PURPOSE To evaluate the performance of support vector machine, multi-layer perceptron and radial basis function neural network as auxiliary tools to identify keratoconus from Orbscan II maps. METHODS A total of 318 maps were selected and classified into four categories: normal (n = 172), astigmatism (n = 89), keratoconus (n = 46) and photorefractive keratectomy (n = 11). For each map, 11 attr...

An integrated Neural Network and Gravitational Search Algorithm (HNNGSA) are used to solve Blasius differential equation. To aim this purpose, GSA technique is applied to train a multi-layer perceptron neural network, which is used as approximation solution of the Blasius differential equation. A trial solution of the differential equation is written as sum of two parts. The first part satisfie...

the use of neural networks methodology is not as common in the investigation and pre-diction noise as statistical analysis. the application of artificial neural networks for pre-diction of power tiller noise is set out in the present paper. the sound pressure signals for noise analysis were obtained in a field experiment using a 13-hp power tiller. during measurement and recording of the sound ...

Cox regression model serves as a statistical method for analyzing the survival data, which requires some options such as hazard proportionality. In recent decades, artificial neural network model has been increasingly applied to predict survival data. This research was conducted to compare Cox regression and artificial neural network models in prediction of kidney transplant survival. The prese...

This paper presents transient stability assessment of electrical power system using probabilistic neural network (PNN) and principle component analysis. Transient stability of a power system is first determined based on the generator relative rotor angles obtained from time domain simulation outputs. Simulations were carried out on the IEEE 9-bus test system considering three phase faults on th...

A hierarchical neural network model for the identiication of arbitrary contour shapes is presented. Tolerance towards translation, rotation and scaling is achieved far more cost-eeectively than for a fully connected multi-layer perceptron.

A functional relationship between two variables, applied mass to a weighing platform and estimated mass using Multi-Layer Perceptron Artificial Neural Networks is approximated by a linear function. Linear relationships and correlation rates are obtained which quantitatively verify that the Artificial Neural Network model is functioning satisfactorily. Estimated mass is achieved through recallin...

abstract erosion and sedimentation are the most complicated problems in hydrodynamic which are very important in water-related projects of arid and semi-arid basins. for this reason, the presence of suitable methods for good estimation of suspended sediment load of rivers is very valuable. solving hydrodynamic equations related to these phenomenons and access to a mathematical-conceptual model ...