PR
2008
13 years 4 months ago
2008
Hundreds of millions of users each day submit queries to the Web search engine. The user queries are typically very short which makes query understanding a challenging problem. In...
DSS
2007
13 years 4 months ago
2007
In this paper, we report results of an investigation into the factors influencing the selection of sponsored links by e-commerce Web searchers. In this research, 56 participants e...
IPM
2006
13 years 4 months ago
2006
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IPM
2006
13 years 4 months ago
2006
This study examines the facets and patterns of multiple Web query reformulations with a focus on reformulation sequences. Based on IR interaction models, it was presumed that quer...
SIGIR
2010
ACM
13 years 4 months ago
2010
ACM
We present an approach for answering Entity Retrieval queries using click-through information in query log data from a commercial Web search engine. We compare results using click...
DEXAW
2010
IEEE
13 years 5 months ago
2010
IEEE
Given a set of keywords, we find a maximum Web query (containing the most keywords possible) that respects userdefined bounds on the number of returned hits. We assume a real-world...
UAI
2003
13 years 6 months ago
2003
We investigate the use of probabilistic models and cost-benefit analyses to guide the operation of a Web-based question-answering system. We first provide an overview of research ...
SBBD
2004
13 years 6 months ago
2004
Web search engines compete to offer the fastest responses with highest relevance. However, as Web collections grow, it becomes more difficult to achieve this purpose. As most user...
FLAIRS
2003
13 years 6 months ago
2003
We present a new approach in web search engines. The web creates new challenges for information retrieval. The vast improvement in information access is not the only advantage res...
CIKM
2008
Springer
13 years 6 months ago
2008
Springer
People are thirsty for medical information. Existing Web search engines often cannot handle medical search well because they do not consider its special requirements. Often a medi...