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The book provides a platform for dealing with the flaws and failings of the soft computing paradigm through different manifestations. The different chapters highlight the necessity of the hybrid soft computing methodology in general with emphasis on several application perspectives in particular. Typical examples include (a) Study of Economic Load Dispatch by Various Hybrid Optimization Techniques, (b) An Application of Color Magnetic Resonance Brain Image Segmentation by Para Optimus LG Activation Function, (c) Hybrid Rough-PSO Approach in Remote Sensing Imagery Analysis, (d) A Study and Analysis of Hybrid Intelligent Techniques for Breast Cancer Detection using Breast Thermograms, and (e) Hybridization of 2D-3D Images for Human Face Recognition. The elaborate findings of the chapters enhance the exhibition of the hybrid soft computing paradigm in the field of intelligent computing.

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Section 1. Hybrid Soft Computing Approaches: Research Chapter 1. A Hybrid CS-GSA Algorithm for Optimization.- Chapter 2. Study of Economic Load Dispatch by Various Hybrid Optimization Techniques.- Chapter 3. Unsolved Problems of Ambient Computationally Intelligent TBM Algorithms.- Chapter 4. Hybridizing Differential Evolution Variants through Heterogeneous Mixing in a Distributed Framework.- Section 2. Hybrid Soft Computing Approaches: Applications Chapter 5. Collaborative Simulated Annealing Genetic Algorithm for Geometric Optimization of Thermo-electric Coolers.- Chapter 6. Color Magnetic Resonance Brain Image Segmentation by Para Opti MUSIG Activation Function: An Application.- Chapter 7. Convergence Analysis of Back Propagation Algorithm for Designing an Intelligent System for Sensing Manhole Gases.- Chapter 8. REFII Model as a Base for Data Mining Techniques Hybridization with Purpose of Time Series Pattern Recognition.- Chapter 9. A Soft Computing Approach for Targeted Product Promotion on Social Networks.- Chapter 10. Hybrid Rough-PSO Approach in Remote Sensing Imagery Analysis.- Chapter 11. A Study and Analysis of Hybrid Intelligent Techniques for Breast Cancer Detection using Breast Thermograms.- Chapter 12. Neuro-Fuzzy Hybridized Model for Seasonal Rainfall Forecasting: A Case Study in Stock Index Forecasting.- Chapter 13. Hybridization of 2D-3D Images for Human Face Recognition.- Chapter 14. Neutrosophic Trust Evaluation Model in B2C E-commerce.- Chapter 15. Immune Based Feature Selection in Rigid Medical Image Registration Using Supervised Neural Network.

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