The Link Persona is a provocative, chilling and timely book about the world's rapid spiral into a nation controlled by inhabitants from another world. Alfajet is an astute man, grasping concepts and theories quickly. Friends with everyone of different races, cultures and creeds, his life reflects his beliefs. That is, until the others came to Earth, and Alfajet shifts his persona in order to adapt. Mysterious toxins are poisoning human, plant and animal life. Humans are being abducted by aliens from a different world. People not prepared for the Armageddon are caught off guard and suffer from manic behavior. The wealthy go mad and the vulnerable and meek become strong. Darkness, rain, and enormous storms rain down everywhere and humans will have to learn to be content and share their planet. Will they learn that nature has control? Will they lessen their own control and greed before it's too late for mankind and for all life on Earth before it's too late? J.M. Richard has written a riveting thriller that not only delivers top-notch action from the first page, but reflects a canny and unsettling foreshadowing of what our world could become. J.M. Richard is an American citizen born in Kenya, East Africa. Mr. Richard graduated from the East Africa School of Theology and then attended Cal State for his post graduate work. He has spent two decades in the fields of religious ministry and motivational speaking to teens and young adults all over the world. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

The Dramatic Conclusion to The Link Series On the verge of cataclysm, humanity needs heroes. Reggie and Lisa are in no condition for the job. When fate pulls them from the brink of despair, only to push them into confrontation with a cosmic madman, they both must reach past personal loss, and work together to discover the truth about the link. The answers they seek lie deep in The Beyond, and time is running out. Reluctant heroes, a maniacal cosmonaut, all of humanity in peril. The search to find out what it means to be human ends here.

The Link between Obesity and Cancer provides a comprehensive review on the relationship between obesity and cancer, presenting global perspectives on obesity and cancer incidence that are followed by in-depth discussions on cancers for which we have new evidence of a causal relationship with obesity. Readers will gain fundamental knowledge on which cancer types are related to obesity. In addition, this updated resource provides significant knowledge for clinicians on when to act, along with specific management guidelines for patients, as well as how to understand potential risk factors and how to directly or indirectly minimize these risks. The book also provides never-before-published scientific data for any researcher in the field, identifying molecular mechanisms and links behind the development of malignancy and promoting research in new and effective target pathways in developing therapeutic strategies. - Provides essential knowledge on how to understand the link between obesity and cancer and why and how this occurs - Presents a significant knowledge base for clinicians on when to act, along with patient management guidelines for patients with obesity and potential risk factors - Contains new scientific data and findings for researchers that identify the molecular mechanisms and links behind the development of malignancy

This book is the first to present new medical research establishing a connection between religion and health and to examine the implications for Eastern and Western religious traditions and for society and culture. The distinguished list of contributors examine a series of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) topics that relate to religious faith and behavior. PNI studies the relationships between mental states and the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems. Among the issues it focuses upon are how mental states, in general, and belief states, in particular, affect physical health. The contributors argue that religious involvement and belief can affect certain neuroendocrine and immune mechanisms, and that these mechanisms, in turn, susceptibility to cancer and recovery following surgery. This volume is essential reading for those interested in the relationship between religion and health.

This book features the empirical work of internationally known scholars, providing an in-depth examination of the overlap between online and offline victimization and offending. The vast expanse of the Internet has provided a limitless playground for offenders to prey on those unaware of their predators, or well as those who are intimately familiar with their offenders. However, the Internet does not isolate offenders into mutually exclusive categories. Instead, it has allowed many offenders to use both offline and online platforms to commit crime. It also opened up more opportunity for violation of victims. This volume features two divisions of the American Society of Criminology, the Division of Victimology and Division of Cybercrime, who have joined forces to sponsor a special issue on the overlap between forms of online and offline victimization and offending. International scholars in this book provide a notable spectrum of different forms of this phenomenon, as well as predictors of these behaviors. The Link between Specific Forms of Online and Offline Victimization will be a key resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students of Victimology, Cybercime, Criminology and Criminal Justice. The chapters included in this book were originally published in Victims & Offenders.

This paper examines the impact of financial depth on macroeconomic volatility using a dynamic panel analysis for 110 advanced and developing countries. We find that financial depth plays a significant role in dampening the volatility of output, consumption, and investment growth, but only up to a certain point. At very high levels, such as those observed in many advanced economies, financial depth amplifies consumption and investment volatility. We also find strong evidence that deeper financial systems serve as shock absorbers, mitigating the negative effects of real external shocks on macroeconomic volatility. This smoothing effect is particularly pronounced for consumption volatility in environments of high exposure - when trade and financial openness are high - suggesting significant gains from further financial deepening in developing countries.