A phylogenetic approach to comparative genomics.

Comparative genomics, whereby the genomes of different species are compared, has the potential to address broad and fundamental questions at the intersection of genetics and evolution. However, species, genomes and genes cannot be considered as independent data points within statistical tests. Closely related species tend to be similar because they share genes by common descent, which must be accounted for in analyses.

Anticholinergic burden and frailty in older inpatients: insights from analysis of admission and discharge medicines using four anticholinergic scales.

Background: Exposure to high anticholinergic burden is associated with adverse outcomes in older adults. Older adults with frailty have greater vulnerability to adverse anticholinergic effects. There is limited data on anticholinergic burden in hospitalised older adults with frailty particularly, in New Zealand.

Determining associations between Big Five personality traits and executive function in an undergraduate student sample.

Objective: The present study sought to determine the associations between executive functioning and Big Five personality traits in an undergraduate sample.

Method: Participants included 200 undergraduates (73% women), with a mean age of approximately 21 years. Participants completed the Big Five Inventory-44 and a psychological assessment battery, which included the Trail Making Test and the Semantic Fluency Test.

Are recommended tackle techniques associated with superior performance outcomes? A retrospective video analysis study of elite women's rugby union.

This cross-sectional study aims to identify the situational characteristics, ball-carrier technical variables, and recommended techniques associated with performance outcomes in elite women's Rugby Union. Using retrospective video analysis, 43 tackler and ball-carrier technical characteristics for 1500 tackle events in the 2022-23 Women's Six Nations Championship were assessed, considering match situation and performance outcomes. Rate ratio (RR) was determined using propensity rates.