This paper investigates the ability of several alternate models of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to predict the probability of occurrence of Hypertension (HT) in a mixed patient population. To do this a two-layer feed-forward neural network with 13 inputs and 1 output was created with a single hidden layer . Different types of networks structures, such as NEWFF (feed-forward back propagation ...

production of highly viscous tar sand bitumen using steam assisted gravity drainage (sagd) with a pair of horizontal wells has advantages over conventional steam flooding. this paper explores the use of artificial neural networks (anns) as an alternative to the traditional sagd simulation approach. feed forward, multi-layered neural network meta-models are trained through the back-error-propaga...

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...

an Artificial Neural Network classifier is a nonparametric classifier. It does not need any priori knowledge regarding the statistical distribution of the class in a giver selected data Source. While, neural network can be trained to distinguish the criteria used to classify easily in a generalized manner that allows successful classification the newly arrived inputs not used during training. T...

This paper proposes an alternating back-propagation algorithm for learning the generator network model. The model is a nonlinear generalization of factor analysis. In this model, the mapping from the continuous latent factors to the observed signal is parametrized by a convolutional neural network. The alternating back-propagation algorithm iterates the following two steps: (1) Inferential back...

This paper is an attempt to assess the potential and usefulness of ANN based modeling for evaporation prediction from a reservoir, where in classical and empirical equations failed to predict the evaporation accurately. The meteorological data set of daily pan evaporation, temperature, solar radiation, relative humidity, wind speed is used in this study. The performance of feed forward back pro...