It is known from the scientific researches that artificial neural networks are alternatives of statistical methods such as regression analysis and classification in recent years. Since multi-layer backpropagation neur...
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It is known from the scientific researches that artificial neural networks are alternatives of statistical methods such as regression analysis and classification in recent years. Since multi-layer backpropagation neural network models are nonlinear, it is expected that the neural network models should make better classifications and predictions. The studies on this subject support that idea. In this study, a macro-economic problem on rescheduling or non-rescheduling of the countries' international debts is taken into account. Among the statistical methods, logistic and probit regression, and the different neural network backpropagation algorithms are applied and comparisons are made. Evaluations and suggestions are made depending on the results and different neural network architecture.
The prediction of clinical outcome of patients after breast cancer surgery plays an important role in medical tasks such as diagnosis and treatment planning. Survival estimations are currently performed by clinicians ...
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The prediction of clinical outcome of patients after breast cancer surgery plays an important role in medical tasks such as diagnosis and treatment planning. Survival estimations are currently performed by clinicians using non-numerical techniques. Artificial neural networks are shown to be a powerful tool for analyzing data sets where there are complicated nonlinear interactions between the input data and the information to be predicted. In this paper, a new estimation to set the maximum bound on prediction accuracy is presented, based on the approximation of the a posteriori probability of Bayes by feed-forward three-layer neural networks. This result is applied to different patients' follow-up time intervals, in order to obtain the best prediction accuracy for the correct classification probability of patient relapse after breast cancer surgery using clinical-pathological data (tumor size, patient age, menarchy age, etc.), which were obtained from the Medical Oncology Service of the Hospital Clinico Universitario of Malaga, Spain. Different network topologies and learning parameters are investigated to obtain the best prediction accuracy. The actual results show as, after training process, the final model is appropriate to make predictions about the relapse probability at different times of follow-up.
In a previous work, we indicated that Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) would be able to learn to compare fuzzy numbers as a real decision maker does. In this paper, we describe in detail the experiment that we have de...
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In a previous work, we indicated that Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) would be able to learn to compare fuzzy numbers as a real decision maker does. In this paper, we describe in detail the experiment that we have developed to that goal, and in which we have obtained good results. We apply this trained ANN to some decision problems with fuzzy environment, by means of the automatic ranking of the decision problem utilities, performed as trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. So, we use the trained ANN as a personal method to compare fuzzy numbers. We have trained a multilayer feedforward ANN with the criterions (to compare fuzzy numbers) of three people, each with different characteristic, using the backpropagation algorithm and different structures. Then we use this trained ANN to rank a set of fuzzy numbers which can be considered as utilities of decision problems with fuzzy environment, hence enabling us to make the best choice. Several examples are shown also.
Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have several applications;one of them is the prediction of biological activity. Here, ANNs were applied to a set of 32 compounds with anticancer activity assayed experimentally agains...
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Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have several applications;one of them is the prediction of biological activity. Here, ANNs were applied to a set of 32 compounds with anticancer activity assayed experimentally against two cancer cell lines (A2780 and T-47D). Using training and test sets, the obtained correlation coefficients between experimental and calculated values of activity, for A2780, were 0.804 and 0.829, respectively, and for T-47D, we got 0.820 for the training set and 0.927 for the test set. Comparing multiple linear regression and ANN models, the latter were better suited in establishing relationships between compounds' structure and their anticancer activity.
High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) images can capture the atomic-resolution details of the dynamically changing structure of nanomaterials. Here, we propose a new scheme and an improved reconstru...
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High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) images can capture the atomic-resolution details of the dynamically changing structure of nanomaterials. Here, we propose a new scheme and an improved reconstruction algorithm to reconstruct the exit wave function for each image in a focal series of HRTEM images to reveal structural changes. In this scheme, the wave reconstructed from the focal series of images is treated as the initial wave in the reconstruction process for each HRTEM image. Additionally, to suppress noise at the frequencies where the signal is weak due to the modulation of the lens transfer function, a weight factor is introduced in the improved reconstruction algorithm. The advantages of the new scheme and algorithms are validated by using the HRTEM images of a natural specimen and a single-layer molybdenum disulphide. This algorithm enables image resolution enhancement and lens aberration removal, while potentially allowing the visualisation of the structural evolution of nanostructures.
Artificial neural network (ANN) training is one of the major challenges in using a prediction model based on ANN. Gradient based algorithms are the most frequent training algorithms with several drawbacks. The aim of ...
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Artificial neural network (ANN) training is one of the major challenges in using a prediction model based on ANN. Gradient based algorithms are the most frequent training algorithms with several drawbacks. The aim of this paper is to present a method for training ANN. The ability of metaheuristics and greedy gradient based algorithms are combined to obtain a hybrid improved opposition based particle swarm optimization and a back propagation algorithm with the momentum term. Opposition based learning and random perturbation help population diversification during the iteration. Use of time-varying parameter improves the search ability of standard PSO, and constriction factor guarantees particles convergence. Since several contingent local minima conditions may happen in the weight space, a new cross validation method is proposed to prevent overfitting. Effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed method are compared with several other famous ANN training algorithms on the various benchmark problems. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A better approach for training a multi-layered feedforward network for pulse compression is presented. The Bayesian regularization technique used for training the network for pulse radar detection results in superior ...
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A better approach for training a multi-layered feedforward network for pulse compression is presented. The Bayesian regularization technique used for training the network for pulse radar detection results in superior performance in terms of signal-to-sidelobe ratio compared to the backpropagation algorithm. The presented method also has better range resolution performance in terms of resistance to lower input code magnitude ratios. 13-bit Barker code, 31-bit m-sequence and 63-bit m-sequence are used as the signal codes. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
In this paper, I present a method to determine and predict precisely the GPS satellite orbit by using a neural network. The neural network used in this paper is based on the BP (backpropagation) learning algorithm. Th...
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In this paper, I present a method to determine and predict precisely the GPS satellite orbit by using a neural network. The neural network used in this paper is based on the BP (backpropagation) learning algorithm. The BP algorithm is particularly attractive because it is H-infinity optimal. It is a robust algorithm in the sense that small disturbances and modeling errors lead to small estimation errors (For a non-robust algorithm, such as the classical maximum likelihood and least square methods, it is possible that small disturbances and modeling errors may result in large estimation errors). This is certainly the case for the estimation of the GPS satellite orbit because the satellite orbital model usually contains small disturbances and perturbations that are difficult to model. Currently, the simulation result shows that we can use the well-trained network to predict about six days' data and the orbital will can be within a meter. The result is compared with the classical polynomial interpolation method. It is believed that, if we extend the training time, the prediction period can be much longer.
Copper, zinc and iron concentrations were determined in "aguardiente de Cocuy de Penca" (Cocuy de Penca Firewater), a spirituous beverage very popular in the North-Western region of Venezuela, by flame atomi...
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Copper, zinc and iron concentrations were determined in "aguardiente de Cocuy de Penca" (Cocuy de Penca Firewater), a spirituous beverage very popular in the North-Western region of Venezuela, by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). These elements were selected for their presence can be traced to the (illegal) manufacturing process of the aforementioned beverages. Linear and quadratic discriminant analysis (QDA), and artificial neural networks (ANNs) trained with the backpropagation algorithm were employed for estimating if such beverages can be distinguished based on the concentrations of these elements in the final product, and whether it is possible to assess the geographic location of the manufacturers (Lara or Falcon states) and the presence or absence of sugar in the end product. A linear discriminant analysis (LDA) performed poorly, overall estimation and prediction rates being 51.7% and 50.0%, respectively. A QDA showed a slightly better overall performance, yet unsatisfactory (estimation: 79.2% prediction: 72.5%). Various ANNs, comprising a linear function (L) in the input layer, a sigmoid function (S) in the hidden layer(s) and a hyperbolic tangent function (T) in the output layer, were evaluated. Of the networks studied, the (3L:5S:7S:4T) gave the highest estimation (overall: 96.5%) and prediction rates (overall: 97.0%), demonstrating the superb performance of ANNs for classification purposes. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Combined open channel flow is encountered in many hydraulic engineering structures and processes, such as irrigation ditches and wastewater treatment facilities. Extensive experimental studies have conducted to invest...
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Combined open channel flow is encountered in many hydraulic engineering structures and processes, such as irrigation ditches and wastewater treatment facilities. Extensive experimental studies have conducted to investigate combined flow characteristics. Nevertheless, there is no simple relationship that can fully describe the velocity profiles in a turbulent flow. The artificial neural network (ANN) has great computational capability for solving various complex problems, such as function approximation. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the applicability of the ANN for simulating velocity profiles, velocity contours and estimating the discharges accordingly. The velocity profiles measured by an acoustic doppler velocimeter in the open channel of the Chihtan purification plant, Taipei, with different discharges at fixed measuring section and different depths are presented. The total number of data sets is 640 and the data sets are split into two subsets, i.e. training and validation sets. The backpropagation algorithm is used to construct the neural network. The results demonstrate that the velocity profiles can be modelled by the ANN, and the ANN constructed can nicely fit the velocity profiles and can precisely predict the discharges for the conditions investigated. Copyright (c) 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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