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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-discrete-mathematical-sciences-and-cryptography</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0065</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0529</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JDMSC-2457</article-id>
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        <article-title>Fuzzy computational analysis of the backbone DNA network using fuzzy topological indices</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Ali</surname>
            <given-names>Muhammad  Asad</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics, School of Mathematics, Minhaj University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Diompy</surname>
            <given-names>Mankagna  Albert</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, 5005, Senegal</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Patil</surname>
            <given-names>Shobha  Veerangouda</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics, KLE Dr. M. S. Sheshgiri College of Engineering and Technology, Belagavi, Karnataka, 590001, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Sardar</surname>
            <given-names>Muhammad  Shoaib</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Idrees</surname>
            <given-names>Muhammad</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics, University of Education, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Farahani</surname>
            <given-names>Mohammad  Reza</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>School of Mathematics and Computer Science, Iran University of Science &amp; Technology (IUST), Narmak, Tehran, 16844, Iran</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Alaeiyan</surname>
            <given-names>Mehdi</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>School of Mathematics and Computer Science, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Narmak, Tehran, 16844, Iran</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Vahidi</surname>
            <given-names>Javad</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>School of Mathematics and Computer Science, Iran University of Science &amp; Technology (IUST), Narmak, 16844, Tehran, Iran</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Jafari</surname>
            <given-names>Saeid</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics, College of Vestsjaelland South, Herrestarede 11, Slagelse, 4200, Denmark</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Cancan</surname>
            <given-names>Murat</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Education, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, 65090, Turkey</aff>
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      <fpage>1</fpage>
      <lpage>12</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>04</day>
        <month>09</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <abstract>
        <p>Fuzzy topological indices have a significant impact and are gaining attention due to their multiple applications in various scientific domains and daily life fields. These indices have also been thoroughly investigated in fuzzy contexts or fuzzy graphs. A topological index is a single numerical parameter associated with the structure of graphs or networks that contains information to characterize the network’s attributes as well as mathematical modelling. These indices have practical applications in a wide range of fields, including ecology, social networks, multi-criteria decision-making systems and neural networks. Due to these several applications topological indices are needed to define fuzzy graphs or networks. By modeling DNA molecular structure as a fuzzy graph where vertices represent atoms and edges are bonds with probabilistic membership values, we establish quantitative descriptors that capture the inherent uncertainties in bio-molecular interactions. We introduced the notation of several fuzzy topological indices, such as the first and second fuzzy Zagreb indices, the harmonic fuzzy Zagreb index and the randic fuzzy Zagreb index of the fuzzy backbone DNA network, in this work.</p>
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