in this paper, the artificial neural network (ann) approach is applied for forecasting groundwater level fluctuation in aghili plain,southwest iran. an optimal design is completed for the two hidden layers with four different algorithms: gradient descent withmomentum (gdm), levenberg marquardt (lm), resilient back propagation (rp), and scaled conjugate gradient (scg). rain,evaporation, relative...

in this paper, the artificial neural network (ann) approach is applied for forecasting groundwater level fluctuation in aghili plain,southwest iran. an optimal design is completed for the two hidden layers with four different algorithms: gradient descent withmomentum (gdm), levenberg marquardt (lm), resilient back propagation (rp), and scaled conjugate gradient (scg). rain,evaporation, relative...

Retrieval of images based on low level visual features such as color, texture and shape have proven to have its own set of limitations under different conditions. As the number and size of image databases grows, accurate and efficient content-based image retrieval systems become increasingly important in business and in the everyday lives of people around the world. In this paper we describe a ...

Basic definitions concerning the multi-layer feed-forward neural networks are given. The back-propagation training algorithm is explained. Partial derivatives of the objective function with respect to the weight and threshold coefficients are derived. These derivatives are valuable for an adaptation process of the considered neural network. Training and generalisation of multi-layer feed-forwar...

At present, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have been considered as a promising alternative to conventional plastics due to their diverse variability in structure and rapid biodegradation. To ensure cost competitiveness in the market, thermoseparating aqueous two-phase extraction (ATPE) with the advantages of being mild and environmental-friendly was suggested as the primary isolation and purifica...

In this paper, we have designed and developed a technique for burning area identification using Intensity Hue Saturation (IHS) transformation and image segmentation. The process of identifying the burnt area in proposed technique consists of four steps such as: IHS transformation, object segmentation, identification of smoke area using Feed-Forward Neural Network (FFNN) and discovering burning ...

Evapotranspiration (ET) is a significant aspect of the hydrologic cycle, notably in irrigated agriculture. Direct approaches for estimating reference evapotranspiration (ET0) are either difficult or need large number inputs that not always available from meteorological stations. Over 6-year period (2006–2011), this study compares Feed Forward Neural Network (FFNN), Radial Basis Function (RBFNN)...

Neural network has good nonlinear function approximation ability. It can be widely used to identify the model of controlled plant. In this chapter, the theories of modeling uncertain plant by using two kinds of neural networks: feed-forward neural network and recurrent neural network are introduced. And two adaptive control strategies for robotic tracking control are developed. One is recurrent...

life style and life expectancy of inhabitants have been affected by the increase of particulate matter 10 micrometers or less in diameter (pm10) in cities and this is why maximum pm10 concentrations have received extensive attention. an early notice system for pm10 concentrations necessitates an accurate forecasting of the pollutant. in the current study an artificial neural network was used t...