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Mrs. Bertrice Martin--a widow, some seventy-three years young--has kept her youthful-ish appearance with the most powerful of home remedies: daily doses of spite, regular baths in man-tears, and refusing to give so much as a single damn about her Terrible Nephew.Then proper, correct Miss Violetta Beauchamps, a sprightly young thing of nine and sixty, crashes into her life. The Terrible Nephew is living in her rooming house, and Violetta wants him...
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The only thing more inconvenient than Camilla's marriage at gunpoint is falling in love with her unwilling groom...Adrian Hunter, the son of a duke's daughter and a black abolitionist, is determined to do whatever his family needs-even posing as a valet to gather information. But his mission spirals out of control when he's accused of dastardly intentions and is forced to marry a woman he's barely had time to flirt with.Camilla Worth has always dreamed...
12) Her Every Wish
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Crash has never let the circumstances of his birth, or his lack of a last name, bother him. His associations may be unsavory, but money, friends, and infamy open far more interesting doors than respect ever could. His sole regret? Once lovely, sweet Daisy Whitlaw learned the truth about how he made his fortune, she cut him off.Daisy's father is dead, her mother is in ill health, and her available funds have dwindled to a memory. When the local parish...
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The last man Judith Worth wants to see again is Charles Trent, the Marquess of Ashford-the man who spent summers at her family home, who kissed her one magical night…and then heartlessly ruined her father. But when a tricky business matter arises, he's the only one she can ask for help. She expects that he'll engage a servant to take care of the matter, and she won't even have to talk with him.But Ashford has never forgotten Judith. He knows she...
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Miss Chloe Fong has plans for her life, lists for her days, and absolutely no time for nonsense. Three years ago, she told her childhood sweetheart that he could talk to her once he planned to be serious. He disappeared that very night.Except now he's back. Jeremy Wentworth, the Duke of Lansing, has returned to the tiny village he once visited with the hope of wooing Chloe. In his defense, it took him years of attempting to be serious to realize that...
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Use of the arterial pulse in the evaluation of disease states has a long history. Examination of
the arterial pulse is recorded by historians as being an essential part of ancient Chinese,
Indian, and Greek medicine. Palpation of the pulse was very much a part of the “art” of
medicine with a bewildering array of terminologies. The first accurate recording of the
arterial pulse in man was performed by Etienne Jules...
16) Incidence Of Psychological, Social And Financial Burden Encountered In Paediatric Intensive Care
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Morressier
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PICU admission places a substantial psychological, social and financial burden on families. The intense period of stress endured may impact the patient as well as other family members. Furthermore extended admissions to PICU may require parents to take time off work causing financial difficulties to arise. Collectively these issues may act to impact recovery from critical illness and so this study sought to characterise their incidence and thus potential...
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One good fraud deserves another... Miss Naomi Kwan has spent years wanting to take ambulance classes so that she can save lives. But when she tries to register, she's told she needs permission from the man in charge of her. It would be incredibly wrong to claim that the tall, taciturn Chinese nobleman she just met is her fiancé, but Naomi is desperate, and desperate times call for fake engagements. To her unending surprise, Liu Ji Kai goes along...