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MOPOA: A New Multi-Objective Pufferfish Optimization Algorithm

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|Mar 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fcds-2026-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2300-3405 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6356
Language: English
Page range: 139 - 170
Submitted on: Jun 10, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 23, 2025
Published on: Mar 17, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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