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MATA: A Unified Approach for Composing UML Aspect Models Based on Graph Transformation

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MATA: A Unified Approach for Composing UML Aspect Models Based on Graph Transformation. / Whittle, Jon; Jayaraman, Praveen; Elkhodary, Ahmed et al.
In: Transactions on Aspect-Oriented Software Development, Vol. VI, No. 1, 2009, p. 191-237.

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Whittle, J, Jayaraman, P, Elkhodary, A, Moreira, A & Araújo, J 2009, 'MATA: A Unified Approach for Composing UML Aspect Models Based on Graph Transformation', Transactions on Aspect-Oriented Software Development, vol. VI, no. 1, pp. 191-237. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03764-1_6

APA

Whittle, J., Jayaraman, P., Elkhodary, A., Moreira, A., & Araújo, J. (2009). MATA: A Unified Approach for Composing UML Aspect Models Based on Graph Transformation. Transactions on Aspect-Oriented Software Development, VI(1), 191-237. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03764-1_6

Vancouver

Whittle J, Jayaraman P, Elkhodary A, Moreira A, Araújo J. MATA: A Unified Approach for Composing UML Aspect Models Based on Graph Transformation. Transactions on Aspect-Oriented Software Development. 2009;VI(1):191-237. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-03764-1_6

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Whittle, Jon ; Jayaraman, Praveen ; Elkhodary, Ahmed et al. / MATA: A Unified Approach for Composing UML Aspect Models Based on Graph Transformation. In: Transactions on Aspect-Oriented Software Development. 2009 ; Vol. VI, No. 1. pp. 191-237.

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