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A component-based middleware framework for configurable and reconfigurable Grid computing

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A component-based middleware framework for configurable and reconfigurable Grid computing. / Coulson, Geoff; Grace, Paul; Blair, Gordon et al.
In: Concurrency and computation-Practice & experience, Vol. 18, No. 8, 07.2006, p. 865-874.

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Coulson, G, Grace, P, Blair, G, Cai, W, Cooper, C, Duce, D, Mathy, L, Yeung, WK, Porter, B, Sagar, M & Li, W 2006, 'A component-based middleware framework for configurable and reconfigurable Grid computing', Concurrency and computation-Practice & experience, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 865-874. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.981

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Coulson, G., Grace, P., Blair, G., Cai, W., Cooper, C., Duce, D., Mathy, L., Yeung, W. K., Porter, B., Sagar, M., & Li, W. (2006). A component-based middleware framework for configurable and reconfigurable Grid computing. Concurrency and computation-Practice & experience, 18(8), 865-874. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.981

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Coulson G, Grace P, Blair G, Cai W, Cooper C, Duce D et al. A component-based middleware framework for configurable and reconfigurable Grid computing. Concurrency and computation-Practice & experience. 2006 Jul;18(8):865-874. doi: 10.1002/cpe.981

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Coulson, Geoff ; Grace, Paul ; Blair, Gordon et al. / A component-based middleware framework for configurable and reconfigurable Grid computing. In: Concurrency and computation-Practice & experience. 2006 ; Vol. 18, No. 8. pp. 865-874.

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