This paper describes the application of principal component analysis (PCA) and artificial neural network (ANN) to predict the air pollutant index (API) within the seven selected Malaysian air monitoring stations in th...This paper describes the application of principal component analysis (PCA) and artificial neural network (ANN) to predict the air pollutant index (API) within the seven selected Malaysian air monitoring stations in the southern region of Peninsular Malaysia based on seven years database (2005-2011). Feed-forward ANN was used as a prediction method. The feed-forward ANN analysis demonstrated that the rotated principal component scores (RPCs) were the best input parameters to predict API. From the 4 RPCs, only 10 (CO, O3, PM10, NO2, CH4, NmHC, THC, wind direction, humidity and ambient temp) out of 12 prediction variables were the most significant parameters to predict API. The results proved that the ANN method can be applied successfully as tools for decision making and problem solving for better atmospheric management.展开更多
Use of artificial neural networks has become a significant and an emerging research method due to its capability of capturing nonlinear behavior instead of conventional time series methods. Among them, feed forward ba...Use of artificial neural networks has become a significant and an emerging research method due to its capability of capturing nonlinear behavior instead of conventional time series methods. Among them, feed forward back propagation neural network (BPNN) is the widely used network topology for forecasting stock prices indices. In this study, we attempted to find the best network topology for one step ahead forecasting of All Share Price Index (ASPI), Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) by employing feed forward BPNN. The daily data including ASPI, All Share Total Return Index (ASTRI), Market Price Earnings Ratio (PER), and Market Price to Book Value (PBV) were collected from CSE over the period from January 2nd 2012 to March 20th 2014. The experiment is implemented by prioritizing the number of inputs, learning rate, number of hidden layer neurons, and the number of training sessions. Eight models were selected on basis of input data and the number of training sessions. Then the best model was used for forecasting next trading day ASPI value. Empirical result reveals that the proposed model can be used as an approximation method to obtain next day value. In addition, it showed that the number of inputs, number of hidden layer neurons and the training times are significant factors that can be affected to the accuracy of forecast value.展开更多
Background:Diabetes and hypertension are two of the commonest diseases in the world.As they unfavorably affect people of different age groups,they have become a cause of concern and must be predicted and diagnosed wel...Background:Diabetes and hypertension are two of the commonest diseases in the world.As they unfavorably affect people of different age groups,they have become a cause of concern and must be predicted and diagnosed well in advance.Objective:This research aims to determine the effectiveness of artificial neural networks(ANNs)in predicting diabetes and blood pressure diseases and to point out the factors which have a high impact on these diseases.Sample:This work used two online datasets which consist of data collected from 768 individuals.We applied neural network algorithms to predict if the individuals have those two diseases based on some factors.Diabetes prediction is based on five factors:age,weight,fat-ratio,glucose,and insulin,while blood pressure prediction is based on six factors:age,weight,fat-ratio,blood pressure,alcohol,and smoking.Method:A model based on the Multi-Layer Perceptron Neural Network(MLP)was implemented.The inputs of the network were the factors for each disease,while the output was the prediction of the disease’s occurrence.The model performance was compared with other classifiers such as Support Vector Machine(SVM)and K-Nearest Neighbors(KNN).We used performance metrics measures to assess the accuracy and performance of MLP.Also,a tool was implemented to help diagnose the diseases and to understand the results.Result:The model predicted the two diseases with correct classification rate(CCR)of 77.6%for diabetes and 68.7%for hypertension.The results indicate that MLP correctly predicts the probability of being diseased or not,and the performance can be significantly increased compared with both SVM and KNN.This shows MLPs effectiveness in early disease prediction.展开更多
Determination of ballistic performance of an armor solution is a complicated task and evolved significantly with the application of finite element methods(FEM) in this research field.The traditional armor design studi...Determination of ballistic performance of an armor solution is a complicated task and evolved significantly with the application of finite element methods(FEM) in this research field.The traditional armor design studies performed with FEM requires sophisticated procedures and intensive computational effort,therefore simpler and accurate numerical approaches are always worthwhile to decrease armor development time.This study aims to apply a hybrid method using FEM simulation and artificial neural network(ANN) analysis to approximate ballistic limit thickness for armor steels.To achieve this objective,a predictive model based on the artificial neural networks is developed to determine ballistic resistance of high hardness armor steels against 7.62 mm armor piercing ammunition.In this methodology,the FEM simulations are used to create training cases for Multilayer Perceptron(MLP) three layer networks.In order to validate FE simulation methodology,ballistic shot tests on 20 mm thickness target were performed according to standard Stanag 4569.Afterwards,the successfully trained ANN(s) is used to predict the ballistic limit thickness of 500 HB high hardness steel armor.Results show that even with limited number of data,FEM-ANN approach can be used to predict ballistic penetration depth with adequate accuracy.展开更多
Total transmission plays an important role in efficiency improvement and wavefront control,and has made great progress in many applications,such as the optical film and signal transmission.Therefore,many traditional p...Total transmission plays an important role in efficiency improvement and wavefront control,and has made great progress in many applications,such as the optical film and signal transmission.Therefore,many traditional physical methods represented by transformation optics have been studied to achieve total transmission.However,these methods have strict limitations on the size of the photonic structure,and the calculation is complex.Here,we exploit deep learning to achieve this goal.In deep learning,the data-driven prediction and design are carried out by artificial neural networks(ANNs),which provide a convenient architecture for large dataset problems.By taking the transmission characteristic of the multi-layer stacks as an example,we demonstrate how optical materials can be designed by using ANNs.The trained network directly establishes the mapping from optical materials to transmission spectra,and enables the forward spectral prediction and inverse material design of total transmission in the given parameter space.Our work paves the way for the optical material design with special properties based on deep learning.展开更多
In the 21st century with the exponential growth of the Internet, the vulnerability of the network which connects us is on the rise at a very fast pace. Today organizations are spending millions of dollars to protect t...In the 21st century with the exponential growth of the Internet, the vulnerability of the network which connects us is on the rise at a very fast pace. Today organizations are spending millions of dollars to protect their sensitive data from different vulnerabilities that they face every day. In this paper, a new methodology towards implementing an Intrusion Detection & Prevention System (IDPS) based on Artificial Neural Network (ANN) onto Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is proposed. This system not only detects different network attacks but also prevents them from being propagated. The parallel structure of an ANN makes it potentially fast for the computation of certain tasks. FPGA platforms are the optimum and best choice for the modern digital systems nowadays. The same feature makes ANN well suited for implementation in FPGA technology. Hardware realization of ANN to a large extent depends on the efficient implementation of a single neuron. However FPGA realization of ANNs with a large number of neurons is still a challenging task. The proposed multilayer ANN based IDPS uses multiple neurons for higher performance and greater accuracy. Simulation of the design in MATLAB SIMULINK 2010b by using Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD) CUP dataset shows a very good performance. Subsequently MATLAB HDL coder was used to generate VHDL code for the proposed design that produced Intellectual Property (IP) cores for Xilinx Targeted Design Platforms. For evaluation purposes the proposed design was synthesized, implemented and tested onto Xilinx Virtex-7 2000T FPGA device.展开更多
The present study was conducted to present the comparative modeling, predictive and generalization abilities of response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) for the thermal structure of stabi...The present study was conducted to present the comparative modeling, predictive and generalization abilities of response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) for the thermal structure of stabilized confined jet diffusion flames in the presence of different geometries of bluff-body burners. Two stabilizer disc burners tapered at 30° and 60° and another frustum cone of 60°/30° inclination angle were employed all having the same diameter of 80 (mm) acting as flame holders. The measured radial mean temperature profiles of the developed stabilized flames at different normalized axial distances (x/dj) were considered as the model example of the physical process. The RSM and ANN methods analyze the effect of the two operating parameters namely (r), the radial distance from the center line of the flame, and (x/dj) on the measured temperature of the flames, to find the predicted maximum temperature and the corresponding process variables. A three-layered Feed Forward Neural Network in conjugation with the hyperbolic tangent sigmoid (tansig) as transfer function and the optimized topology of 2:10:1 (input neurons: hidden neurons: output neurons) was developed. Also the ANN method has been employed to illustrate such effects in the three and two dimensions and shows the location of the predicted maximum temperature. The results indicated the superiority of ANN in the prediction capability as the ranges of R2 and F Ratio are 0.868 - 0.947 and 231.7 - 864.1 for RSM method compared to 0.964 - 0.987 and 2878.8 7580.7 for ANN method beside lower values for error analysis terms.展开更多
This paper pays its attention on Chinese mobile Internet service( MIS). Chinese MIS is developing so rapidly that the research on the mechanism of the formation of MIS assessment makes significant sense and therefore ...This paper pays its attention on Chinese mobile Internet service( MIS). Chinese MIS is developing so rapidly that the research on the mechanism of the formation of MIS assessment makes significant sense and therefore the three layers construct of the artificial neural network( ANN) theory is applied to address the problem. The final research model contains MIS features including personalization,localization,reachability,connectivity,convenience and ubiquity as the input layer variables,perceived MIS quality and MIS satisfaction as the hidden layer variables and reuse intention as the output layer variable. MIS risk is identified as the mediating variable. Theoretically,the framework is robust and reveals the mechanism of how customers evaluate a certain mobile Internet service. Practically,the model based on ANN should shed some light on how to understand and improve customer perceived mobile Internet service for both MIS giants and new comers.展开更多
The ridge waveguide is useful in various microwave applications because it can be operated at a lower frequency and has lower impedance and a wider mode separation than a simple rectangular waveguide. An accurate mode...The ridge waveguide is useful in various microwave applications because it can be operated at a lower frequency and has lower impedance and a wider mode separation than a simple rectangular waveguide. An accurate model is essential for the analysis and design of ridge waveguide that can be obtained using electromag- netic simulations. However, the electromagnetic simula- tion is expensive for its high computational cost. Therefore, artificial neural networks （ANNs） become very useful especially when several model evaluations are required during design and optimization. Recently, ANNs have been used for solving a wide variety of radio frequency （RF） and microwave computer-aided design （CAD） problems. Analysis and design of a double ridge waveguide has been presented in this paper using ANN forward and inverse models. For the analysis, a simple ANN forward model is used where the inputs are geometrical parameters and the outputs are electrical parameters. For the design of RF and microwave components, an inverse model is used where the inputs are electrical parameters and the outputs are geometrical parameters. This paper also presents a comparison of the direct inverse model and the proposed inverse model.展开更多
The migration of tasks aided by machine learning(ML)predictions IN(DPM)is a system-level design technique that is used to reduce energy by enhancing the overall performance of the processor.In this paper,we address th...The migration of tasks aided by machine learning(ML)predictions IN(DPM)is a system-level design technique that is used to reduce energy by enhancing the overall performance of the processor.In this paper,we address the issue of system-level higher task dissipation during the execution of parallel workloads with common deadlines by introducing a machine learning-based framework that includes task migration using energy-efficient earliest deadline first scheduling(EA-EDF).ML-based EA-EDF enhances the overall throughput and optimizes the energy to avoid delay and performance degradation in a multiprocessor system.The proposed system model allocates processors to the ready task set in such a way that their deadlines are guaranteed.A full task migration policy is also integrated to ensure proper task mapping that ensures inter-process linkage among the arrived tasks with the same deadlines.The execution of a task can halt on one CPU and reschedule the execution on a different processor to avoid delay and ensure meeting the deadline.Our approach shows promising potential for machine-learning-based schedulability analysis enables a comparison between different ML models and shows a promising reduction in energy as compared with other ML-aware task migration techniques for SoC like Multi-Layer Feed-Forward Neural Networks(MLFNN)based on convolutional neural network(CNN),Random Forest(RF)and Deep learning(DL)algorithm.The Simulations are conducted using super pipelined microarchitecture of advanced micro devices(AMD)XScale PXA270 using instruction and data cache per core 32 Kbyte I-cache and 32 Kbyte D-cache on various utilization factors(u_(i))12%,31%and 50%.The proposed approach consumes 5.3%less energy when almost half of the CPU is running and on a lower workload consumes 1.04%less energy.The proposed design accumulatively gives significant improvements by reducing the energy dissipation on three clock rates by 4.41%,on 624 MHz by 5.4%and 5.9%on applications operating on 416 and 312 MHz standard operating frequencies.展开更多
Accurate blood pressure(BP)measurement is essential in epidemiological studies,screening programmes,and research studies as well as in clinical practice for the early detection and prevention of high BP-related risks ...Accurate blood pressure(BP)measurement is essential in epidemiological studies,screening programmes,and research studies as well as in clinical practice for the early detection and prevention of high BP-related risks such as coronary heart disease,stroke,and kidney failure.Posture of the participant plays a vital role in accurate measurement of BP.Guidelines on measurement of BP contain recommendations on the position of the back of the participants by advising that they should sit with supported back to avoid spuriously high readings.In this work,principal component analysis(PCA)is fused with forward stepwise regression(SWR),artificial neural network(ANN),adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system(ANFIS),and the least squares support vector machine(LS-SVM)model for the prediction of BP reactivity to an unsupported back in norrnotensive and hypertensive participants.PCA is used to remove multi-collinearity among anthropometric predictor variables and to select a subset of components,termed'principal components'(PCs),from the original dataset.The selected PCs are fed into the proposed models for modeling and testing.The evaluation of the performance of the constructed models,using appropriate statistical indices,shows clearly that a PCA-based LS-SVM(PCA-LS-SVM)model is a promising approach for the prediction of BP reactivity in comparison to others.This assessment demonstrates the importance and advantages posed by hybrid models for the prediction of variables in biomedical research studies.展开更多
文摘This paper describes the application of principal component analysis (PCA) and artificial neural network (ANN) to predict the air pollutant index (API) within the seven selected Malaysian air monitoring stations in the southern region of Peninsular Malaysia based on seven years database (2005-2011). Feed-forward ANN was used as a prediction method. The feed-forward ANN analysis demonstrated that the rotated principal component scores (RPCs) were the best input parameters to predict API. From the 4 RPCs, only 10 (CO, O3, PM10, NO2, CH4, NmHC, THC, wind direction, humidity and ambient temp) out of 12 prediction variables were the most significant parameters to predict API. The results proved that the ANN method can be applied successfully as tools for decision making and problem solving for better atmospheric management.
文摘Use of artificial neural networks has become a significant and an emerging research method due to its capability of capturing nonlinear behavior instead of conventional time series methods. Among them, feed forward back propagation neural network (BPNN) is the widely used network topology for forecasting stock prices indices. In this study, we attempted to find the best network topology for one step ahead forecasting of All Share Price Index (ASPI), Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) by employing feed forward BPNN. The daily data including ASPI, All Share Total Return Index (ASTRI), Market Price Earnings Ratio (PER), and Market Price to Book Value (PBV) were collected from CSE over the period from January 2nd 2012 to March 20th 2014. The experiment is implemented by prioritizing the number of inputs, learning rate, number of hidden layer neurons, and the number of training sessions. Eight models were selected on basis of input data and the number of training sessions. Then the best model was used for forecasting next trading day ASPI value. Empirical result reveals that the proposed model can be used as an approximation method to obtain next day value. In addition, it showed that the number of inputs, number of hidden layer neurons and the training times are significant factors that can be affected to the accuracy of forecast value.
文摘Background:Diabetes and hypertension are two of the commonest diseases in the world.As they unfavorably affect people of different age groups,they have become a cause of concern and must be predicted and diagnosed well in advance.Objective:This research aims to determine the effectiveness of artificial neural networks(ANNs)in predicting diabetes and blood pressure diseases and to point out the factors which have a high impact on these diseases.Sample:This work used two online datasets which consist of data collected from 768 individuals.We applied neural network algorithms to predict if the individuals have those two diseases based on some factors.Diabetes prediction is based on five factors:age,weight,fat-ratio,glucose,and insulin,while blood pressure prediction is based on six factors:age,weight,fat-ratio,blood pressure,alcohol,and smoking.Method:A model based on the Multi-Layer Perceptron Neural Network(MLP)was implemented.The inputs of the network were the factors for each disease,while the output was the prediction of the disease’s occurrence.The model performance was compared with other classifiers such as Support Vector Machine(SVM)and K-Nearest Neighbors(KNN).We used performance metrics measures to assess the accuracy and performance of MLP.Also,a tool was implemented to help diagnose the diseases and to understand the results.Result:The model predicted the two diseases with correct classification rate(CCR)of 77.6%for diabetes and 68.7%for hypertension.The results indicate that MLP correctly predicts the probability of being diseased or not,and the performance can be significantly increased compared with both SVM and KNN.This shows MLPs effectiveness in early disease prediction.
基金Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.S. for the financial support
文摘Determination of ballistic performance of an armor solution is a complicated task and evolved significantly with the application of finite element methods(FEM) in this research field.The traditional armor design studies performed with FEM requires sophisticated procedures and intensive computational effort,therefore simpler and accurate numerical approaches are always worthwhile to decrease armor development time.This study aims to apply a hybrid method using FEM simulation and artificial neural network(ANN) analysis to approximate ballistic limit thickness for armor steels.To achieve this objective,a predictive model based on the artificial neural networks is developed to determine ballistic resistance of high hardness armor steels against 7.62 mm armor piercing ammunition.In this methodology,the FEM simulations are used to create training cases for Multilayer Perceptron(MLP) three layer networks.In order to validate FE simulation methodology,ballistic shot tests on 20 mm thickness target were performed according to standard Stanag 4569.Afterwards,the successfully trained ANN(s) is used to predict the ballistic limit thickness of 500 HB high hardness steel armor.Results show that even with limited number of data,FEM-ANN approach can be used to predict ballistic penetration depth with adequate accuracy.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No.2020YFA0710100the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants No.92050102,No.11874311,and No.11504306the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant No.20720200074。
文摘Total transmission plays an important role in efficiency improvement and wavefront control,and has made great progress in many applications,such as the optical film and signal transmission.Therefore,many traditional physical methods represented by transformation optics have been studied to achieve total transmission.However,these methods have strict limitations on the size of the photonic structure,and the calculation is complex.Here,we exploit deep learning to achieve this goal.In deep learning,the data-driven prediction and design are carried out by artificial neural networks(ANNs),which provide a convenient architecture for large dataset problems.By taking the transmission characteristic of the multi-layer stacks as an example,we demonstrate how optical materials can be designed by using ANNs.The trained network directly establishes the mapping from optical materials to transmission spectra,and enables the forward spectral prediction and inverse material design of total transmission in the given parameter space.Our work paves the way for the optical material design with special properties based on deep learning.
文摘In the 21st century with the exponential growth of the Internet, the vulnerability of the network which connects us is on the rise at a very fast pace. Today organizations are spending millions of dollars to protect their sensitive data from different vulnerabilities that they face every day. In this paper, a new methodology towards implementing an Intrusion Detection & Prevention System (IDPS) based on Artificial Neural Network (ANN) onto Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is proposed. This system not only detects different network attacks but also prevents them from being propagated. The parallel structure of an ANN makes it potentially fast for the computation of certain tasks. FPGA platforms are the optimum and best choice for the modern digital systems nowadays. The same feature makes ANN well suited for implementation in FPGA technology. Hardware realization of ANN to a large extent depends on the efficient implementation of a single neuron. However FPGA realization of ANNs with a large number of neurons is still a challenging task. The proposed multilayer ANN based IDPS uses multiple neurons for higher performance and greater accuracy. Simulation of the design in MATLAB SIMULINK 2010b by using Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD) CUP dataset shows a very good performance. Subsequently MATLAB HDL coder was used to generate VHDL code for the proposed design that produced Intellectual Property (IP) cores for Xilinx Targeted Design Platforms. For evaluation purposes the proposed design was synthesized, implemented and tested onto Xilinx Virtex-7 2000T FPGA device.
文摘The present study was conducted to present the comparative modeling, predictive and generalization abilities of response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) for the thermal structure of stabilized confined jet diffusion flames in the presence of different geometries of bluff-body burners. Two stabilizer disc burners tapered at 30° and 60° and another frustum cone of 60°/30° inclination angle were employed all having the same diameter of 80 (mm) acting as flame holders. The measured radial mean temperature profiles of the developed stabilized flames at different normalized axial distances (x/dj) were considered as the model example of the physical process. The RSM and ANN methods analyze the effect of the two operating parameters namely (r), the radial distance from the center line of the flame, and (x/dj) on the measured temperature of the flames, to find the predicted maximum temperature and the corresponding process variables. A three-layered Feed Forward Neural Network in conjugation with the hyperbolic tangent sigmoid (tansig) as transfer function and the optimized topology of 2:10:1 (input neurons: hidden neurons: output neurons) was developed. Also the ANN method has been employed to illustrate such effects in the three and two dimensions and shows the location of the predicted maximum temperature. The results indicated the superiority of ANN in the prediction capability as the ranges of R2 and F Ratio are 0.868 - 0.947 and 231.7 - 864.1 for RSM method compared to 0.964 - 0.987 and 2878.8 7580.7 for ANN method beside lower values for error analysis terms.
文摘This paper pays its attention on Chinese mobile Internet service( MIS). Chinese MIS is developing so rapidly that the research on the mechanism of the formation of MIS assessment makes significant sense and therefore the three layers construct of the artificial neural network( ANN) theory is applied to address the problem. The final research model contains MIS features including personalization,localization,reachability,connectivity,convenience and ubiquity as the input layer variables,perceived MIS quality and MIS satisfaction as the hidden layer variables and reuse intention as the output layer variable. MIS risk is identified as the mediating variable. Theoretically,the framework is robust and reveals the mechanism of how customers evaluate a certain mobile Internet service. Practically,the model based on ANN should shed some light on how to understand and improve customer perceived mobile Internet service for both MIS giants and new comers.
文摘The ridge waveguide is useful in various microwave applications because it can be operated at a lower frequency and has lower impedance and a wider mode separation than a simple rectangular waveguide. An accurate model is essential for the analysis and design of ridge waveguide that can be obtained using electromag- netic simulations. However, the electromagnetic simula- tion is expensive for its high computational cost. Therefore, artificial neural networks （ANNs） become very useful especially when several model evaluations are required during design and optimization. Recently, ANNs have been used for solving a wide variety of radio frequency （RF） and microwave computer-aided design （CAD） problems. Analysis and design of a double ridge waveguide has been presented in this paper using ANN forward and inverse models. For the analysis, a simple ANN forward model is used where the inputs are geometrical parameters and the outputs are electrical parameters. For the design of RF and microwave components, an inverse model is used where the inputs are electrical parameters and the outputs are geometrical parameters. This paper also presents a comparison of the direct inverse model and the proposed inverse model.
文摘The migration of tasks aided by machine learning(ML)predictions IN(DPM)is a system-level design technique that is used to reduce energy by enhancing the overall performance of the processor.In this paper,we address the issue of system-level higher task dissipation during the execution of parallel workloads with common deadlines by introducing a machine learning-based framework that includes task migration using energy-efficient earliest deadline first scheduling(EA-EDF).ML-based EA-EDF enhances the overall throughput and optimizes the energy to avoid delay and performance degradation in a multiprocessor system.The proposed system model allocates processors to the ready task set in such a way that their deadlines are guaranteed.A full task migration policy is also integrated to ensure proper task mapping that ensures inter-process linkage among the arrived tasks with the same deadlines.The execution of a task can halt on one CPU and reschedule the execution on a different processor to avoid delay and ensure meeting the deadline.Our approach shows promising potential for machine-learning-based schedulability analysis enables a comparison between different ML models and shows a promising reduction in energy as compared with other ML-aware task migration techniques for SoC like Multi-Layer Feed-Forward Neural Networks(MLFNN)based on convolutional neural network(CNN),Random Forest(RF)and Deep learning(DL)algorithm.The Simulations are conducted using super pipelined microarchitecture of advanced micro devices(AMD)XScale PXA270 using instruction and data cache per core 32 Kbyte I-cache and 32 Kbyte D-cache on various utilization factors(u_(i))12%,31%and 50%.The proposed approach consumes 5.3%less energy when almost half of the CPU is running and on a lower workload consumes 1.04%less energy.The proposed design accumulatively gives significant improvements by reducing the energy dissipation on three clock rates by 4.41%,on 624 MHz by 5.4%and 5.9%on applications operating on 416 and 312 MHz standard operating frequencies.
文摘Accurate blood pressure(BP)measurement is essential in epidemiological studies,screening programmes,and research studies as well as in clinical practice for the early detection and prevention of high BP-related risks such as coronary heart disease,stroke,and kidney failure.Posture of the participant plays a vital role in accurate measurement of BP.Guidelines on measurement of BP contain recommendations on the position of the back of the participants by advising that they should sit with supported back to avoid spuriously high readings.In this work,principal component analysis(PCA)is fused with forward stepwise regression(SWR),artificial neural network(ANN),adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system(ANFIS),and the least squares support vector machine(LS-SVM)model for the prediction of BP reactivity to an unsupported back in norrnotensive and hypertensive participants.PCA is used to remove multi-collinearity among anthropometric predictor variables and to select a subset of components,termed'principal components'(PCs),from the original dataset.The selected PCs are fed into the proposed models for modeling and testing.The evaluation of the performance of the constructed models,using appropriate statistical indices,shows clearly that a PCA-based LS-SVM(PCA-LS-SVM)model is a promising approach for the prediction of BP reactivity in comparison to others.This assessment demonstrates the importance and advantages posed by hybrid models for the prediction of variables in biomedical research studies.
