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Differences were considered statistically significant when P < 0.05 and highly significant when P < 0.001. 3.

In July 2008, a signal-six hinted at a possible trend reversal.

In addition, with the spandex percentage in the weft yarn increasing, fabrics were shown a positive trend for stretchability and stretch growth recovery but the fabric growth showed a negative trend.

With respect to the adsorption kinetics, it is seen in Figure 6 (a) that the resonance frequency shows a decreasing trend during the whole H 2 exposure time (between the 60 and 480 s), without reaching a clear saturation condition.

Mainly, the dataset is divided into six main topic clusters, including: • Topic one: Traffic control and safety • Topic two: ITS in general and public/urban transport • Topic three: Detection systems • Topic four: Emissions reduction and electric vehicles, energy resource substitutions, and intelligent systems for train systems • Topic five: Vehicle communication systems • Topic six: Traffic optimization, prediction, modeling, networks, and data Visually, topics 1, 2, and 4 displayed a decreasing trend over time, and topics 3, 5, and 6 displayed an increasing trend. 3.1.

The linear trends of MHW duration patterns also show that the SJI has a positive trend, and it is shown as the largest trend among all regions ( Figure 3 c).

The difference in days to anthesis was moderately significant statistically ( Table 2 ).

The result is highly significant in specifications 2, 4, and 5 with elasticities of estimated GDP equal to 0.371, 0.150, and 0.139 respectively; however, it is statistically insignificant in the ZIPPML model except for column 2 where it has a significant trade effect.

Indeed, direct exposure to secondary BAs caused a decreasing trend in cytokine production, but this effect was less visible after exposure to sulfated secondary BAs.

Interestingly, protein levels of OCLN and ZO1 were not affected by BA exposure, whereas expression of OCLN , ZO1 , CDH1 and CLDN1 followed an increasing trend after exposure to most BAs, although these differences were not significant ( Figure 2 C-H).

Cluster 2 did not show an additional statistically significant change, although changes in some items showed marginal significance.

However, with increasing plant distance from RWH systems, there was a variation in moisture content in a decreasing trend.

Figure 1 shows an increasing trend in both measures of bank profitability from 2013Q4 to 2017Q3 and then a decreasing trend in the latter period.

3.4 Estimates of GCA effects of maize inbred lines under low and optimal nitrogen application Under low soil nitrogen, only inbred 15 showed highly significant and positive GCA as a female parent.

However, it did not consider other aspects which might be significant, also, for the firm's development.

The only tool for which the gap between knowledge and usage was not significant was video conferencing, although even this showed a trend for higher level of knowledge than usage.

Specifically, a study that included data from students in Oslo prior to the pandemic and during the period of strict lockdown found that levels of life satisfaction decreased to a highly significant degree ( Von Soest et al., 2020 ).

Consistent with Tallal and colleagues’ hypothesis, a highly significant correlation between acoustic processing and language skills improvements emerged in the experimental group.

The aim was to show changes in the perception of the situation in terms of existing positives and negatives during this period as well as to point out a possible trend in the communication strategies used to ensure the sustainability of the education system.

Figure 8 a shows that glutamate concentration has a decreasing trend along with the stimulation cycle.

Access to agricultural extension services by the smallholder farmers’ was associated positively to their joint decision to access climate information and as well as adopt climate smart adaptation strategies is marginally statistically significant at 10%.

In this regard, it can be stated that the personal characteristics of the alumni, such as age, income, gender, nationality, STEM, non-STEM, and GPA, might be significant predictors of university image. 5 Methodology 5.1 Research questions and hypotheses This survey was conducted in the academic year 2018–2019.

According to Kaiser (1974) , if a KMO value is greater than 0.90, it is highly significant; if it is between 0.80 and 0.90, it is notable; between 0.70 and 0.80, it is above average; between 0.60 and 0.70, it is mediocre; and between 0.50 and 0.60, it is merely acceptable. 7.2.

In the hydro-meteorological time series, Z positive values upward trend indicates an increasing trend and negative values downward trend sign indicates a decreasing trend; negative.

At the same heater temperature and air flow rate, the energy consumption of the heater exhibits an increasing trend.