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Migration of existing software systems to mobile computing platforms: a systematic mapping study

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Migration of existing software systems to mobile computing platforms: a systematic mapping study. / Alseadoon, I.; Ahmad, A.; Alkhalil, A. et al.
In: FRONTIERS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, Vol. 15, No. 2, 152204, 30.04.2021.

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Alseadoon, I, Ahmad, A, Alkhalil, A & Sultan, K 2021, 'Migration of existing software systems to mobile computing platforms: a systematic mapping study', FRONTIERS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, vol. 15, no. 2, 152204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11704-019-8166-5

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Alseadoon, I., Ahmad, A., Alkhalil, A., & Sultan, K. (2021). Migration of existing software systems to mobile computing platforms: a systematic mapping study. FRONTIERS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, 15(2), Article 152204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11704-019-8166-5

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Alseadoon I, Ahmad A, Alkhalil A, Sultan K. Migration of existing software systems to mobile computing platforms: a systematic mapping study. FRONTIERS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE. 2021 Apr 30;15(2):152204. Epub 2020 Dec 4. doi: 10.1007/s11704-019-8166-5

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Alseadoon, I. ; Ahmad, A. ; Alkhalil, A. et al. / Migration of existing software systems to mobile computing platforms : a systematic mapping study. In: FRONTIERS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE. 2021 ; Vol. 15, No. 2.

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