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A hybrid algorithm of grey wolf optimizer and harris hawks optimization for solving global optimization problems with improved convergence performance
The grey wolf optimizer is an effective and well-known meta-heuristic algorithm, but it also has the weaknesses of insufficient population diversity,...
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Convergence
Convergence generally refers to cross-disciplinary activities used to deal with a challenging problem. Driven by the metaphor of “The Perfect Storm”... -
A novel intelligent global harmony search algorithm based on improved search stability strategy
Harmony search (HS) is a new swarm intelligent algorithm inspired by the process of music improvisation. Over the past decade, HS algorithm has been...
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Oceanic mesoscale eddies as crucial drivers of global marine heatwaves
Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are prolonged extreme warm water events in the ocean, exerting devastating impacts on marine ecosystems. A comprehensive...
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Feedback between megathrust earthquake cycle and plate convergence
Over million years, convergence between the Nazca and South America tectonic plates results in Andean orogeny. Over decades/centuries, it fuels the...
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Topological network features determine convergence rate of distributed average algorithms
Gossip algorithms are message-passing schemes designed to compute averages and other global functions over networks through asynchronous and...
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Young people’s perceptions of the challenges and opportunities during the Mainland China–Hong Kong convergence
Since the handover of the sovereignty of Hong Kong from Britain to China in 1997, convergence between Mainland China and Hong Kong has gradually...
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Global-best brain storm optimization algorithm based on chaotic difference step and opposition-based learning
Recently, the following global-best strategy and discussion mechanism have been prevailing to solve the slow convergence and the low optimization...
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Enhanced gorilla troops optimizer powered by marine predator algorithm: global optimization and engineering design
This study presents an advanced metaheuristic approach termed the Enhanced Gorilla Troops Optimizer (EGTO), which builds upon the Marine Predators...
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Global dietary convergence from 1970 to 2010 altered inequality in agriculture, nutrition and health
Humans globally have similar nutritional needs but face large differences in natural resource endowments and local food production. This study...
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High-efficacy global optimization of antenna structures by means of simplex-based predictors
Design of modern antenna systems has become highly dependent on computational tools, especially full-wave electromagnetic (EM) simulation models. EM...
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Analysing the impact of digital technology diffusion on the efficiency and convergence process of the commercial banking industry of Pakistan
In a dynamic financial ecosystem, digitalisation is supporting banks in revam** their business processes to be more efficient, reducing costs,...
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Research on the coupling coordination characteristics and convergence of digital finance and regional sustainable development: evidence from Chinese city clusters
The study examines the digital finance (DF) and regional sustainable development (RSD) across 90 cities within six major city clusters in China over...
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A multi-strategy improved rime optimization algorithm for three-dimensional USV path planning and global optimization
The RIME optimization algorithm (RIME) represents an advanced optimization technique. However, it suffers from issues such as slow convergence speed...
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Does club convergence matter? Empirical evidence on inequality in the human development index among Indian states
The Human Development Index (HDI) is recognised as the most commonly used composite index to assess the socio-economic progress of a country. To...
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Do global innovation networks influence the status of global value chains? Based on a patent cooperation network perspective
Under the impact of economic globalization, the internationalization of production and trade has given rise to global value chains (GVCs) and global...
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Chaotic opposition learning with mirror reflection and worst individual disturbance grey wolf optimizer for continuous global numerical optimization
The effective meta-heuristic technique known as the grey wolf optimizer (GWO) has shown its proficiency. However, due to its reliance on the alpha...
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Convergence effect of the Belt and Road Initiative on income disparity: evidence from China
The international economic effects of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have received much attention, but few studies have focused on the impact of...
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Global diffusion of three road safety policies, 1964–2015
Global convergence of public policies has been regarded as a defining feature of the late twentieth century. This study explores the generalizability...
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Bias-corrected NESM3 global dataset for dynamical downscaling under 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming scenarios
Dynamical downscaling is vital for generating finer-scale climate projections. Recently, a set of simulations under four types of 1.5/2 °C global...