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In this paper, the interpolation sub-pixel mapping (ISM) based on multiple sub-pixel shifted images (MSSIs) based on a consideration of the point spread function (PSF) effect, named as MSSI-PSF, is...

Objective: To analyze the status and differences of health resources allocation in undeveloped areas of Chongqing, China, and to provide empirical evidence for health planning and further optimization of health resources allocation. Methods: The comprehensive evaluation system for health resources allocation in underdeveloped areas was constructed. Afterwards, the entropy weight TOPSIS method was used to comprehensively evaluate the level of health resources allocation in 22 underdeveloped areas of Chongqing, and the K-means cluster analysis method was used to classify the comprehensive evaluation results. Results: The level of health resources allocation in Chongqing’s underdeveloped areas was relatively low and the regional differences were significant. The level of health resources allocation in 22 underdeveloped areas can be divided into 4 categories, of which Shizhu, Nanchuan, Qianjiang, and Liangping were better, Wuxi, Hechuan, Tongnan, and Youyang were poorer. Conclusion: It is recommended to increase the differentiation and pertinence of health policies in undeveloped areas, to achieve dynamic management and control of health resources, to promote the sustainable development of human resources for health, and to ensure that the level of health financing is improved.

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the 2-year effectiveness of modified Shenzhuo formula in the treatment of overt proteinuria diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Patients diagnosed with type 2 DKD in the clinical research database of Prof Xiaolin Tong (>20,000 data points) with >1-year follow-up were screened for this study. Patients’ demographic data, chief complaint, present illness, past history, allergic history, personal history, family history, test results, tongue images, pulse information, and prescription information at 1, 1.5, and 2 years of follow-up were analyzed. EpiData3.1 was used to establish the electronic database of this research and SPSS v20.0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL) was used for performing statistical analyses. The patients’ common main symptoms of overt proteinuria DKD were weak breath and fatigue, numbness of limbs, insomnia, blurred vision, nocturia, edema, low backache, constipation, itchy skin ulcer, and chills. The average 24-hour urinary protein of patients treated with modified Shenzhuo formula was statistically significantly lower than baseline values at 1, 1.5, and 2 years (0.66 g, 95% confidence interval [CI] [−0.95, −0.41]; 1.00 g, 95% CI [−1.67, 0.38]; 1.11 g, 95% CI [−1.79, −0.57]). There are no statistically significant differences between the glomerular filtration rate at the baseline and that after modified Shenzhuo formula intervention. Statistically significant reductions in serum triglyceride and glycosylated hemoglobin values and systolic blood pressure also were recorded. Other indexes, including serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, diastolic blood pressure, cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, and low-density lipoproteins, did not differ between baseline and post-treatment time points. Modified Shenzhuo formula could reduce 24-hour urinary protein excretion in patients with DKD. The formula maybe had the potential advantages on glomerular filtration rate, creatinine reciprocal, blood lipid levels, etc.

Objective: To describe the current situation of health records establishment of residents in main urban areas of Chongqing, analyze its influencing factors and provide reference suggestions to promote the establishment of residents' health records, so as to narrow the gap between China and other countries. Methods: A self-designed questionnaire survey was conducted among 900 residents who had lived in nine districts of Chongqing for more than 6 months by stratified random sampling. Results: In 2018, 61.4% of the sample population in the main urban area of Chongqing had health records, while 20% didn't have health records and 18.5% were unclear about whether they had health records or not; Differences in gender, age, educational background, occupation, household registration, housing type were statistically significant for the establishment of health records (P < 0.05); Polytomous logistic regression analysis showed that gender, age, educational background, occupation, household registration were the influencing factors of the establishment of health records. Conclusion: The rate of residents in the main urban areas of Chongqing who have health records needs to be improved. It is hard to establish health records for male, low-educated and floating population. Therefore, the third-party organizations and media should play a role in promoting the establishment of health records for such populations under the leadership of government departments, in order to make contributions to narrowing the gap between China and other countries.