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Null-model validation of MLP input contribution analysis in ecology
(IEEE Computer Society, 2006-12)
A method is presented for applying a null-model analysis to the verification of the significance of the input neurons of Multi-Layer Perceptrons (MLP). This method was applied to a problem from ecology, namely the establishment ...
Nominal-scale evolving connectionist systems
(IEEE, 2006-07)
A method is presented for extending the evolving connectionist system (ECoS) algorithm that allows it to explicitly represent and learn nominal-scale data without the need for an orthogonal or binary encoding scheme. ...
Social objective synthesis report 2: social differentiation and choice of management system among ARGOS Farmers/Orchardists
(Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2009-08)
The ARGOS (Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability) project was designed to enable the interrogation of the condition of sustainability in the New Zealand agriculture sector. To account for the country’s reliance on ...
Cultural models of GE agriculture in the United States (Georgia) and New Zealand (Canterbury)
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 2008-07)
The goal of this research was to assess why genetic engineering (GE) agricultural technology was embraced in some industrialized nations (United States) while it evokes extreme concern and aversion in others (New Zealand).
GE ...
The spectroscopic impedance of cellophane
(International Society for Electromagnetic Aquametry (ISEMA)., 2003)
The electrical impedance of cellophane has been measured as a function of moisture content and
temperature in the frequency range 10⁻³ – 10⁵ Hz. The data show a very strong dependence on moisture content,
which is a ...
Adventures with portability
(Linux Clusters Institute, 2002-10)
In this paper we describe the issues we are facing, and some of the solutions we
have developed, in porting a complex multi-component simulation model of pastoral dairy-farming scenarios for execution on a high-performance ...
Designing and implementing a grid application for cumulative agrichemical residue tracking using third-party data sources and software components
(Australian Computer Society, 2007-05)
It is increasingly important to design software for reuse so future changes can be implemented as easily and cheaply as possible. It is also beneficial to use existing resources where they are available. This paper describes ...
Food or sex: which would you choose? Pollinator-prey conflict and reproductive assurance in New Zealand Drosera
(Lincoln University, 2009)
This is the first study to test the possibility that autonomous selfing in carnivorous plants functions as a mechanism to reduce the pollinator-prey conflict by reducing pollen-limitation. Carnivorous plants can rely on ...
Molecular systematics and colour variation of Carpophilus species (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) of the South Pacific
(Lincoln University, 2009)
The sap beetle genus Carpophilus Stephens (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) is a large genus consisting of over 200 species and are found worldwide. Several species are important pests of crops and stored products, and are frequently ...
Using MLP to determine abiotic factors influencing the establishment of insect pest species
(IEEE, 2006-07)
The use of multi-layer perceptrons (MLP) to determine the significance of climatic variables to the establishment of insect pest species is described. Results show that the MLP are able to learn to accurately predict the ...