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369P4-Endokrinologie – Kybernetische Perspektiven eines neuen AnsatzesLeibniz Online 54. 2024.Endocrine diseases convey far-reaching consequences for individual health, ranging from a reduced quality of life over an increased risk of serious secondary diseases to acutely life-threatening conditions. In recent decades, endocrinology has faced considerable progress, for example in molecular biological research, assay technology and therapeutic options. However, serious gaps remain open that prevent the derivation of a unified endocrine theory and the development of a predictive, preventive…Read more
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711Seit wenigen Jahren erfreuen sich in den Lebenswissenschaften mehrere Theorien eines immer weitergehenden Einflusses, die unter Etikettierungen wie Systembiologie, Netzwerktheorie oder Signalomics nur scheinbar unabhängige Herangehensweisen an komplexe Zusammenhänge darstellen. Navigation ist der übergreifende Gedanke, der so unterschiedliche Gebiete wie Regelungstheorie, Entscheidungstheorie und Systemwissenschaft verbindet. Navigation als Lage- und Kursbestimmung nebst den zugehörigen Signalve…Read more
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798Antagonistic Redundancy -- A Theory of Error-Correcting Information Transfer in OrganismsIn Robert Trappl (ed.), Cybernetics and Systems 2004, . pp. 225-30. 2004.Living organisms are exposed to numerous influencing factors. This holds also true for their infrastructures that are processing and transducing information like endocrine networks or nerval channels. Therefore, the ability to compensate for noise is crucial for survival. An efficient mechanism to neutralise disturbances is instantiated in form of parallel complementary communication channels exerting antagonistic effects at their common receivers. Different signal processing types share the abi…Read more
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1234The Quest for System-Theoretical Medicine in the COVID-19 EraFrontiers in Medicine 8 640974. 2021.Precision medicine and molecular systems medicine (MSM) are highly utilized and successful approaches to improve understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of many diseases from bench-to-bedside. Especially in the COVID-19 pandemic, molecular techniques and biotechnological innovation have proven to be of utmost importance for rapid developments in disease diagnostics and treatment, including DNA and RNA sequencing technology, treatment with drugs and natural products and vaccine development. The C…Read more
Johannes W. Dietrich
Ruhr University Bochum
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Ruhr University BochumMedical FacultyAssociate Professor