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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-discrete-mathematical-sciences-and-cryptography</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography</journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0065</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0529</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JDMSC-1882</article-id>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Enhancing digital information concealment through DWT-based coefficient alteration and steganographic technique</article-title>
      </title-group>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name>
            <surname>Singh</surname>
            <given-names>Juhi</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303007, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Singh</surname>
            <given-names>Arun Kumar</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Amity University, Gurugram, Haryana, 122413, India</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>27</volume>
      <issue>2-A</issue>
      <fpage>283</fpage>
      <lpage>292</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>06</day>
        <month>04</month>
        <year>2024</year>
      </pub-date>
      <abstract>
        <p>Concealing information within digital images, blending the realms of art and science, has gained heightened significance in contemporary society. As a substantial amount of personal data is readily available on the world wide web in various formats, including text, still-images, and videos, safeguarding this information becomes imperative. This study explores data hiding through the alteration of coefficients using a DWT. Employing the Data Hiding in the Frequency Domain proves to be more advantageous compared to methods in the other domain. The scaling factor emerges as a pivotal parameter, exerting a substantial influence on key performance metrics. The suggested approach enhances the confidentiality, invisibility, and robustness of concealed data by integrating it within the Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) coefficients.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Steganography</kwd>
        <kwd>Frequency domain</kwd>
        <kwd>Steganalysis</kwd>
        <kwd>Gaussian noise</kwd>
        <kwd>SSIM</kwd>
        <kwd>Data hiding</kwd>
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