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Modification of the growing neural gas algorithm for cluster analysis

In clusters analysis, a problem of great interest is having methods that allow the representation of the topology of input space without the need to know additional information about it. This gives rise to growing competitive neural methods which are …

Support vector machine with external recurrences for modeling dynamic cerebral autoregulation

Support Vector Machines (SVM) have been applied extensively to classification and regression problems, but there are few solutions proposed for problems involving time-series. To evaluate their potential, a problem of difficult solution in the field …

A simple feature reduction method for the detection of long biological signals

Recent advances in digital processing of biological signals have made it possible to incorporate more extensive signals, generating a large number of features that must be analyzed to carry out the detection, and thereby acting against the …

Automated testing of aluminum castings using classifier fusion strategies

Generally, discontinuity detection in automated visual testing consists of two steps: identification of potential discontinuities using image processing techniques and classification of potential discontinuities into discontinuities and regular …

Linear versus nonlinear neural modeling for 2-D pattern recognition

This paper compares the classification performance of linear-system- and neural-network-based models in handwritten-digit classification and face recognition. In inputs to a linear classifier, nonlinear inputs are generated based on linear inputs, …

Nonlinear modeling of dynamic cerebral autoregulation using recurrent neural networks

The function of the Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation (CBFA) system is to maintain a relatively constant flow of blood to the brain, in spite of changes in arterial blood pressure. A model that characterizes this system is of great use in …

Causal networks for modeling health technology utilization in intensive care units

This study presents the application of Bayesian networks (Bn) to explain Neonatal Intensive Care Unit relationships. Information was compiled retrospectively from the medical records at two neonatal intensive care units of 523 neonates (63 deaths). A …

Neural network method for failure detection with skewed class distribution

The automatic detection of flaws through non-destructive testing uses pattern recognition methodology with binary classification. In this problem a decision is made about whether or not an initially segmented hypothetical flaw in an image is in fact …

Neural network modelling of dynamic cerebral autoregulation: Assessment and comparison with established methods

A time lagged recurrent neural network (TLRN) was implemented to model the dynamic relationship between arterial blood pressure (ABP) and cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) and its performance was compared to classical linear model such as transfer …

Patients classification by risk using cluster analysis and genetic algorithms

Knowing a patient's risk at the moment of admission to a medical unit is important for both clinical and administrative decision making: it is fundamental to carry out a health technology assessment. In this paper, we propose a non-supervised …