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How and when to deploy error prone sensors in support of the maintenance of two-phase systems with ageing

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How and when to deploy error prone sensors in support of the maintenance of two-phase systems with ageing. / MacPherson, Andrew; Glazebrook, Kevin.
In: IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Vol. 63, No. 1, 03.2014, p. 118-133.

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MacPherson, A & Glazebrook, K 2014, 'How and when to deploy error prone sensors in support of the maintenance of two-phase systems with ageing', IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 118-133. https://doi.org/10.1109/TR.2014.2299638

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MacPherson, A., & Glazebrook, K. (2014). How and when to deploy error prone sensors in support of the maintenance of two-phase systems with ageing. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 63(1), 118-133. https://doi.org/10.1109/TR.2014.2299638

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MacPherson A, Glazebrook K. How and when to deploy error prone sensors in support of the maintenance of two-phase systems with ageing. IEEE Transactions on Reliability. 2014 Mar;63(1):118-133. doi: 10.1109/TR.2014.2299638

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MacPherson, Andrew ; Glazebrook, Kevin. / How and when to deploy error prone sensors in support of the maintenance of two-phase systems with ageing. In: IEEE Transactions on Reliability. 2014 ; Vol. 63, No. 1. pp. 118-133.

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