PurposeIncreased variability in the non-invasive gene expression profiling (GEP) (AlloMap®) is associated with an increased risk of future events, but association absolute change below threshold GEP scores events has not yet been evaluated.MethodsPatients from Surveillance HeartCare Outcomes Registry (SHORE) score < 34 had test calculated. The event interest was a combination rejection (ISHLT ≥...

Absolute pitch (AP) is the ability to identify a tone's pitch or to produce a tone at a particular pitch without the use of an external reference pitch. AP exists in varying degrees among people generally described as AP possessors. AP possessors vary not only in the accuracy with which they can identify pitches but also in their ability to produce pitches absolutely and in their ability to ide...

This paper discusses the relationship between information security awareness and behavior by analyzing data collected from a Web-based survey on information security measures in Japan. First, it is found that individuals would not have problematic behavior from the viewpoint of information security measures if the individual’s awareness is higher. Next, it is found that the awareness of individ...

In the post-modern literary tradition, an absence of universal truth replaces prior notions of one absolute truth, in terms of history as well as such notions as identity and society. Just as postmodernism dismantles the concept of absolute truth, Linda Hutcheon’s concept of the “narcissistic narrative” exemplifies the postmodern undermining of prior traditions: “The origins of the self-reflect...