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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-interdisciplinary-mathematics</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Interdisciplinary Mathematics</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-012X</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0502</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JIM-2287</article-id>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Sufficient conditions for the oscillation of solutions of third-order neutral difference equations with alternating coefficients</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Mohi</surname>
            <given-names>Hala Majid</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name>
            <surname>Mushtt</surname>
            <given-names>Intidhar Zamil</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics, College of Education, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Salman</surname>
            <given-names>Maysaa Zaki</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics, College of Education, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Mohamad</surname>
            <given-names>Hussain Ali</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics, College of Science of Women, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>29</volume>
      <issue>5-A</issue>
      <fpage>1085</fpage>
      <lpage>1090</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>27</day>
        <month>06</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <abstract>
        <p>This study deals with 3rd-order difference equations with alternating coefficients (NDEAC) with a focus on studying the oscillatory properties of their solutions. An additional sufficient condition can be derived to ensure continuity for the oscillatory solution in equations. An applied example is presented to illustrate the theoretical result obtained.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Bounded</kwd>
        <kwd>Difference</kwd>
        <kwd>Alternating coefficients</kwd>
        <kwd>Oscillation property</kwd>
        <kwd>Third order</kwd>
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