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2006
ACM
15 years 11 months ago
Why structural hints in queries do not help XML-retrieval
For many years it has been commonly held that a user who adds structural “hints” to a query will improve precision in an element retrieval search. At INEX 2005 we conducted an...
Andrew Trotman, Mounia Lalmas
SIGIR
2006
ACM
15 years 11 months ago
Combining bidirectional translation and synonymy for cross-language information retrieval
This paper introduces a general framework for the use of translation probabilities in cross-language information retrieval based on the notion that information retrieval fundament...
Jianqiang Wang, Douglas W. Oard
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SIGIR
2006
ACM
15 years 11 months ago
Using historical data to enhance rank aggregation
Rank aggregation is a pervading operation in IR technology. We hypothesize that the performance of score-based aggregation may be affected by artificial, usually meaningless devia...
Miriam Fernández, David Vallet, Pablo Caste...
SIGIR
2006
ACM
15 years 11 months ago
Is XML retrieval meaningful to users?: searcher preferences for full documents vs. elements
The aim of this study is to investigate whether element retrieval (as opposed to full-text retrieval) is meaningful and useful for searchers when carrying out information-seeking ...
Birger Larsen, Anastasios Tombros, Saadia Malik
SIGIR
2006
ACM
15 years 11 months ago
A complex document information processing prototype
We developed a prototype for integrated retrieval and aggregation of diverse information contained in scanned paper documents. Such complex document information processing combine...
Shlomo Argamon, Gady Agam, Ophir Frieder, David A....