Initialisation approaches for population-based metaheuristic algorithms: a comprehensive review

JO Agushaka, AE Ezugwu - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
A situation where the set of initial solutions lies near the position of the true optimality (most
favourable or desirable solution) by chance can increase the probability of finding the true …

Global review of groundwater potential models in the last decade: parameters, model techniques, and validation

NN Thanh, P Thunyawatcharakul, NH Ngu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper aims to review parameters, model techniques, validation methods in
groundwater potential field. According to statistics, there are three major model groups used …

Improving prediction of water quality indices using novel hybrid machine-learning algorithms

DT Bui, K Khosravi, J Tiefenbacher, H Nguyen… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
River water quality assessment is one of the most important tasks to enhance water
resources management plans. A water quality index (WQI) considers several water quality …

Spatial prediction of groundwater potential mapping based on convolutional neural network (CNN) and support vector regression (SVR)

M Panahi, N Sadhasivam, HR Pourghasemi… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Freshwater shortages have become much more common globally in recent years. Water
resources that are naturally available beneath the surface are capable of reversing this …

Flood detection and susceptibility mapping using sentinel-1 remote sensing data and a machine learning approach: Hybrid intelligence of bagging ensemble based …

H Shahabi, A Shirzadi, K Ghaderi, E Omidvar… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mapping flood-prone areas is a key activity in flood disaster management. In this paper, we
propose a new flood susceptibility mapping technique. We employ new ensemble models …

Critical role of climate factors for groundwater potential mapping in arid regions: Insights from random forest, XGBoost, and LightGBM algorithms

X Guo, X Gui, H Xiong, X Hu, Y Li, H Cui, Y Qiu… - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Groundwater potential mapping (GPM) provides the valuable information on groundwater
volume that can be withdrawn from the aquifer without affecting the environmental …

Supervised machine learning techniques to the prediction of tunnel boring machine penetration rate

H Xu, J Zhou, P G. Asteris, D Jahed Armaghani… - Applied sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Predicting the penetration rate is a complex and challenging task due to the interaction
between the tunnel boring machine (TBM) and the rock mass. Many studies highlight the …

GIS based hybrid computational approaches for flash flood susceptibility assessment

BT Pham, M Avand, S Janizadeh, TV Phong… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Flash floods are one of the most devastating natural hazards; they occur within a catchment
(region) where the response time of the drainage basin is short. Identification of probable …

River water salinity prediction using hybrid machine learning models

AM Melesse, K Khosravi, JP Tiefenbacher, S Heddam… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Electrical conductivity (EC), one of the most widely used indices for water quality
assessment, has been applied to predict the salinity of the Babol-Rood River, the greatest …

Comparative analysis of GIS and RS based models for delineation of groundwater potential zone mapping

F Islam, A Tariq, R Guluzade, N Zhao… - … , Natural Hazards and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Groundwater is a crucial natural resource that varies in quality and quantity across Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan. Increased population and urbanization place enormous …