Prediction of skin sensitization potential using D-optimal design and GA-kNN classification methods

SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 305-335

  Gunturi, S B ^a   Theerthala, S S ^a   Patel, N K ^a   Bahl, J ^a   Narayanan, R ^a  

^a TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES   (India)

Author keywords

D optimal design; Genetic algorithm; K nearest neighbour; QSPR; Skin sensitization

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DETECTION; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); LEARNING ALGORITHMS; NEAREST NEIGHBOR SEARCH; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

CHEMICAL SPACE; CLASSIFICATION METHODS; CLASSIFICATION MODELS; D-OPTIMAL DESIGNS; DESCRIPTORS; K-NEAR NEIGHBOR; K-NEAREST NEIGHBOR CLASSIFICATION; NEAREST-NEIGHBOUR; QSPR; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 77953645059     PISSN: 1062936X     EISSN: 1029046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10629361003773955     Document Type: Article

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