Current Biomarkers of IgA Nephropathy.

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most prevalent primary glomerular disease and has been recognized to carry a poor prognosis. It is therefore critical to identify the patients that will progress to ESKD and start treatments early. The current gold standard for diagnosis remains kidney biopsy.

Social inequalities in green exposure in small- and medium-sized U.S. cities: A mobility-based approach.

Background: Green space exposure has been considered essential for people's physical and mental health. Researchers have investigated uneven exposure to green space based on individuals' home locations, which may exacerbate health disparities. A mobility-based approach enables a more accurate assessment of green exposure in daily activity patterns.

Men's decline and rising support for hostile sexism: A survey experiment from South Korea.

Hostile sexism, characterized by derogatory views of women as incompetent and manipulative, is gaining recognition as a significant predictor of social and political trends in high-income countries. This article proposes that men's endorsement of hostile sexism is partially explained by the social trends that signal a loss of traditional male privileges, such as marriage or employment opportunities. To test this argument, 1028 Korean men were randomly allocated into three groups: the first received no information, the second was informed of an increase in the proportion of men who never marry, and the third was informed about rising unemployment rates.

Comparison of structure-function correlation among IMO visual function analyser and Humphrey field analyser.

Purpose: To compare the structure-function correlations between optical coherence tomography (OCT) thickness parameters and the corresponding sectorial mean sensitivity (MS) values obtained with IMO visual function analyser (IMOvifa) and Humphrey field analyser (HFA) perimeters.

Design: Prospective cross-sectional study.

Methods: Glaucoma suspect, glaucoma and ocular hypertension patients underwent IMOvifa 24-2 Ambient Interactive Zippy Estimated Sequential Testing, HFA 24-2 Swedish Interactive Threshold Algorithm-Standard and OCT tests within 12 weeks.

Strategies for promoting consumer participation in the collection of retired electric vehicle batteries.

As leading countries in the battery market implement regulations on electric vehicle battery recycling and reuse, value chains for these processes are being developed. In particular, the operation of recycling and reuse businesses begins with the collection of electric vehicle batteries, which is currently left to the free market. This study explored the design of electric vehicle battery collection programs, focusing on the growing number of retired electric vehicle batteries.