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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>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JDMSC-1828</article-id>
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        <article-title>Double captive domination number (DCDN)</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name>
            <surname>Alrikabi</surname>
            <given-names>Zainab Yasir</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Education for Girls, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Omran</surname>
            <given-names>Ahmed A.</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics, College of Education for Pure Science, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Al-Hwaeer</surname>
            <given-names>Hassan Jiad</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics and Computer Application, College of Sciences, University of Al-Nahrain, Baghdad, Iraq</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>27</volume>
      <issue>5</issue>
      <fpage>1467</fpage>
      <lpage>1471</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>26</day>
        <month>08</month>
        <year>2024</year>
      </pub-date>
      <abstract>
        <p>Throughout this work, a new definition of domination is presented which is called The Double Captive Domination Number (DCDS). Also, some of the properties of this definition are been proved. Especially, to some certain graphs and some operation of two graphs.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Double captive domination number</kwd>
        <kwd>Double captive dominating set</kwd>
        <kwd>Complement</kwd>
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