Retraction Note to: Neural Computing and Applications (2020) 32:12697–12714 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-020-04720-1


The Editor-in-Chief and the publisher have retracted this article. An investigation by the publisher found a number of concerns, including but not limited to citations which do not support claims made in the text, non-standard phrasing, and image irregularities. Based on the investigation’s findings the Editor-in-Chief therefore no longer has confidence in the results and conclusions of this article.


The authors have not responded to correspondence regarding this retraction.