UNTIL quite recently adipose tissue was regarded as metabolically inert, its function limited to insulation and support and the passive storage of fat. Even after the classic work of Schoenheimer and Ritteniberg (1937) had shown that adipose tissue participated in the continuous dynamic processes of the body, its role in energy metabolism continued to be accounted of far less importance than th...

This thesis aims to provide a novel framework for a multiagent system implementation. The major feature of the proposed architecture is the introduction of the biological concept of hormones. The hormones are passed via the communication network to convey limited global system state knowledge. The agents’ response to a hormone is interpreted depending on its own local agent state. The primary f...

Research Fellow and Clinician, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria Research Fellow and Clinician, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria Research Fellow and Clinician, Department of General Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria Research Fellow and Clinician, Department of Gynecology and...