"Gut" to grips with the science of the microbiome - a symposium report.

The latest Yakult Science Study Day was held virtually on 2 November 2023. Aimed at healthcare professionals, researchers, and students, a variety of experts explored the latest gut microbiome research and what it means in practice. The morning sessions discussed the role of the microbiome in health and disease, the rapid advancements in DNA sequencing and implications for personalised nutrition, the current state of evidence on health benefits associated with fermented foods, prebiotics and probiotics and the challenges involved in interpreting research in this area.

Exploring what GP registrars consider distinctive to consultations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients: a mixed-methods study.

Background And Objective: Understanding what general practice (GP) registrars consider as distinctive in their consultations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients may help bridge the gap between patient-determined cultural safety and current medical and behavioural practice. This project seeks to explore what GP registrars perceive as distinctive to their consultations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.

Methods: This mixed-methods study involved a survey considering demographic details of GP registrars, questionnaire regarding attitude and cultural capability, and semistructured interviews.

Exploring how Australian general practice registrars define cultural safety with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients: a mixed method study.

Background: Understanding how the general practice medical workforce defines cultural safety may help tailor education and training to better enable community-determined culturally safe practice. This project seeks to explore how Australian general practice registrars define cultural safety with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and alignment with an Australian community derived definition of cultural safety.

Methods: This mixed method study involved a survey considering demographic details of general practice registrars, questionnaire, and semi-structured interviews to explore how general practice registrars defined cultural safety and a culturally safe consultation.

Multilayer WS for low-power visible and near-infrared phototransistors.

Mechanically exfoliated multilayer WS flakes are used as the channel of field effect transistors for low-power photodetection in the visible and near-infrared (NIR) spectral range. The electrical characterization as a function of the temperature reveals devices with n-type conduction and slightly different Schottky barriers at the drain and source contacts. The WS phototransistors can be operated in self-powered mode, yielding both a current and a voltage when exposed to light.

Caprine whole blood appears sufficiently stable after 21 days in storage to be suitable for transfusion.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine hematologic changes of stored caprine whole blood in citrate phosphate dextrose adenine solution over a 28-day period.

Sample: Ten 250-mL bags of whole blood were collected from 10 female Boer goats from Louisiana State University's Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine herd.

Methods: 10 healthy blood donor goats were selected, and 250 mL of whole blood was drawn from each and stored at 2.