1 Retraction note to: Neural Comput & Applic (2013) 23:1677–1685 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-012-1127-7

The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article [1] because it significantly overlaps with a number of articles including those that were under consideration at the same time [2,3,4] and previously published articles [5, 6]. Additionally, the article shows evidence of peer review manipulation. The authors have not responded to any correspondence regarding this retraction.