Usability and usefulness in bioinformatics: Evaluating a tool for querying and analyzing protein interactions based on scientists' actual research questions

IEEE International Professional Communication Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Mirel, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Bioinformatics; Expertise; Requirements engineering; Usability; User experience; Utility

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; EXPERTISE; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; USABILITY; USER EXPERIENCE; UTILITY;

BIOCOMMUNICATIONS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

BIOINFORMATICS;

EID: 51149123030     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IPCC.2007.4464064     Document Type: Conference Paper

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