In the robust track, we mainly tested our passage-based retrieval model with different passage sizes and weighting schemes. In our approach, we used two retrieval models, namely t...
Based on the important progresses made in information retrieval (IR) in terms of theoretical models and evaluations, more and more attention has recently been paid to the research...
Abstract. Because the notion of context is multi-disciplinary [17], it encompasses lots of issues in Information Retrieval. In this paper, we define the context as the information ...
The MEDLINE database is the world largest repository of bio-medical abstracts. It is a central information entry point for most biologists despite the growing availability of full-...
This paper explores the role of information retrieval in answering "relationship" questions, a new class complex information needs formally introduced in TREC 2005. Sinc...