Abstract Batteries This study suggests a new nature-inspired metaheuristic optimization algorithm called the red-tailed hawk algorithm (RTH).As a predator, the red-tailed hawk has a hunting strategy from detecting the prey until the swoop stage.There are three stages during the hunting process.In the high soaring stage, the red-tailed hawk explores
Communities worldwide are increasingly affected by natural hazards such as floods, droughts, wildfires and storm-waves.However, the causes of these increases remain underexplored, often attributed to climate changes or changes in the patterns of human exposure.This paper aims to quantify the effect of climate change, as well as land cover change, o
Douglas D Murdoch Department of Psychology, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, Canada Abstract: Psychological literacy is the ethical application of psychological skills and knowledge.This could benefit individuals in their personal, occupational, and civic lives and subsequently benefit society as a whole.We know that psychology has a wide-rangi
We argue that the alternative hypotheses about cross-country convergence dynamics, namely the Conditional Convergence Hypothesis, Absolute Convergence Hypothesis, and Club Convergence hypothesis, build upon different modelling choices and answer different empirical questions.Hence, results favoring one hypothesis are not necessarily evidence agains
The instruments used anti-poverty-wise by governments and authorities in a direct manner are restricted to the economic tools such as the minimum wage system or the unemployment benefits.Although these instruments have a beneficial effect in the majority of cases, the abuse or misuse of said mechanisms can and would generate the exact opposite effe