Comparative electrocardiographic study of the Asian freshwater box turtle and the Asian yellow pond turtle using non-invasive methods.

Background: Evaluation of cardiac function is an integral part of clinical examination of chelonians. However, information about electrocardiography (ECG) in turtles and tortoises is limited and fragmentary. Its application is limited due to the lack of ECG reference values.

Adjusting Quality Control Chart Limits for WBC, RBC, Hb, and PLT Counts to Reduce Daily Control Risks in Hospital Laboratory.

Background: To continuously improve medical quality and provide clinicians with more accurate blood test reports, this study collected blood quality control data in 2017 from a medical examination laboratory in a teaching level hospital located in Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

Material And Methods: The quality control data were arranged and analyzed from daily complete blood count (CBC), including white blood cells (WBC), red blood cells (RBC), hemoglobin (Hb), and platelets (PLT) recorded by a laboratory blood analyzer. Using the empirical Bayesian method, we estimated the variation of concentrations of the last and current batches to establish a novel control chart with adjusted upper and lower limits for the current batch, and then compared results with the traditional Shewhart method.

A 45 nm Stacked CMOS Image Sensor Process Technology for Submicron Pixel.

A submicron pixel's light and dark performance were studied by experiment and simulation. An advanced node technology incorporated with a stacked CMOS image sensor (CIS) is promising in that it may enhance performance. In this work, we demonstrated a low dark current of 3.