Series Introduction: The immuno-neuroendocrine interface

The immuno-neuroendocrine interface

The CNS and the various endocrine organs are linked in a dynamic manner through networks of reciprocal interactions that allow for both long-term adaptation and short-term shifts in environmental conditions. These regulatory systems embrace the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland, and any of several target glands, including the adrenal gland and the thyroid. Because the anterior pituitary gland s...

Introduction to the Special Series

This collection of papers was presented at the meeting ‘‘Chance and Necessity in Evolution’’ in Ravello, Italy, 2010. The meeting was organized by Prof. Werber Arber, Giorgio Bernardi, Takashi Gojobori, and Daniel Hartl. This is the first special issue of GBE dedicated to a focused meeting, and we hope that readers find it attractive. Our thanks go to all of the contributing authors. Special th...

Introduction to the Special Series

The Information Technology Model Curriculum is the latest in a series of curricula designed to describe the body of knowledge, and recommend core and elective material suitable for undergraduate study in computing-related areas. This valuable initiative has seen much effort and broad participation by many individuals and institutions. This Special Series of the Journal of IT Education contains ...

Introduction: Multiple Dirichlet Series

This introductory article aims to provide a roadmap to many of the interrelated papers in this volume and to a portion of the field of multiple Dirichlet series, particularly emerging new ideas. It is both a survey of the recent literature, and an introduction to the combinatorial aspects of Weyl group multiple Dirichlet series, a class of multiple Dirichlet series that are not Euler products, ...

The Graphical User Interface: An Introduction