scholarly journals Artificial Neural Network Optimized with a Genetic Algorithm for Seasonal Groundwater Table Depth Prediction in Uttar Pradesh, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8932
Author(s):  
Kusum Pandey ◽  
Shiv Kumar ◽  
Anurag Malik ◽  
Alban Kuriqi

Accurate information about groundwater level prediction is crucial for effective planning and management of groundwater resources. In the present study, the Artificial Neural Network (ANN), optimized with a Genetic Algorithm (GA-ANN), was employed for seasonal groundwater table depth (GWTD) prediction in the area between the Ganga and Hindon rivers located in Uttar Pradesh State, India. A total of 18 models for both seasons (nine for the pre-monsoon and nine for the post-monsoon) have been formulated by using groundwater recharge (GWR), groundwater discharge (GWD), and previous groundwater level data from a 21-year period (1994–2014). The hybrid GA-ANN models’ predictive ability was evaluated against the traditional GA models based on statistical indicators and visual inspection. The results appraisal indicates that the hybrid GA-ANN models outperformed the GA models for predicting the seasonal GWTD in the study region. Overall, the hybrid GA-ANN-8 model with an 8-9-1 structure (i.e., 8: inputs, 9: neurons in the hidden layer, and 1: output) was nominated optimal for predicting the GWTD during pre- and post-monsoon seasons. Additionally, it was noted that the maximum number of input variables in the hybrid GA-ANN approach improved the prediction accuracy. In conclusion, the proposed hybrid GA-ANN model’s findings could be readily transferable or implemented in other parts of the world, specifically those with similar geology and hydrogeology conditions for sustainable planning and groundwater resources management.

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhonghui Thong ◽  
Jolena Ying Ying Tan ◽  
Eileen Shuzhen Loo ◽  
Yu Wei Phua ◽  
Xavier Liang Shun Chan ◽  
...  

AbstractRegression models are often used to predict age of an individual based on methylation patterns. Artificial neural network (ANN) however was recently shown to be more accurate for age prediction. Additionally, the impact of ethnicity and sex on our previous regression model have not been studied. Furthermore, there is currently no age prediction study investigating the lower limit of input DNA at the bisulfite treatment stage prior to pyrosequencing. Herein, we evaluated both regression and ANN models, and the impact of ethnicity and sex on age prediction for 333 local blood samples using three loci on the pyrosequencing platform. Subsequently, we trained a one locus-based ANN model to reduce the amount of DNA used. We demonstrated that the ANN model has a higher accuracy of age prediction than the regression model. Additionally, we showed that ethnicity did not affect age prediction among local Chinese, Malays and Indians. Although the predicted age of males were marginally overestimated, sex did not impact the accuracy of age prediction. Lastly, we present a one locus, dual CpG model using 25 ng of input DNA that is sufficient for forensic age prediction. In conclusion, the two ANN models validated would be useful for age prediction to provide forensic intelligence leads.


2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 003685042110311
Author(s):  
Kai Hu ◽  
Guangming Zhang ◽  
Wenyi Zhang

Sound quality (SQ) has become an important index to measure the competitiveness of motor products. To better evaluate and optimize SQ, a novelty SQ evaluation and prediction model of high-speed permanent magnet motor (HSPMM) with better accuracy is presented in this research. Six psychoacoustic parameters of A-weighted sound pressure level (ASPL), loudness, sharpness, roughness, fluctuation strength (FS), and perferred-frequency speech interference (PSIL) were adopted to objectively evaluate the SQ of HSPMM under multiple operating conditions and subjective evaluation was also conducted by the combination of semantic subdivision method and grade scoring method. The evaluation results show that the SQ is poor, which will have a certain impact on human psychology and physiology. The correlation between the objective evaluation parameters and the subjective scores is analyzed by coupling the subjective and objective evaluation results. The average error of multiple linear regression (MLR) model is 7.10%. It has good accuracy, but poor stability. In order to improve prediction accuracy, a new predicted model of radial basis function (RBF) artificial neural network was put forward based on genetic algorithm (GA) optimization. Compared with MLR, its average error rate is reduced by 3.16% and the standard deviation is reduced by 1.841. In addition, the weight of each objective parameter was analyzed. The new predicted model has a better accuracy. It can evaluate and optimize the SQ exactly. The research methods and conclusions of this paper can be extended to the evaluation, prediction, and optimization of SQ of other motors.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mehdi Arab ◽  
Abbas Yadollahi ◽  
Maliheh Eftekhari ◽  
Hamed Ahmadi ◽  
Mohammad Akbari ◽  
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