Scrutiny of the issue of influential clerics resurfaced last week when it was revealed that Anjem Choudary, a self-styled imam, faces years in jail for drumming up support for Islamic State.
And opinions differ on whether Zagat is as influential as it was back when it was the only red book in town.
I was at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, among some of the world's most influential political and business leaders, when it was announced that the wealth of the 85 richest people in the world now equals that of the 3.5 billion people -- the poorest half of the world's population.
Despite these groundbreaking achievements, Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people failed to include Cox when it was unveiled in April.
The hi-tech ennui of Mamoru Oshii's influential 1995 anime adaptation seemed prophetic when it was originally released, and still retains the power to dazzle two decades on.
Of the studies that were included, the study by Dieckmann et al (2009) was highly influential, especially in the categorical analyses; when it was removed from the overweight against normal weight categorical BMI analysis, the summary estimate remained statistically significant and the confidence interval tightened (OR=0.87, 95% CI: 0.80, 0.95).
"Alcohol is a horribly influential factor in these cases when it's voluntarily ingested," said Ms. Fairstein, who has written several legal thrillers since her retirement a decade ago.
"She was very influential when I was writing 'The Princess and the Warrior'; it was a joint creation".
Although stress can be toxic at any age, there may be critical periods, such as during early immune development, when it is particularly influential in shaping future susceptibility and disease risk (Evans and English 2002).
Poised with increased economic resources and prestige, migrants who maintain lively transnational ties are also likely to be more influential when it comes to politics.
