Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1-Edge contraction: Total vertex stress and confluence number Subject The topic of the resource confluence number; edge contraction; total vertex stress Description An account of the resource This paper introduces certain relations between 1-edge contraction and the total vertex stress and the confluence number of a graph. A main result states that if a graph G with ?(G) = k ? 2 has an edge vivj and a ?-set CG such that vi, vj ? CG then, ?(G/vivj) = k ? 1. In general, either S(G/ei) ? S(G/ej) or S(G/ej) ? S(G/ei) is true. This observation leads to an investigation into the question: for which edge(s) ei will S(G/ei) = max{S(G/ej): ej ? E(G)} and for which edge(s) will S(G/ej) = min{S(G/e`): e` ? E(G)}? 2024 Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shiny J.; Kok J. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Communications in Combinatorics and Optimization, Vol-9, No. 3, pp. 527-538. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.22049/CCO.2023.27338.1238" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.22049/CCO.2023.27338.1238</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85194894716&amp;doi=10.22049%2FCCO.2023.27338.1238&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=5b3113e26a7625de5abee016d714c01b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85194894716&amp;doi=10.22049%2fCCO.2023.27338.1238&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=5b3113e26a7625de5abee016d714c01b</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 25382128 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Shiny J., Mathematic Research Center, Mary Matha Arts and Science College, Kerala, Mananthavady, India; Kok J., City of Tshwane, South Africa, CHRIST (Deemed to be a University), Bangalore, India