multi-expression programming (MEP) encodes multiple genes through linear representation and is a widely useful technique for tangible applications like classification, symbolic regression and digital circuit designing...
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(纸本)9781728124858
multi-expression programming (MEP) encodes multiple genes through linear representation and is a widely useful technique for tangible applications like classification, symbolic regression and digital circuit designing. MEP uses only two genetic operators (mutation, crossover) to explore the search space and exploit genetic materials. However, after going through multiple generations and due to its naturally inspired fitness-based selection procedure, MEP significantly reduces genetic diversity in the population and ultimately produces homogeneous individuals;hence, leading to poor convergence and an ultimate fall into the local minimum. Gene-permutation, the newly proposed Probabilistic Genetic Operator, breakouts the homogeneity by rearranging and inducing new genetic materials in the individuals which in turn maintains the healthy genetic diversity in the population. Moreover, it also assists other genetic operators to produce more effective chromosomes and fully explore the search space. The experiments point out that Gene-permutation improves training efficiency as well as reduces test errors on several well-known symbolic regression problems.
Supplier evaluation and selection is a complicated process which deals with conflicting attributes such as quality, cost. To mitigate the computational complexity, intelligent-based techniques have gained much popular...
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Supplier evaluation and selection is a complicated process which deals with conflicting attributes such as quality, cost. To mitigate the computational complexity, intelligent-based techniques have gained much popularity. But the main shortcoming of the existing models in this regard is to be a black box system. In this paper, we aim to combine analytical hierarchy process with multi-expression programming to both introduce a new evolutionary approach in the field of supplier evaluation and selection and cope with the earlier problem. To show the validity of the model, statistical test was carried out. The finding showed that the proposed model is accurate and acceptable for using in the evaluation process.
Despite many years of research, breast cancer detection is still a difficult, but very important problem to be solved. An automatic diagnosis system could establish whether a mammography presents tumours or belongs to...
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Despite many years of research, breast cancer detection is still a difficult, but very important problem to be solved. An automatic diagnosis system could establish whether a mammography presents tumours or belongs to a healthy patient and could offer, in this way, a second opinion to a radiologist that tries to establish a diagnosis. We therefore propose a system that could contribute to lowering both the costs and the work of an imaging diagnosis centre of breast cancer and in addition to increase the trust level in that diagnosis. We present a multi-objective evolutionary approach based on multi-expression programming-a linear Genetic programming method-that could classify a mammogram starting from a raw image of the breast. The processed images are represented through Histogram of Oriented Gradients and Kernel Descriptors since these image features have been reported as being very efficient in the image recognition scientific community and they have not been applied to mammograms before. Numerical experiments are performed on freely available datasets consisting of normal and abnormal film-based and digital mammograms and show the efficiency of the proposed decision support system.
MEP is a variant of genetic program applied to solve the symbol regression and classification problems. It can encode multiple solutions of a problem in a single chromosome. However, when the ratio of genes reuse is l...
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(纸本)9783319422947;9783319422930
MEP is a variant of genetic program applied to solve the symbol regression and classification problems. It can encode multiple solutions of a problem in a single chromosome. However, when the ratio of genes reuse is low, it may not get a high accuracy result within limited iterations and may fall into the trap of local optimum. Therefore, we proposed a novel genetic evolutionary algorithm named MREP (multi-reference expressionprogramming). The MREP chromosome is encoded in a two-dimensional structure and each gene in one chromosome can refer other sub-layer's gene randomly. The main contribution can be described as follows: Firstly, a novel chromosome encoding scheme is proposed based on a two-dimensional structure. Secondly, two different cross-layer reference strategies are designed to enhance the code reuse of genes located at different layers in one chromosome. Two groups experiments were conducted on eight symbol regression functions. The statistical results reveal that the MREP performs better than the compared algorithms and can solve the symbol regression functions problem efficiently.
Plastic waste (PW) has emerged as a global environmental concern due to its detrimental impact on ecosystems and human health. Traditional concrete heavily relies on natural aggregates like sand, gravel, and crushed s...
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Plastic waste (PW) has emerged as a global environmental concern due to its detrimental impact on ecosystems and human health. Traditional concrete heavily relies on natural aggregates like sand, gravel, and crushed stone, whose extraction leads to environmental degradation, including habitat destruction and resource depletion. Recently, the use of PW in concrete has gained attention as a sustainable alternative to these conventional aggregates. By incorporating PW as a partial replacement for natural aggregates, the construction industry can reduce its reliance on finite resources while also addressing the issue of PW. However, despite its potential environmental benefits, the incorporation of PW into concrete has primarily been explored through experimental studies, which are often time-consuming and resource-intensive. Therefore, this study aims to optimize the utilization of waste plastic in concrete through machine learning (ML) techniques, specifically multi-expression programming (MEP) and Gene expressionprogramming (GEP). A comprehensive literature review was conducted to compile a database for evaluating the compressive strength (CS) and tensile strength (TS) of PW concrete. The most influential parameters, such as plastic (P), gravel (G), water (W), cement (C), sand (S), and age (A), were considered as inputs in the models' development. The models developed were thoroughly evaluated using multiple statistical measures. Additionally, sensitivity analysis was conducted to discern and highlight influential factors that have a significant impact on the predicted outcomes. The findings indicate that both MEP (CS_R-2 = 0.88, and TS_R-2 = 0.89) and GEP (CS_R-2 = 0.87, and TS_R-2 = 0.88) models performed well, with MEP demonstrating slightly superior performance. Sensitivity analysis highlights the significant influence of cement (25.63 % and 24.53 %) and plastic (22.4 % and 23.44 %) on concrete strength properties. Furthermore, the equations provided by GEP and
There has been considerable interest in predicting the properties of nitro-energetic materials to improve their performance. Not to mention insightful physical knowledge, computational-aided molecular studies can expe...
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There has been considerable interest in predicting the properties of nitro-energetic materials to improve their performance. Not to mention insightful physical knowledge, computational-aided molecular studies can expedite the synthesis of novel energetic materials through cost reduction labours and risky experimental tests. In this paper, quantitative structureproperty relationship based on multi-expression programming employed to correlate the formation enthalpies of frequently used nitro-energetic materials with their molecular properties. The simple yet accurate obtained model is able to correlate the formation enthalpies of nitro-energetic materials to their molecular structure with the accuracy comparable to experimental precision.
Waste foundry sand (WFS), a by-product of the casting industry, is a potential material that may be employed as a substitute for fine aggregate in concrete. In the present study, gene expressionprogramming (GEP) and ...
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Waste foundry sand (WFS), a by-product of the casting industry, is a potential material that may be employed as a substitute for fine aggregate in concrete. In the present study, gene expressionprogramming (GEP) and multi-expression programming (MEP) are used to generate predictive models for the split tensile strength (STS) and elastic modulus (E) of waste foundry sand concrete (WFSC). Therefore, a comprehensive database was collected that contains 146 and 242 values of E and STS, respectively. Seven different variables were chosen as input for the development of the ML-based models. The reliability and accuracy of the proposed model were evaluated by using various statistical indicators. Given the performance assessment, both GEP and MEP accurately predict the E with a correlation of 0.994 and 0.996, respectively. However, GEP performance was much superior in predicting STS (R 1/4 0.987) as compared to the MEP model (R 1/4 0.892). The integrated statistical performance (r, OF) of both models approaches zero, indicating the excellent performance and generalization potential of the developed models. For the interpretation of machine learning (ML) models, Shapley additive explanation (SHAP) was used to know about the input variables' importance and influence on the output parameter. The SHAP analysis revealed that a higher ratio of FA/TA results in the enhancement of the elastic modulus, whereas CA/C higher ratio is favorably influencing the split tensile strength up to some extent, however, this trend changes when the ratio is further increased. These soft computing prediction techniques can incentivize the use of WFS in sustainable concrete, reducing waste disposal and promoting environment-friendly construction. Furthermore, it is recommended that the findings of this study be validated with more extensive data sets and that other ML techniques be investigated. & COPY;2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY li
The transition of a material from macro- to Nano-scale brings about significant changes in electron conductivity, optical absorption, mechanical properties, chemical reactivity, and surface morphology. These changes p...
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The transition of a material from macro- to Nano-scale brings about significant changes in electron conductivity, optical absorption, mechanical properties, chemical reactivity, and surface morphology. These changes present opportunities for creating innovative composite mixtures. As there is a growing need for improved infrastructure, it becomes crucial to develop new, high-performance materials. To enhance the performance of concrete mixtures, various methods have been explored, including the utilization of nanoparticles (NPs). Incorporating NPs aims to improve the fresh and mechanical properties of self-compacting concrete (SCC) while also enhancing the permeability and absorption capacity of the composite by introducing extremely fine particles to fill micro-pores and voids. Numerous initiatives have been implemented to explore the mechanical characteristics of SCC. Typically, compressive strength (CS) serves as a crucial mechanical parameter for assessing concrete quality. Conventional methods for determining SCC's CS are costly, time-intensive, and restrictive due to the intricate interplay of various mixing proportions and curing processes. Thus, this investigation employs machine learning techniques, including artificial neural network (ANN), multi-expression programming (MEP), full quadratic (FQ), and linear regression (LR), to predict self-compacting mortar's CS. Approximately 292 CS values from the literature were extracted and analyzed to facilitate model development. Six influential variables were used as input parameters and one as an output during the modeling process. Four statistical metrics gauged model performance, and sensitivity analysis was conducted. Results indicate that the ANN model outperformed other models in predicting self-compacting mortar's CS. Meanwhile, the water-to-binder ratio, nanoparticle dosage, and concrete age significantly influence self-compacting mortar's CS.
The parameters of the soil water characteristic curve (SWCC) play a pivotal role in the examination of unsaturated soil behavior. This study employs three machine learning models-random forest (RF), extreme gradient b...
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The parameters of the soil water characteristic curve (SWCC) play a pivotal role in the examination of unsaturated soil behavior. This study employs three machine learning models-random forest (RF), extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), and multiexpressionprogramming (MEP)-to predict the SWCC using key soil properties. Among them, the RF model demonstrated the most robust performance in SWCC prediction. The Shapley Additive Explanation (SHAP) analysis further reveals that suction is the most influential factor affecting SWCC predictions, with other input parameters also contributing significantly. Additionally, the MEP model offers a straightforward expression for SWCC estimation and, thus, proved practical for predicting embankment responses and exhibited superior accuracy over traditional methods, such as the Arya and Paris model (ACAP). For a precise assessment of the hydromechanical response of the embankment subjected to infiltration, an increase in pore pressure is observed when employing the MEP model compared to the ACAP model for fine-grained soils. The findings emphasize the potential of RF and MEP in enhancing SWCC prediction and their practical implications for soil engineering applications.
Data quality is a crucial aspect to accurately predict the energy use of buildings utilizing machine learning methods. Data preprocessing can ensure data quality when a database does not match the criteria for evolvin...
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Data quality is a crucial aspect to accurately predict the energy use of buildings utilizing machine learning methods. Data preprocessing can ensure data quality when a database does not match the criteria for evolving a robust prediction model. Regarding phase change material (PCM)-incorporated buildings, there was no study before this research evaluating the impact of data preprocessing for establishing a robust machine learning based model to forecast their energy consumption (EC). Therefore, for the first time, this research presents an application of the data preprocessing process to compare the results of the formulated multi-expression programming (MEP)-based prediction model's accuracy for predicting the EC of PCM-integrated buildings using processed with actual databases. Data cleaning, outlier detection and removal, and data smoothing were performed on the actual EC database during the data preprocessing process. Results of model evaluation and validation processes for the articulated prediction models showed that the data preprocessing improved the MEP-based prediction model by 33 % to predict the EC precisely. Conclusively, model interpretability (sensitivity, parametric, and energy saving analysis) demonstrated that the developed more reliable prediction model provides energy savings of approximately 20 % by integrating optimum PCM.
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