The clinical implications of obesity have pervaded several specialties since treatments include medical and surgical intervention. In this issue, Dr. Thompson has created an issue that addresses topics of concern to endoscopists: important concerns in the endoscopic unit, presurgical evaluation, postoperative care, sedation, and endoscopic management of common complications. Further, special articles are included on endoscopic revisions to failed gastric bypass as well as reimbursement and regulatory issues.

Graduate employability is a significant concern for most higher education institutions worldwide. During the last two decades, universities have attempted to implement their employability agendas to support their students to enhance employment outcomes. However, within today's globalized labour markets, employability has gone far beyond the notion of obtaining stable and permanent employment. This book explores graduates' experiences in developing and utilizing employability capitals for career development and success in different labour markets. In the chapters, the graduate contributors narrate and discuss how they negotiated their employability on the transitions across jobs, occupational sectors and labour markets. The chapters address key issues, including how employability is understood by graduates of different disciplines, at different career stages and in different contexts; how they develop and utilise such capitals along with strategies to negotiate their employability; and what can be done to move the higher education employability agenda forward. The book presents international insights and perspectives into transitions from education to work and career development across the labour markets, as well as calls for improving the graduate employability agenda. It is an invaluable resource for researchers and academics, university leaders, policymakers and students who are concerned about graduate employability.

Graduate employability is a significant concern for most higher education institutions worldwide. During the last two decades, universities have attempted to implement their employability agendas to support their students to enhance employment outcomes. However, within today's globalized labour markets, employability has gone far beyond the notion of obtaining stable and permanent employment. This book explores graduates' experiences in developing and utilizing employability capitals for career development and success in different labour markets. In the chapters, the graduate contributors narrate and discuss how they negotiated their employability on the transitions across jobs, occupational sectors and labour markets. The chapters address key issues, including how employability is understood by graduates of different disciplines, at different career stages and in different contexts; how they develop and utilise such capitals along with strategies to negotiate their employability; and what can be done to move the higher education employability agenda forward. The book presents international insights and perspectives into transitions from education to work and career development across the labour markets, as well as calls for improving the graduate employability agenda. It is an invaluable resource for researchers and academics, university leaders, policymakers and students who are concerned about graduate employability.

In Chris Thompson's second sci-fi novel, we find ourselves on the peace-loving world of Correlia, at the heart of the galaxy. The gentle existence of this ancient world is about to be torn apart by savage invaders bent on dominating a vast empire. Unable to defend themselves against the might of the warriors, the fate of Correlia depends upon a young scientist who has discovered the ability to traverse time itself-with unexpected results Can anything stop the galaxy from being plunged into eternal darkness, and what will be the consequences of trying?

Satanic debt-collectors. Angelic detectives. Zombie overlords. Self-aware plot-devices. Some think the end is near - others pray for it. Bizarro, horror and sci-fi come together in these nine stories traversing many realities, cataloguing the rules of the post-time-space-continuum, the downfall of an angelic private eye, the end of all existence and more. Contains adult themes and language, including homosexuality.

Rebecca Silverstream lost something that was so dear to her. Her boyfriend, Brian Johnson was taken away involuntarily because his family moved to another state. The following period brought sadness and loneliness. She did her best to continue her life but the love she had for him never diminished. Miraculously, they stumbled on each other in a most unusual way. Their meeting brought back old memories and rejuvenated new zest in them. They confessed their love to each other and a new journey began. Nevertheless, the future terrain presented obstacles to conquer. How well they adjusted and fought to preserve their love, unfolded into a drama that is exciting and thrilling. The narrative is filled with scenarios that capture the interest of the reader. Each event is carefully described and produces pleasure and enjoyment. For example, the social problem of race develops along the natural order of events. Its emergence contributes to the preponderance of heated dialogue that develops between Rebecca and her parents about Brian. The journey that followed produced a confluence of events filled with thrill, excitement, suspense and eventually a happy ending. The scenes were carefully developed artfully into a coherent piece of literary brilliance. There is no doubt that the narrative will stir the reader's emotion and capture his interest. Smooth as Silk succeeds in delivering good quality reading.

FOUR HUNDRED MILLION MILES FROM EARTH, Richard Delaney is in trouble. Disaster and chaos have befallen his first voyage, and now it is a fight just to survive. In the shadow of Io, he discovers that something else is going on!

Luzhin (John Turturro), a Russian master visiting Italy for the World Chess Final, finds his world turned upside down when he unexpectantly falls in love. Despite his genius Luzhin is extremely introverted and finds it difficult to function in the everyday world, but when he meets Natalia (Emily Watson) she offers him a glimpse of a life outside the chess world and opens up the possibility of a whole new way of living. However, she is also about to get married.