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Table 1 Differences between the logical evaluation of the criteria conjunction and the correct inclusion decision when only a portion of the necessary information is known: evaluation of equation 4and correct inclusion decision for all the possible values of I 1 and E 1 , with possibly unknown information

From: OWL model of clinical trial eligibility criteria compatible with partially-known information

Patient

I 0

I 1

E 0

E 1

I0I1

Decision

     

¬E0¬E1

 

p 0

T

T

F

T

F

Exclude

      

(E1)

p 1

T

T

F

F

T

Include

p 2

T

T

F

?

F

Propose

     

cannot

(assume ¬E1)

     

assert ¬E1

 

p 3

T

F

F

T

F

Exclude

      

(both ¬I1 and E1)

p 4

T

F

F

F

F

Exclude

      

I1)

p 5

T

F

F

?

F

Exclude

      

I1)

p 6

T

?

F

T

F

Exclude

      

(E1)

p 7

T

?

F

F

F

Propose

     

cannot

(assume I1)

     

assert I1

 
     

F

 

p 8

T

?

F

?

cannot

Propose

     

assert I1

 
     

cannot

(assume both

     

assert ¬E1

I1 and ¬E1)