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A Methodology for Agent-Oriented Analysis and Design
, 1999
"... This paper presents a methodology for agent-oriented analysis and design. The methodology is general, in that it is applicable to a wide range of multi-agent systems, and comprehensive, in that it deals with both the macro-level (societal) and the micro-level (agent) aspects of systems. The methodol ..."
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. The methodology is founded on the view of a system as a computational organisation consisting of various interacting roles. We illustrate the methodology through a case study (an agent-based business process management system).
Software agents: An overview
- Knowledge Engineering Review
, 1996
"... Agent software is a rapidly developing area of research. However, the overuse of the word ‘agent ’ has tended to mask the fact that, in reality, there is a truly heterogeneous body of research being carried out under this banner. This overview paper presents a typology of agents. Next, it places age ..."
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agents in context, defines them and then goes on, inter alia, to overview critically the rationales, hypotheses, goals, challenges and state-of-the-art demonstrators of the various agent types in our typology. Hence, it attempts to make explicit much of what is usually implicit in the agents literature
Formal and real authority in organizations
- The Journal of Political Economy
, 1997
"... This paper develops a theory of the allocation of formal authority (the right to decide) and real authority (the effective control over decisions) within organizations, and it illustrates how a formally integrated structure can accommodate various degrees of "real" integration. Real author ..."
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This paper develops a theory of the allocation of formal authority (the right to decide) and real authority (the effective control over decisions) within organizations, and it illustrates how a formally integrated structure can accommodate various degrees of "real" integration. Real
GOLOG: A Logic Programming Language for Dynamic Domains
, 1994
"... This paper proposes a new logic programming language called GOLOG whose interpreter automatically maintains an explicit representation of the dynamic world being modeled, on the basis of user supplied axioms about the preconditions and effects of actions and the initial state of the world. This allo ..."
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. This allows programs to reason about the state of the world and consider the effects of various possible courses of action before committing to a particular behavior. The net effect is that programs may be written at a much higher level of abstraction than is usually possible. The language appears well suited
Apoptosis: a Basic Biological Phenomenon with Wide-ranging Implications in Tissue Kinetics
- Br. J. Cancer
, 1972
"... Summary.-The term apoptosis is proposed for a hitherto little recognized mechanism of controlled cell deletion, which appears to play a complementary but opposite role to mitosis in the regulation of animal cell populations. Its morphological features suggest that it is an active, inherently program ..."
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types of therapeutically induced tumour regression. It is implicated in both physiological involution and atrophy of various tissues and organs. It can also be triggered by noxious agents, both in the embryo and adult animal. IN recent years it has become widely recognized that spontaneous loss of cells
Enamel Dissolution: I. Effects of Various Agents
"... By comparing phosphorus loss from enamel windows during successive exposures in acetic acid buffer, measurements were made of the effects of a number of uncommon fluoride and nonfluoride compounds on enamel dissolution. Acidulated ytterbium chloride and the tetrafluorides of titanium, zirconium, and ..."
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By comparing phosphorus loss from enamel windows during successive exposures in acetic acid buffer, measurements were made of the effects of a number of uncommon fluoride and nonfluoride compounds on enamel dissolution. Acidulated ytterbium chloride and the tetrafluorides of titanium, zirconium, and hafnium gave much more lasting protection against the action of acid than did the fluorides commonly used for caries prophylaxis. Since the initial demonstration that sodium fluoride reduced the solubility of dental enamel ' and that its application to the teeth prevented caries,2 several investigators
WebWatcher: A Tour Guide for the World Wide Web
- PROCEEDINGS OF IJCAI97
, 1997
"... We explore the notion of a tour guide software agent for assisting users browsing the World Wide Web. A Web tour guide agent provides assistance similar to that provided by ahuman tour guide in a museum -- it guides the user along an appropriate path through the collection, based on its knowledge of ..."
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Cited by 359 (8 self)
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We explore the notion of a tour guide software agent for assisting users browsing the World Wide Web. A Web tour guide agent provides assistance similar to that provided by ahuman tour guide in a museum -- it guides the user along an appropriate path through the collection, based on its knowledge
A Calculus of Mobile Agents
, 1996
"... . We introduce a calculus for mobile agents and give its chemical semantics, with a precise definition for migration, failure, and failure detection. Various examples written in our calculus illustrate how to express remote executions, dynamic loading of remote resources and protocols with mobile ag ..."
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. We introduce a calculus for mobile agents and give its chemical semantics, with a precise definition for migration, failure, and failure detection. Various examples written in our calculus illustrate how to express remote executions, dynamic loading of remote resources and protocols with mobile
Comparison of the Promoting Effects of Various Agents in Induction of Preneoplastic Lesions in Rat Liver
"... The promoting activities of 29 compounds on induction of hyperplastic (neoplastic) liver nodules (HN) and the dose-dependent effects of tumor promoting agents were compared by using a shortterm test system developed in this laboratory. In tests on promoting activity, F344 rats were given a single do ..."
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The promoting activities of 29 compounds on induction of hyperplastic (neoplastic) liver nodules (HN) and the dose-dependent effects of tumor promoting agents were compared by using a shortterm test system developed in this laboratory. In tests on promoting activity, F344 rats were given a single
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