Abstract: The objective of this paper is to enhance the swarm-based metaheuristic dandelion optimizer (DO) algorithm by incorporating various strategies to address early convergence and mitigate the ...

More than 100 years ago Hungarian-born mathematician George Pólya found himself trapped in a loop of social awkwardness. A professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, he enjoyed ...

The Financial Times recently published a comment from an anonymous major oil company executive vis-à-vis investment in Venezuela, “No one wants to go in there when a random fucking tweet can change ...

I’m not sure there’s a person in the world who could scroll past a short video of a man calmly letting a 20-foot python slither across a grassy park without stopping. The snake is enormous, thicker ...

Padre Island National Seashore is reducing volunteer patrols for the upcoming Kemp's ridley sea turtle nesting season. Volunteers and community members have expressed concern that fewer nests will be ...

A free program in Story County called Walk With Ease helps older adults improve balance and strength to prevent falls. Developed at Iowa State University, the six-week program includes stretching, ...

PADRE ISLAND, TX — Padre Island National Seashore has significantly reduced the number of volunteers allowed to search for Kemp's ridley sea turtle eggs, limiting field teams to just four volunteers ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - A local animal shelter is getting pets and people moving with a new weekly program designed to fit into lunch hours. The Roice-Hurst Humane Society is launching Pop Up ...

As the new year begins, mental health is top of mind for many, and experts say small, consistent habits, like exercise, can make a big difference. In Dallas, a free program is helping people get ...