Floods are frequent hydro-meteorological hazards which cause losses in many parts of the world.In hilly and mountainous environments, floods often contain sediments which are derived from mass movements and soil erosion.The deposited sediments cause significant direct damage, and indirect costs of clean-up and sediment removal.The quantification of

Aging is a complex, yet pervasive phenomenon in biology.As human cells steadily succumb to the deteriorating effects of aging, so too comes a host of age-related ailments such as neurodegenerative disorders, cardiovascular disease and cancer.Therefore, elucidation of the molecular networks that drive aging is of paramount importance to human health

Global optimization for nonlinear function is a challenging issue.In this paper, an improved monarch butterfly algorithm based on local search and differential evolution is proposed.Local search strategy is first embedded into original monarch butterfly optimization to enhance Leather Long Wallet the searching capability.Then, differential evolutio

BackgroundThe resources of West African mental health care systems are severely constrained, which contributes to significant unmet mental health needs.Consequently, people with psychiatric conditions often receive care from traditional and faith healers.Healers may use practices that constitute human rights violations, such as flogging, caging, fo