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WASA: A workflow-based architecture to support scientific database applications

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Medeiros, C.B., Vossen, G., Weske, M. (1995). WASA: A workflow-based architecture to support scientific database applications. In: Revell, N., Tjoa, A.M. (eds) Database and Expert Systems Applications. DEXA 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 978. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0049154

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