Suresh K. Bhavnani

Network analysis of genes regulated in renal diseases: implications for a molecular-based classification (2009)

Bhavnani, Suresh K, Eichinger, Felix, Martini, Sebastian, Saxman, Paul, Jagadish, HV, Kretzler, Matthias

Abstract Background Chronic renal diseases are currently classified based on morphological similarities such as whether they produce predominantly inflammatory or non-inflammatory responses. However,...

Towards (2008)

Frederick A. Peck, Suresh K. Bhavnani, Marilyn H. Blackmon, Dragomir R. Radev

the use of natural language systems for fact identification:

Towards a Model of Information Scatter: Implications for Search and Design (2008)

Suresh K. Bhavnani, Frederick A. Peck

Recent studies suggest that users often retrieve incomplete healthcare information because of the complex and skewed distribution of facts across relevant webpages. To understand the causes for such...

Leading Indicators of CAD Experience (2008)

Suresh K. Bhavnani, James H. Garrett, Doris S. Shaw

Current interfaces and help facilities of CAD systems are not designed to respond to a user’s performance. To develop such adaptive environments, a better understanding of the indicators of CAD...

Towards Active Assistance (2008)

Suresh K. Bhavnani, James H. Garrett, Ulrich Flemming, Doris S. Shaw

The exploding functionality of current computer-aided engineering (CAE) systems has provided today’s users with a vast, but under-utilized collection of tools and options. For example,...

Scatter Networks: A New Approach for Analyzing Information Scatter on the Web (2006)

Adamic, Lada A., Bhavnani, Suresh K., Shi, Xiaolin

Information on any given topic is often scattered across the web. Previously this scatter has been characterized through the distribution of a set of facts (i.e. pieces of information) across web...

Strategy hubs: Domain portals to help find comprehensive information (2006)

Bhavnani, Suresh K., Bichakjian, Christopher K., Johnson, Timothy M., Little, Roderick J. A., Peck, Frederick A., Schwartz, Jennifer L., ...

Recent studies suggest that the wide variability in type, detail, and reliability of online information motivate expert searchers to develop procedural search knowledge . In contrast to prior...

Towards a Model of Information Scatter: Implications for Search and Design (2006)

Bhavnani, Suresh K., Peck, Frederick A.

Recent studies suggest that users often retrieve incomplete healthcare information because of the complex and skewed distribution of facts across relevant webpages. To understand the causes for such...

Towards a model of information scatter: Implications for search and design (2006)

Bhavnani, Suresh K., Peck, Frederick A.

Recent studies suggest that users often retrieve incomplete healthcare information because of the complex and skewed distribution of facts across relevant webpages. To understand the causes for such...

Towards a Model of Information Scatter: Implications for Search and Design (2006)

Bhavnani, Suresh K., Peck, Frederick A.

Recent studies suggest that users often retrieve incomplete healthcare information because of the complex and skewed distribution of facts across relevant webpages. To understand the causes for such...

Strategy Hubs: Domain Portals to help Find Comprehensive Information. JASIST (2006)

Suresh K. Bhavnani, Christopher K. Bichakjian, Timothy M. Johnson, Roderick J. Little, Frederick A. Peck, Jennifer L. Schwartz, ...

Recent studies suggest that the wide variability in type, detail, and reliability of online information motivate expert searchers to develop procedural search knowledge. In contrast to prior research...

Why is it difficult to find comprehensive information? Implications of information scatter for search and design (2005)

Bhavnani, Suresh K.

The rapid development of Web sites providing extensive coverage of a topic, coupled with the development of powerful search engines (designed to help users find such Web sites), suggests that users...

Why Is It Difficult to Find Comprehensive Information? Implications of Information Scatter for Search and Design (2005)

Suresh K. Bhavnani

The rapid development of Web sites providing extensive coverage of a topic, coupled with the development of powerful search engines (designed to help users find such Web sites), suggests that users...

Exploring the use of natural language systems for fact identification: Towards the automatic construction of healthcare portals (2004)

Peck, Frederick A., Bhavnani, Suresh K., Blackmon, Marilyn H., Radev, Dragomir R.

In prior work we observed that expert searchers follow well-defined search procedures in order to obtain comprehensive information on the Web. Motivated by that observation, we developed a prototype...

Strategy Hubs: Next-Generation Domain Portals with Search Procedures (2003)

Suresh K. Bhavnani, Christopher K. Bichakjian, Timothy M. Johnson, Roderick J. Little, Frederick A. Peck, Jennifer L. Schwartz, ...

Current search tools on the Web, such as general-purpose search engines (e.g. Google) and domain-specific portals (e.g. MEDLINEplus), do not provide search procedures that guide users to form...

Separating the knowledge layers: Cognitive analysis of search knowledge through hierarchical goal decompositions (2002)

Bhavnani, Suresh K., Bates, Marcia J.

Hierarchical goal decompositions have proved to be a useful method to make explicit the knowledge required by users to perform tasks in a wide range of applications such as computer-aided drafting...

Separating the knowledge layers: Cognitive analysis of search knowledge through hierarchical goal decompositions (2002)

Suresh K. Bhavnani, Marcia J. Bates

Hierarchical goal decompositions have proved to be a useful method to make explicit the knowledge required by users to perform tasks in a wide range of applications such as computeraided drafting...

The strategic use of complex computer systems (2000)

Suresh K. Bhavnani, Bonnie E. John

Several studies show that despite experience, many users with basic command knowledge do not progress to an efficient use of complex computer applications. These studies suggest that knowledge of...

The strategic use of complex computer systems (2000)

Suresh K. Bhavnani, Bonnie E. John

5 A dominant goal of the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) field has been to design facile interfaces that reduce the time to learn computer applications. This approach was expected to enable users to...

The Strategic Use of CAD: An Empirically Inspired, Theory-Based Course (1999)

Suresh K. Bhavnani, Bonnie E. John, Ulrich Flemming

The inefficient use of complex computer systems has been widely reported. These studies show the persistence of inefficient methods despite many years of experience and formal training. To counteract...

From Sufficient to Efficient Usage: An Analysis of Strategic Knowledge (1997)

Suresh K. Bhavnani

Can good design guarantee the eflicient use of computer tools? Can experience guarantee it? We raise these questions to explore why empirical studies of real-world usage show even experienced users...

Exploring the unrealized potential of computer-aided drafting (1996)

Suresh K. Bhavnani

Despite huge investments by vendors and users, CAD productivity remains disappointing. Our analysis of real-world CAD usage shows that even after many years of experience, users tend to use...

The Distribution of Online Healthcare Information: A Case Study on Melanoma

Bhavnani, Suresh K.

To understand the difficulties users face when retrieving comprehensive healthcare information, this paper analyzes how facts related to a widely available healthcare topic are distributed across...

The Distribution of Online Healthcare Information: A Case Study on Melanoma

Bhavnani, Suresh K.

To understand the difficulties users face when retrieving comprehensive healthcare information, this paper analyzes how facts related to a widely available healthcare topic are distributed across...

Getting patients to the right healthcare sources: from real-world questions to strategy hubs.

Bhavnani, Suresh K., Bichakjian, Christopher K., Schwartz, Jennifer L., Strecher, Victor J., Dunn, Rodney L., Johnson, Timothy M., ...

To address the growing problem of novices accessing incomplete and unreliable information on the Web, this paper begins by probing the nature of strategic knowledge known by expert healthcare...

Network Analysis of Toxic Chemicals and Symptoms: Implications for Designing First-Responder Systems

Bhavnani, Suresh K., Abraham, Annie, Demeniuk, Christopher, Gebrekristos, Messeret, Gong, Abe, Nainwal, Satyendra, ...

The rapid and accurate identification of toxic chemicals is critical for saving lives in emergency situations. However, first-responder systems such as WISER typically require a large number of...