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On the performance of reflective systems software. / Coulson, G ; Blair, G ; Grace, P .
Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference. ed. / H Hassanein; RL Oliver; GG Richard. NEW YORK: IEEE, 2004. p. 763-769.

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Coulson, G, Blair, G & Grace, P 2004, On the performance of reflective systems software. in H Hassanein, RL Oliver & GG Richard (eds), Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference. IEEE, NEW YORK, pp. 763-769, 23rd IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference (IPCCC 2004), Phoenix, 15/04/04. https://doi.org/10.1109/PCCC.2004.1395177

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Coulson, G., Blair, G., & Grace, P. (2004). On the performance of reflective systems software. In H. Hassanein, RL. Oliver, & GG. Richard (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference (pp. 763-769). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/PCCC.2004.1395177

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Coulson G, Blair G, Grace P. On the performance of reflective systems software. In Hassanein H, Oliver RL, Richard GG, editors, Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference. NEW YORK: IEEE. 2004. p. 763-769 doi: 10.1109/PCCC.2004.1395177

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Coulson, G ; Blair, G ; Grace, P . / On the performance of reflective systems software. Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference. editor / H Hassanein ; RL Oliver ; GG Richard. NEW YORK : IEEE, 2004. pp. 763-769

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