standards that require employers to provide proper exits, fire fighting equipment and employee training to prevent fire deaths and injuries in the workplace.
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New edition of an acclaimed manual which uses the solution focused approach to take an empathetic and validating approach to working with individuals considering suicide.
• Offers invaluable guidance for suicide prevention by showing "what works" in treating those struggling with suicidal thoughts
• Provides straightforward ways to deal frankly with the subject of suicide, along with a range of tools and techniques that are helpful to clients
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13) Fall prevention
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2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 18 min., 34 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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Prevention of falls should be a focus in your facility. Two-thirds of seniors who have fallen will have a repeat fall within six months. The focus on preventative action needs to be centered on awareness of conditions that predispose a person to fall. This program provides practical guidelines to identify risks.
14) How I stayed alive when my brain was trying to kill me: one person's guide to suicide prevention
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A survivor of multiple suicide attempts considers the epidemic of suicide in America and offers non-judgmental affirmations to readers struggling with suicidal thoughts and positive advice to their loved ones.
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Publication Date
2022.
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292 pages : illustrations (black and white), charts, portraits, photographs ; 25 cm
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"The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over. But even as governments around the world try to get it under control, they're also starting to talk about what happens next. How can we prevent another pandemic from killing millions of people and devastating the global economy? Can we even hope to accomplish this? Bill Gates believes the answer is yes, and he has written a largely upbeat book that lays out clearly and convincingly what the world should learn from...
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2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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The goal of this program is to promote safe drug administration by medical personnel, as well as by the layperson. Part I covers information related to factors that impact the occurrence of medication errors, methods of prevention, and educational guidelines. Part II reviews basic medication administration information.
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Effective transaction monitoring begins with proper implementation
“Anti-Money Laundering Transaction Monitoring Systems Implementation” provides comprehensive guidance for bank compliance and IT personnel tasked with implementing AML transaction monitoring. Written by an authority on data integration and anti-money laundering technology, this book offers both high-level discussion of transaction monitoring concepts and direct clarification of...
19) The Departure
Publication Date
2017.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (88 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Ittetsu Nemoto, a former punk-turned-Buddhist priest in Japan, has made a career out of helping suicidal people find reasons to live. But this work has come increasingly at the cost of his own family and health, as he refuses to draw lines between those he counsels and himself.
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"When Dr. Michael Greger, founder of NutritionFacts.org, dove into the top peer-reviewed anti-aging medical research, he realized that diet could regulate every one of the most promising strategies for combating the effects of aging. We don't need Big Pharma to keep us feeling young-we already have the tools. In How Not to Age, the internationally renowned physician and nutritionist breaks down the science of aging and chronic illness and explains...
