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Semantic Web Services, Processes and Applications

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Engineering, University of Madeira, 9000-390, Funchal, Portugal

    Jorge Cardoso

  2. Large Scale Distributed Information Systems (LSDIS) Lab, University of Georgia, GA, USA

    Amit Sheth

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  2. Large Scale Distributed Information Systems (LSDIS) Lab Department of Computer Science, University of Georgia, 30602, Athens, GA, USA

    Amit P. Sheth

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Cardoso, J., Sheth, A. (2006). The Semantic Web and Its Applications. In: Cardoso, J., Sheth, A.P. (eds) Semantic Web Services, Processes and Applications. Semantic Web and Beyond, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34685-4_1

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