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This variable showed a highly significant reduction in the (T2) post-intervention assessment in the EM group compared to the CO group.

Moreover, with a gradual control of haze pollution, the losses present a decreasing trend over years basically, except for 2014.

The mediation effects of lower family support and probable depression on the association between score on IA scale and smoking, and the mediation effect of lower family support on the association between score on SNA scale and smoking were significant, while the mediation effect of probable depression on the association between score on SNA scale and smoking was marginally significant.

Generally, humic substances are the primary metal-binding ligands for trace metals, and most O-containing acid functional groups, such as carboxyls and phenols and relatively low abundance S- and N-containing functional groups, were proved to be metal-binding ligands, and a molecular structure proximal to metal-binding sites may be significant in metal coordination by DOM, creating stable complexes of varying complexing strengths [ 18 , 19 ].

Ti, Fe and Sr together with Co and as had a consistent horizontal distribution of a decreasing trend in the direction of water flow, which varied according to ratios of Sr/Mg and Ca/Mg ( Figure 3 ), indicating that these metals were liberated from the related lattice of carbonates.

Over all, δ 2 H and δ 18 O in different rivers showed an increasing trend with decreasing latitude, except for the Jiulong River, which is close to the ocean, and the Huai River, which evaporates significantly.

(2011) reported a highly significant reduction of FBG in patients receiving 5 gm/day of NS tea for 6 months [ 21 ].

The water landscape is in good condition, but the degree of fragmentation has an increasing trend, which requires reasonable protection and utilization.

Table 5 shows the Spearman correlation coefficients between the four domains, which indicates that there was a highly significant correlation between the four domains at a significance level of 0.01.

As Table 4 indicates, perceiving oneself as overweight does not moderate the relationship between the variables in the model, with the exception of the relationship between self-esteem and peer difficulties, in which the moderating effect is marginally significant.

During the studied period, the separation of all the landscape types showed an increasing trend, with that of forest land increasing significantly over the 15 years.

A slope greater than 0 indicates an increasing trend, and one less than 0 shows a decreasing trend.

Vegetation coverage of 9.97% pixels mainly located in central Hulunbuir, northern Chifeng, and northwest Tongliao presented an extremely significant decreasing trend.

The variables shown and included in Table 6 were highly significant at a 95% confidence level.

Total organic carbon (TOC) in R 0.25 of soil mechanical-stable aggregates was basically all increased after biochar application, especially in 0.25–1 mm and 1–2 mm aggregates, and had an increasing trend with biochar increase.

Female severe cybervictims obtained the highest scores in avoidant communication with the mother, with differences that are highly significant, both in relation to the girls themselves and to the male low cybervictims.

In general, the risk level of flood disaster varies among provinces, and the risk level of flood disaster shows an increasing trend in each province from 2016 to 2018.

We found that gender had a marginally significant impact on ethnic food access.

No significant differences were observed for ICAM-1, E-, P-, and L- selectins, although, in some of them, there was an increasing trend.

Most studies indicated an increasing trend in SB, but the increase values and rates were different.

However, comparing the facial subdivisions resulted in significant, and in parts highly significant, differences.

An increasing trend in outpatient consultations was recorded between 2013 and 2018, with an increase in confirmed malaria cases from 2016 onwards.

The influence on red blood cell parameters was shown as a dose-related decreasing trend of RBC and MCH, and an increasing trend of MCV, MCH and RET% in treated groups of both genders, with statistical significance in medium-dose and high-dose group versus the control group ( p < 0.05).

In the period 2001–2018, though an increasing trend was found, less than half of the population was sufficiently active.

Overall, a positive trend was found from 39.9% adherence in 2001 to 46.0% in 2018.