In this paper, a novel approach for the estimation of global solar irradiance is proposed based on a combination of empirical correlation and ant colony optimization. Empirical correlation has been used to estimate monthly average of daily global solar irradiance on a horizontal surface. The Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm has been applied as a swarm-intelligence technique to tune the c...

【Objective】 In order to quantify the yield formation of protected tomato, 【Method】 the field experiments on varieties and fertilizer were conducted in 2009 and 2010, and cultivars: (B1) American mole 1 (early maturing), (B2) Chaoshijifanqiedawang (late maturing), and (B3) American 903 (medium maturing) were adopted; The models of dry matter production and yield formation for protected tomato we...

one of the new techniques applied in the drying process of food stuffs that can increase the drying rate, enhanced the product quality, and while decresing the costs of processing is an application of infrared radiational energy. in this study the thin layer drying process of button mushroom was modeled through an infrared applied drying method. drying experiments with sliced samples of button ...

abstract cation exchange capacity (cec) is an important characteristic of soil in terms of nutrient and water holding capacities and contamination management. measurement of cec is laborious and time-consuming. therefore, cec estimation through other easily - measured properties is desirable. in this study, ptfs for estimation of cation exchange capacity from basic soil properties such as parti...

drying characteristics of green pea (pisum satium) with an initial moisture content of 76% (db) was studied in a fluidized bed dryer assisted by microwave heating. four drying air temperatures (30, 40, 50 and 60ºc) and five microwave powers (180, 360, 540, 720 and 900w) were adopted. several experiments were conducted to obtain data for sample moisture content versus drying time. the results sh...

The ability to estimate surface energy fluxes using remote sensing methods has enabled the determination of evapotranspiration over a large area with less cost. Several models that employ the energy balance method have been developed. The model discussed in this paper is the Mapping Evapotranspiration at high Resolution with Internalized Calibration (METRIC). It estimates net radiation (Rn), so...

in order to decrease the risks associated with the management of urban watersheds, the use of proper methods is an essential task to estimate the runoff with a high degree of confidence. time of concentration is one of factors that impacts on peak discharge and runoff volume. the objective of this study is to select the best method among the empirical formulas for estimating the time of concent...

In this study, taking into account the Aksu Stream data, daily total precipitation (P) and mean flow (Q) values were using time lagged, 8 different Rainfall-Runoff models created runoff value estimated for future. The have been tried with methods performances compared process. Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, Neural Networks (ANN), Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) Heuristic Re...

Predictive data analysis and modeling involving machine learning techniques become challenging in presence of too many explanatory variables or features. Presence of too many features in machine learning is known to not only cause algorithms to slow down, but they can also lead to decrease in model prediction accuracy. This study involves housing dataset with 79 quantitative and qualitative fea...

Introduction: Hypothyroidism is one of the frequent side effects of radiotherapy of head and neck cancers, breast cancer, and Hodgkin's lymphoma. It is recommended to estimate the normal tissue complication probability of thyroid gland using radiobiological modeling during treatment planning. Moreover, the use of artificial neural network is also proposed as a new method for t...