PREDICTION OF GROUNDWATER ARSENIC CONTAMINATION USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM AND ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK

Prediction of Groundwater Arsenic Contamination using Geographic Information System and Artificial Neural Network

Ground water arsenic contamination is a well known health and environmental problem in Bangladesh.Sources of this heavy metal are known to be geogenic, however, the processes of its release into groundwater are poorly understood phenomena.In quest of mitigation of the problem it is necessary to predict probable contamination before it causes any da

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The Embodied Brain of SOVEREIGN2: From Space-Variant Conscious Percepts During Visual Search and Navigation to Learning Invariant Object Categories and Cognitive-Emotional Plans for Acquiring Valued Goals

This article develops a model of how reactive and planned behaviors interact in real time.Controllers for both animals and animats need reactive mechanisms for exploration, and learned plans to efficiently reach goal objects once an environment becomes familiar.The SOVEREIGN model embodied these capabilities, and was tested in a 3D virtual reality

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Plant tissue culture challenges in Ethiopia and alternative options for low-cost media [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Plant tissue culture (PTC) is the cultivation of any part of a plant in nutritionally defined media under an aseptic and controlled environment, regardless of season and weather.The application of PTC leads to the mass propagation of varietal, high-quality seedlings of ornamental plants, medicinal plants, plantation crops, fruit trees, and forest t

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Comparative analysis of general and pregnancy-related prenatal anxiety symptoms: progression throughout pregnancy and influence of maternal attachment

Pregnancy-specific anxiety (PSA) has been differentiated from general anxiety (GA) to better account for the heterogeneity of prenatal anxiety and possible measurement bias.A longitudinal study was conducted to determine the evolution of maternal anxiety symptoms during pregnancy, distinguishing PSA and GA, and the influence of maternal attachment

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