 Uncertainty
"Uncertainty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The condition in which reasonable knowledge regarding risks, benefits, or the future is not available.
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D035501
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.740.600.900 F02.463.785.373.820 G17.680.875 N05.715.360.750.625.850 N06.850.520.830.600.900
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Uncertainty" by people in this website by year, and whether "Uncertainty" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2016 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2017 | 5 | 5 | 10 | | 2018 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2019 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2020 | 5 | 7 | 12 | | 2021 | 0 | 9 | 9 | | 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2023 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2024 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Uncertainty" by people in Profiles.
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Clark CW, Kinder S, Nebbia G, Veturi YA, McNamara S, Manoharan N, Forest T, Kahook M, Mandava N, Singh P, Kalpathy-Cramer J. Uncertainty-Aware Training for Ophthalmic Segmentation Using MedSAM. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2026 Feb 02; 15(2):19.
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Jay KR, Wieder WR, Elmendorf SC, Spasojevic MJ, Suding KN. Plant functional trait uncertainty can outweigh climate scenario uncertainty in tundra ecosystem productivity. New Phytol. 2026 Feb; 249(3):1188-1203.
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Baraghoshi D, Strand MJ, Humphries SM, Lynch DA, Kaizer AM, Porras AR. Uncertainty-aware quantitative CT evaluation of emphysema and mortality risk from variable radiation dose images. Eur Radiol. 2025 Oct; 35(10):6115-6126.
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Carlson KW, Smolker HR, Smith LL, Snyder HR, Hankin BL, Banich MT. Individual differences in intolerance of uncertainty is primarily linked to the structure of inferior frontal regions. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2025 Jun; 25(3):727-743.
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Arch JJ, Kirk MH, Finkelstein LB. Patient-Reported Worst-Case Scenarios in Advanced Cancer: Presence, Contents, and Predictors. Psychooncology. 2024 Dec; 33(12):e70039.
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Leckey S, Gonzales C, Selmeczy D, Ghetti S. Toddlers' visual exploration during decisions predicts uncertainty monitoring 1?year later. Child Dev. 2025 Jan-Feb; 96(1):312-324.
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Traino KA, Ciciolla LM, Perez MN, Chaney JM, Welch G, Baskin LS, Buchanan CL, Chan YM, Cheng EY, Coplen DE, Wisniewski AB, Mullins LL. Trajectories of illness uncertainty among parents of children with atypical genital appearance due to differences of sex development. J Pediatr Psychol. 2024 Aug 01; 49(8):559-570.
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Mehta AB, Lockhart S, Lange AV, Matlock DD, Douglas IS, Morris MA. Identifying Decisional Needs for Adult Tracheostomy and Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation Decision Making to Inform Shared Decision-Making Interventions. Med Decis Making. 2024 11; 44(8):867-879.
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Lange AV, Mehta AB, Ramos KJ, Campbell EG, Gray AL, Tietbohl C, Garcia-Hernandez S, Bekelman DB. Uncertainty and Communication Preferences Among Patients Undergoing Lung Transplant Evaluation: A Mixed-Methods Study. Clin Transplant. 2024 07; 38(7):e15406.
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Kim DD, Chandra RS, Yang L, Wu J, Feng X, Atalay M, Bettegowda C, Jones C, Sair H, Liao WH, Zhu C, Zou B, Kazerooni AF, Nabavizadeh A, Jiao Z, Peng J, Bai HX. Active Learning in Brain Tumor Segmentation with Uncertainty Sampling and Annotation Redundancy Restriction. J Imaging Inform Med. 2024 Oct; 37(5):2099-2107.
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