A study of a gain based approach for query aspects in recall oriented tasks
GM Di Nunzio, G Faggioli - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Evidence-based healthcare integrates the best research evidence with clinical expertise in
order to make decisions based on the best practices available. In this context, the task of …
order to make decisions based on the best practices available. In this context, the task of …
Information retrieval with verbose queries
M Gupta, M Bendersky - Proceedings of the 38th International ACM …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
Recently, the focus of many novel search applications shifted from short keyword queries to
verbose natural language queries. Examples include question answering systems and …
verbose natural language queries. Examples include question answering systems and …
Information needs, queries, and query performance prediction
The query performance prediction (QPP) task is to estimate the effectiveness of a search
performed in response to a query with no relevance judgments. Existing QPP methods do …
performed in response to a query with no relevance judgments. Existing QPP methods do …
Toward whole-session relevance: Exploring intrinsic diversity in web search
K Raman, PN Bennett… - Proceedings of the 36th …, 2013 - dl.acm.org
Current research on web search has focused on optimizing and evaluating single queries.
However, a significant fraction of user queries are part of more complex tasks [20] which …
However, a significant fraction of user queries are part of more complex tasks [20] which …
Automatic boolean query suggestion for professional search
Y Kim, J Seo, WB Croft - Proceedings of the 34th international ACM …, 2011 - dl.acm.org
In professional search environments, such as patent search or legal search, search tasks
have unique characteristics: 1) users interactively issue several queries for a topic, and 2) …
have unique characteristics: 1) users interactively issue several queries for a topic, and 2) …
LambdaMerge: merging the results of query reformulations
Search engines can automatically reformulate user queries in a variety of ways, often
leading to multiple queries that are candidates to replace the original. However, selecting a …
leading to multiple queries that are candidates to replace the original. However, selecting a …
Predicting query quality for applications of text retrieval to software engineering tasks
Context: Since the mid-2000s, numerous recommendation systems based on text retrieval
(TR) have been proposed to support software engineering (SE) tasks such as concept …
(TR) have been proposed to support software engineering (SE) tasks such as concept …
Query performance prediction using reference lists
The task of query performance prediction is to estimate the effectiveness of search
performed in response to a query when no relevance judgments are available. We present a …
performed in response to a query when no relevance judgments are available. We present a …
Learning to rank query suggestions for adhoc and diversity search
Query suggestions have become pervasive in modern web search, as a mechanism to
guide users towards a better representation of their information need. In this article, we …
guide users towards a better representation of their information need. In this article, we …
Document score distribution models for query performance inference and prediction
R Cummins - ACM Transactions on Information Systems (TOIS), 2014 - dl.acm.org
Modelling the distribution of document scores returned from an information retrieval (IR)
system in response to a query is of both theoretical and practical importance. One of the …
system in response to a query is of both theoretical and practical importance. One of the …