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Framework for quiescence management in support of reconfigurable multi-threaded component-based systems

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Framework for quiescence management in support of reconfigurable multi-threaded component-based systems. / Pissias, P.; Coulson, G.
In: IET Software, Vol. 2, No. 4, 08.2008, p. 348-361.

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Pissias, P & Coulson, G 2008, 'Framework for quiescence management in support of reconfigurable multi-threaded component-based systems', IET Software, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 348-361. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-sen:20070046

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Pissias, P., & Coulson, G. (2008). Framework for quiescence management in support of reconfigurable multi-threaded component-based systems. IET Software, 2(4), 348-361. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-sen:20070046

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Pissias P, Coulson G. Framework for quiescence management in support of reconfigurable multi-threaded component-based systems. IET Software. 2008 Aug;2(4):348-361. doi: 10.1049/iet-sen:20070046

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Pissias, P. ; Coulson, G. / Framework for quiescence management in support of reconfigurable multi-threaded component-based systems. In: IET Software. 2008 ; Vol. 2, No. 4. pp. 348-361.

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