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        <journal-title> Journal of Statistics and Management Systems</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0014</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0510</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JSMS-29-9-Foreword</article-id>
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        <article-title>Special Issue on Sustainability, Inclusiveness and Social Entrepreneurship</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Panigrahi</surname>
            <given-names>Tushar</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Finance &amp; Economics, Shanti Business School, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380058, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Sharma</surname>
            <given-names>Neha</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Management, Shanti Business School, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380058, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Phuyal</surname>
            <given-names>Ram Kumar</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Economics, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, 44618, Nepal</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Chaudhary</surname>
            <given-names>Bhupendra</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Quantum Force Inc., San Francisco, California, 94085, U.S.A.</aff>
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      <volume>29</volume>
      <issue>9</issue>
      <fpage>1</fpage>
      <lpage>6</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>30</day>
        <month>09</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
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        <p>This special issue titled “Advances in Computational Security and Cryptographic Technologies through Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Multimedia Analytics” presents a collection of high-quality research contributions that explore the convergence of discrete mathematics, graph theory, cryptography, artificial intelligence, machine learning, multimedia analytics, and modern communication networks. The issue highlights the growing importance of mathematical foundations in addressing evolving cybersecurity challenges across next-generation digital infrastructures.</p>
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