TY - JOUR A1 - Karimimoshaver, Mehrdad A1 - Hajivaliei, Hatameh A1 - Shokri, Manouchehr A1 - Khalesro, Shakila A1 - Aram, Farshid A1 - Shamshirband, Shahaboddin T1 - A Model for Locating Tall Buildings through a Visual Analysis Approach JF - Applied Sciences N2 - Tall buildings have become an integral part of cities despite all their pros and cons. Some current tall buildings have several problems because of their unsuitable location; the problems include increasing density, imposing traffic on urban thoroughfares, blocking view corridors, etc. Some of these buildings have destroyed desirable views of the city. In this research, different criteria have been chosen, such as environment, access, social-economic, land-use, and physical context. These criteria and sub-criteria are prioritized and weighted by the analytic network process (ANP) based on experts’ opinions, using Super Decisions V2.8 software. On the other hand, layers corresponding to sub-criteria were made in ArcGIS 10.3 simultaneously, then via a weighted overlay (map algebra), a locating plan was created. In the next step seven hypothetical tall buildings (20 stories), in the best part of the locating plan, were considered to evaluate how much of theses hypothetical buildings would be visible (fuzzy visibility) from the street and open spaces throughout the city. These processes have been modeled by MATLAB software, and the final fuzzy visibility plan was created by ArcGIS. Fuzzy visibility results can help city managers and planners to choose which location is suitable for a tall building and how much visibility may be appropriate. The proposed model can locate tall buildings based on technical and visual criteria in the future development of the city and it can be widely used in any city as long as the criteria and weights are localized. KW - Gebäude KW - Energieeffizienz KW - Sustainability KW - Infrastructures KW - OA-Publikationsfonds2020 Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210122-43350 UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/17/6072 VL - 2020 IS - Volume 10, issue 17, article 6072 SP - 1 EP - 25 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mosavi, Amir A1 - Shamshirband, Shahaboddin A1 - Esmaeilbeiki, Fatemeh A1 - Zarehaghi, Davoud A1 - Neyshabouri, Mohammadreza A1 - Samadianfard, Saeed A1 - Ghorbani, Mohammad Ali A1 - Nabipour, Narjes A1 - Chau, Kwok-Wing T1 - Comparative analysis of hybrid models of firefly optimization algorithm with support vector machines and multilayer perceptron for predicting soil temperature at different depths JF - Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics N2 - This research aims to model soil temperature (ST) using machine learning models of multilayer perceptron (MLP) algorithm and support vector machine (SVM) in hybrid form with the Firefly optimization algorithm, i.e. MLP-FFA and SVM-FFA. In the current study, measured ST and meteorological parameters of Tabriz and Ahar weather stations in a period of 2013–2015 are used for training and testing of the studied models with one and two days as a delay. To ascertain conclusive results for validation of the proposed hybrid models, the error metrics are benchmarked in an independent testing period. Moreover, Taylor diagrams utilized for that purpose. Obtained results showed that, in a case of one day delay, except in predicting ST at 5 cm below the soil surface (ST5cm) at Tabriz station, MLP-FFA produced superior results compared with MLP, SVM, and SVM-FFA models. However, for two days delay, MLP-FFA indicated increased accuracy in predicting ST5cm and ST 20cm of Tabriz station and ST10cm of Ahar station in comparison with SVM-FFA. Additionally, for all of the prescribed models, the performance of the MLP-FFA and SVM-FFA hybrid models in the testing phase was found to be meaningfully superior to the classical MLP and SVM models. KW - Bodentemperatur KW - Algorithmus KW - Maschinelles Lernen KW - Neuronales Netz KW - firefly optimization algorithm KW - soil temperature KW - artificial neural networks KW - hybrid machine learning KW - OA-Publikationsfonds2019 Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200911-42347 UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19942060.2020.1788644 VL - 2020 IS - Volume 14, Issue 1 SP - 939 EP - 953 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Saqlai, Syed Muhammad A1 - Ghani, Anwar A1 - Khan, Imran A1 - Ahmed Khan Ghayyur, Shahbaz A1 - Shamshirband, Shahaboddin A1 - Nabipour, Narjes A1 - Shokri, Manouchehr T1 - Image Analysis Using Human Body Geometry and Size Proportion Science for Action Classification JF - Applied Sciences N2 - Gestures are one of the basic modes of human communication and are usually used to represent different actions. Automatic recognition of these actions forms the basis for solving more complex problems like human behavior analysis, video surveillance, event detection, and sign language recognition, etc. Action recognition from images is a challenging task as the key information like temporal data, object trajectory, and optical flow are not available in still images. While measuring the size of different regions of the human body i.e., step size, arms span, length of the arm, forearm, and hand, etc., provides valuable clues for identification of the human actions. In this article, a framework for classification of the human actions is presented where humans are detected and localized through faster region-convolutional neural networks followed by morphological image processing techniques. Furthermore, geometric features from human blob are extracted and incorporated into the classification rules for the six human actions i.e., standing, walking, single-hand side wave, single-hand top wave, both hands side wave, and both hands top wave. The performance of the proposed technique has been evaluated using precision, recall, omission error, and commission error. The proposed technique has been comparatively analyzed in terms of overall accuracy with existing approaches showing that it performs well in contrast to its counterparts. KW - Bildanalyse KW - Mensch KW - Größenverhältnis KW - Geometrie KW - Körper KW - action recognition KW - rule based classification KW - human body proportions KW - human blob KW - OA-Publikationsfonds2020 Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200904-42322 UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/16/5453 VL - 2020 IS - volume 10, issue 16, article 5453 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Meng, Yinghui A1 - Noman Qasem, Sultan A1 - Shokri, Manouchehr A1 - Shamshirband, Shahaboddin T1 - Dimension Reduction of Machine Learning-Based Forecasting Models Employing Principal Component Analysis JF - Mathematics N2 - In this research, an attempt was made to reduce the dimension of wavelet-ANFIS/ANN (artificial neural network/adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system) models toward reliable forecasts as well as to decrease computational cost. In this regard, the principal component analysis was performed on the input time series decomposed by a discrete wavelet transform to feed the ANN/ANFIS models. The models were applied for dissolved oxygen (DO) forecasting in rivers which is an important variable affecting aquatic life and water quality. The current values of DO, water surface temperature, salinity, and turbidity have been considered as the input variable to forecast DO in a three-time step further. The results of the study revealed that PCA can be employed as a powerful tool for dimension reduction of input variables and also to detect inter-correlation of input variables. Results of the PCA-wavelet-ANN models are compared with those obtained from wavelet-ANN models while the earlier one has the advantage of less computational time than the later models. Dealing with ANFIS models, PCA is more beneficial to avoid wavelet-ANFIS models creating too many rules which deteriorate the efficiency of the ANFIS models. Moreover, manipulating the wavelet-ANFIS models utilizing PCA leads to a significant decreasing in computational time. Finally, it was found that the PCA-wavelet-ANN/ANFIS models can provide reliable forecasts of dissolved oxygen as an important water quality indicator in rivers. KW - Maschinelles Lernen KW - machine learning KW - dimensionality reduction KW - wavelet transform KW - water quality KW - principal component analysis KW - OA-Publikationsfonds2020 Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200811-42125 UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/8/8/1233 VL - 2020 IS - volume 8, issue 8, article 1233 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mousavi, Seyed Nasrollah A1 - Steinke Júnior, Renato A1 - Teixeira, Eder Daniel A1 - Bocchiola, Daniele A1 - Nabipour, Narjes A1 - Mosavi, Amir A1 - Shamshirband, Shahaboddin T1 - Predictive Modeling the Free Hydraulic Jumps Pressure through Advanced Statistical Methods JF - Mathematics N2 - Pressure fluctuations beneath hydraulic jumps potentially endanger the stability of stilling basins. This paper deals with the mathematical modeling of the results of laboratory-scale experiments to estimate the extreme pressures. Experiments were carried out on a smooth stilling basin underneath free hydraulic jumps downstream of an Ogee spillway. From the probability distribution of measured instantaneous pressures, pressures with different probabilities could be determined. It was verified that maximum pressure fluctuations, and the negative pressures, are located at the positions near the spillway toe. Also, minimum pressure fluctuations are located at the downstream of hydraulic jumps. It was possible to assess the cumulative curves of pressure data related to the characteristic points along the basin, and different Froude numbers. To benchmark the results, the dimensionless forms of statistical parameters include mean pressures (P*m), the standard deviations of pressure fluctuations (σ*X), pressures with different non-exceedance probabilities (P*k%), and the statistical coefficient of the probability distribution (Nk%) were assessed. It was found that an existing method can be used to interpret the present data, and pressure distribution in similar conditions, by using a new second-order fractional relationships for σ*X, and Nk%. The values of the Nk% coefficient indicated a single mean value for each probability. KW - Maschinelles Lernen KW - Machine learning KW - mathematical modeling KW - extreme pressure KW - hydraulic jump KW - stilling basin KW - standard deviation of pressure fluctuations KW - statistical coeffcient of the probability distribution Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200402-41140 UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/8/3/323 VL - 2020 IS - Volume 8, Issue 3, 323 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ahmadi, Mohammad Hossein A1 - Baghban, Alireza A1 - Sadeghzadeh, Milad A1 - Zamen, Mohammad A1 - Mosavi, Amir A1 - Shamshirband, Shahaboddin A1 - Kumar, Ravinder A1 - Mohammadi-Khanaposhtani, Mohammad T1 - Evaluation of electrical efficiency of photovoltaic thermal solar collector JF - Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics N2 - In this study, machine learning methods of artificial neural networks (ANNs), least squares support vector machines (LSSVM), and neuro-fuzzy are used for advancing prediction models for thermal performance of a photovoltaic-thermal solar collector (PV/T). In the proposed models, the inlet temperature, flow rate, heat, solar radiation, and the sun heat have been considered as the input variables. Data set has been extracted through experimental measurements from a novel solar collector system. Different analyses are performed to examine the credibility of the introduced models and evaluate their performances. The proposed LSSVM model outperformed the ANFIS and ANNs models. LSSVM model is reported suitable when the laboratory measurements are costly and time-consuming, or achieving such values requires sophisticated interpretations. KW - Fotovoltaik KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Solar KW - Deep learning KW - Machine learning KW - Renewable energy KW - neural networks (NNs) KW - adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) KW - least square support vector machine (LSSVM) KW - photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) KW - hybrid machine learning model KW - OA-Publikationsfonds2020 Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200304-41049 UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19942060.2020.1734094 VL - 2020 IS - volume 14, issue 1 SP - 545 EP - 565 PB - Taylor & Francis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Shamshirband, Shahaboddin A1 - Babanezhad, Meisam A1 - Mosavi, Amir A1 - Nabipour, Narjes A1 - Hajnal, Eva A1 - Nadai, Laszlo A1 - Chau, Kwok-Wing T1 - Prediction of flow characteristics in the bubble column reactor by the artificial pheromone-based communication of biological ants JF - Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics N2 - A novel combination of the ant colony optimization algorithm (ACO)and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) data is proposed for modeling the multiphase chemical reactors. The proposed intelligent model presents a probabilistic computational strategy for predicting various levels of three-dimensional bubble column reactor (BCR) flow. The results prove an enhanced communication between ant colony prediction and CFD data in different sections of the BCR. KW - Maschinelles Lernen KW - Machine learning KW - Bubble column reactor KW - ant colony optimization algorithm (ACO) KW - flow pattern KW - computational fluid dynamics (CFD) KW - big data KW - OA-Publikationsfonds2020 Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200227-41013 UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19942060.2020.1715842 VL - 2020 IS - volume 14, issue 1 SP - 367 EP - 378 PB - Taylor & Francis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Saadatfar, Hamid A1 - Khosravi, Samiyeh A1 - Hassannataj Joloudari, Javad A1 - Mosavi, Amir A1 - Shamshirband, Shahaboddin T1 - A New K-Nearest Neighbors Classifier for Big Data Based on Efficient Data Pruning JF - Mathematics N2 - The K-nearest neighbors (KNN) machine learning algorithm is a well-known non-parametric classification method. However, like other traditional data mining methods, applying it on big data comes with computational challenges. Indeed, KNN determines the class of a new sample based on the class of its nearest neighbors; however, identifying the neighbors in a large amount of data imposes a large computational cost so that it is no longer applicable by a single computing machine. One of the proposed techniques to make classification methods applicable on large datasets is pruning. LC-KNN is an improved KNN method which first clusters the data into some smaller partitions using the K-means clustering method; and then applies the KNN for each new sample on the partition which its center is the nearest one. However, because the clusters have different shapes and densities, selection of the appropriate cluster is a challenge. In this paper, an approach has been proposed to improve the pruning phase of the LC-KNN method by taking into account these factors. The proposed approach helps to choose a more appropriate cluster of data for looking for the neighbors, thus, increasing the classification accuracy. The performance of the proposed approach is evaluated on different real datasets. The experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed approach and its higher classification accuracy and lower time cost in comparison to other recent relevant methods. KW - Maschinelles Lernen KW - Machine learning KW - K-nearest neighbors KW - KNN KW - classifier KW - big data KW - clustering KW - cluster shape KW - cluster density KW - classification KW - reinforcement learning KW - data science KW - computation KW - artificial intelligence KW - OA-Publikationsfonds2020 Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200225-40996 UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/8/2/286 VL - 2020 IS - volume 8, issue 2, article 286 PB - MDPI ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Nabipour, Narjes A1 - Dehghani, Majid A1 - Mosavi, Amir A1 - Shamshirband, Shahaboddin T1 - Short-Term Hydrological Drought Forecasting Based on Different Nature-Inspired Optimization Algorithms Hybridized With Artificial Neural Networks JF - IEEE Access N2 - Hydrological drought forecasting plays a substantial role in water resources management. Hydrological drought highly affects the water allocation and hydropower generation. In this research, short term hydrological drought forecasted based on the hybridized of novel nature-inspired optimization algorithms and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN). For this purpose, the Standardized Hydrological Drought Index (SHDI) and the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) were calculated in one, three, and six aggregated months. Then, three states where proposed for SHDI forecasting, and 36 input-output combinations were extracted based on the cross-correlation analysis. In the next step, newly proposed optimization algorithms, including Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm (GOA), Salp Swarm algorithm (SSA), Biogeography-based optimization (BBO), and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) hybridized with the ANN were utilized for SHDI forecasting and the results compared to the conventional ANN. Results indicated that the hybridized model outperformed compared to the conventional ANN. PSO performed better than the other optimization algorithms. The best models forecasted SHDI1 with R2 = 0.68 and RMSE = 0.58, SHDI3 with R 2 = 0.81 and RMSE = 0.45 and SHDI6 with R 2 = 0.82 and RMSE = 0.40. KW - Maschinelles Lernen KW - Machine learning KW - Deep learning KW - Hydrological drought KW - precipitation KW - hydrology Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200213-40796 UR - https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8951168 VL - 2020 IS - volume 8 SP - 15210 EP - 15222 PB - IEEE ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Homaei, Mohammad Hossein A1 - Soleimani, Faezeh A1 - Shamshirband, Shahaboddin A1 - Mosavi, Amir A1 - Nabipour, Narjes A1 - Varkonyi-Koczy, Annamaria R. T1 - An Enhanced Distributed Congestion Control Method for Classical 6LowPAN Protocols Using Fuzzy Decision System JF - IEEE Access N2 - The classical Internet of things routing and wireless sensor networks can provide more precise monitoring of the covered area due to the higher number of utilized nodes. Because of the limitations in shared transfer media, many nodes in the network are prone to the collision in simultaneous transmissions. Medium access control protocols are usually more practical in networks with low traffic, which are not subjected to external noise from adjacent frequencies. There are preventive, detection and control solutions to congestion management in the network which are all the focus of this study. In the congestion prevention phase, the proposed method chooses the next step of the path using the Fuzzy decision-making system to distribute network traffic via optimal paths. In the congestion detection phase, a dynamic approach to queue management was designed to detect congestion in the least amount of time and prevent the collision. In the congestion control phase, the back-pressure method was used based on the quality of the queue to decrease the probability of linking in the pathway from the pre-congested node. The main goals of this study are to balance energy consumption in network nodes, reducing the rate of lost packets and increasing quality of service in routing. Simulation results proved the proposed Congestion Control Fuzzy Decision Making (CCFDM) method was more capable in improving routing parameters as compared to recent algorithms. KW - Internet der dinge KW - IOT KW - Internet of things KW - wireless sensor network KW - congestion control KW - fuzzy decision making KW - back-pressure Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200213-40805 UR - https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8967114 IS - volume 8 SP - 20628 EP - 20645 PB - IEEE ER -