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Learning search engine specific query transformations for question answering

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Eugene Agichtein,

Steve Lawrence,

Luis GravanoAuthors Info & Claims

WWW '01: Proceedings of the 10th international conference on World Wide Web

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https://doi.org/10.1145/371920.371976

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1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
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2. Information systems
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  2. World Wide Web
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Keio Univ., Japan
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Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, HK
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