The flower pollination algorithm (FPA) is a nature-inspired optimization algorithm that mimics the pollination behaviour of flowering plants. Despite the promising performance of FPA in solving single objective optimization problems, its convergence still poses challenges in practice. This study...

We re-examine the Systemic Cycles of Accumulation (SCA) of Arrighi (2010) and Arrighi and Silver (1999) which provide a framework for the analysis of the cyclical patterns of geographical expansion of trade and production and the related shifts of hegemonic power within the world capitalist...

A.A. Walters developed a traffic theory that is still adopted by many countries to solve congestion. To justify his theory, he claimed that it reflects the supply and demand of traffic. This paper shows that his supply-demand model is unstable and disastrous

In this study, I apply a bibliometric analysis paired with a subsequent snowball sampling procedure. Moreover, I display a full citation network analysis, outlining the most relevant publications and contributions, defining relevant measures and show the interconnectivities and gaps within the...

Complex systems derive sophisticated behavioural dynamics by connecting individual component dynamics via a complex network. The resilience of complex systems is a critical ability to regain desirable behaviour after perturbations. In the past years our understanding of large-scale networked...

The localization of energy on chaotic discrete breathers (DBs) arising in a two-dimensional triangular lattice due to the modulation instability of delocalized nonlinear vibrational modes (DNVMs) is analyzed. Three DNVMs with frequencies above the phonon band and demonstrating hard-type...