Can a truth-bearer be true but not determinately so? On the enduringly popular standard supervaluational conception of indeterminacy, under which the principle of bivalence is invalid, the answer is a straightforward No. On such a conception, truth just is determinate truth—truth in all admissible interpretations. For that reason, a more interesting question is: can a truth-bearer be true but n...

We study the problem of finding local and global covers as well as seeds in conservative indeterminate strings. An indeterminate string is a sequence T = T [1]T [2] . . . T [n], where T [i] ⊆ Σ for each i, and Σ is a given alphabet of fixed size. A conservative indeterminate string, is an indeterminate string where the number of indeterminate symbols in the positions of the string, i.e the non-...

The depiction of indeterminate temporal and atemporal data is important to obtain a suitable model of database management systems. This paper presents a formal relation model, called ITRM (Indeterminate Temporal Relation Model), for the representation, manipulation and query of indeterminate information. Moreover, indeterminate time interval is classified and temporal relation algebra operators...

Abstract Retroperitoneal (RP) masses represent a wide variety of pathologies. They can grow to substantial size before presenting symptoms that lead imaging work-up. are also often detected incidentally due increased use cross-sectional imaging. Contrast-enhanced CT is the modality choice, yet MRI clarify involvement muscle, bone, or neural foramina. 18 F FDG PET/CT not routinely indicated, how...

OBJECTIVE The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been shown to predict adverse outcomes in several pathologic conditions. The majority of indeterminate interferon (IFN)-γ release assays were due to inadequate IFN-γ response to the phytohemagglutinin. We sought to study the value of NLR to predict an indeterminate result of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) performed in routine laborat...

Bone scintigraphy is key in imaging skeletal metastases in newly diagnosed prostate cancer. Unfortunately, a notable proportion of scans are not readily classified as positive or negative but deemed indeterminate. The extent of reporting of indeterminate bone scans and how such scans are handled in clinical trials are not known. A systematic review was conducted using electronic databases up to...

Indeterminate colitis (IC) originally referred to those 10-15% of cases of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in which there was difficulty distinguishing between ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) in the colectomy specimen. However, IC is increasingly used when a definitive diagnosis of UC or CD cannot be made at colonoscopy, in colonic biopsies or at colectomy. The diagnostic diff...