Analysis of input set characteristics and variances on k-fold cross validation for a Recurrent Neural Network model on waste disposal rate estimation

HL Vu, KTW Ng, A Richter, C An - Journal of environmental management, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of machine learning techniques in waste management studies is increasingly
popular. Recent literature suggests k-fold cross validation may reduce input dataset partition …

Application of a multi-stage neural network approach for time-series landfill gas modeling with missing data imputation

B Fallah, KTW Ng, HL Vu, F Torabi - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
To mitigate the greenhouse gas effect, accurate and precise landfill gas prediction models
are required for more precise prediction of the amount and recovery time of methane gas …

Artificial neural network modelling of the amount of separately-collected household packaging waste

V Oliveira, V Sousa, C Dias-Ferreira - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
This work develops an artificial neural network (ANN) model using genetic algorithms to
estimate the annual amount (kg/inhabitant/year) of separately-collected household …

Time-lagged effects of weekly climatic and socio-economic factors on ANN municipal yard waste prediction models

HL Vu, KTW Ng, D Bolingbroke - Waste Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Efficient and effective solid waste management requires sufficient ability to predict the
operational capacity of a system correctly. Waste prediction models have been widely …

Modeling of municipal waste disposal rates during COVID-19 using separated waste fraction models

HL Vu, KTW Ng, A Richter, N Karimi, G Kabir - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Municipal waste disposal behaviors in Regina, the capital city of Saskatchewan, Canada
have significantly changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. About 7.5 year of waste …

Modeling and prediction of regional municipal solid waste generation and diversion in Canada using machine learning approaches

M Kannangara, R Dua, L Ahmadi, F Bensebaa - Waste management, 2018 - Elsevier
The main objective of this study was to develop models for accurate prediction of municipal
solid waste (MSW) generation and diversion based on demographic and socio-economic …

Evaluation of PCA and Gamma test techniques on ANN operation for weekly solid waste prediction

R Noori, A Karbassi, MS Sabahi - Journal of Environmental Management, 2010 - Elsevier
Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are suitable for modeling solid waste generation. In the
present study, four training functions, including resilient backpropagation (RP), scale …

New insights into regional differences of the predictions of municipal solid waste generation rates using artificial neural networks

F Wu, D Niu, S Dai, B Wu - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
As one of the most popular non-linear models, artificial neural network (ANN) has been
successfully applied in the prediction of municipal solid waste (MSW). Despite its high …

Prediction of municipal solid waste generation by use of artificial neural network: A case study of Mashhad

GZM JALALI, RE NOURI - 2008 - sid.ir
Accurate prediction of municipal solid waste's quality and quantity is crucial for designing
and programming municipal solid waste management system. But predicting the amount of …

Estimation of municipal solid waste amount based on one-dimension convolutional neural network and long short-term memory with attention mechanism model: a …

K Lin, Y Zhao, L Tian, C Zhao, M Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste (MSW) amount has direct influence on MSW management, policy-
decision making, and MSW treatment methods. Machine learning has great potential for …