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However, there is a clear trend in correct responses when the concentration of potassium in the sample is decreasing.

In a previous study, DGGE analysis revealed that Clostridium cluster IV and Clostridium cluster XIV showed a trend for differences between secretor and non-secretor adults [ 9 ].

Although we have not yet investigated specific reasons for not seeking help, our findings so far strongly suggest that the unmet need for MDE may be considerable, and that there might be significant inequalities to detect in further study.

Among the parameters measured, total root length and root depth are quite significant as they determine capture of water and nutrients by plants, and are targets for crop improvement [ 28 ].

So, model 1 addressed the question of a possible trend in sedentary behaviour across days of the week (Monday is the reference day).

An increasing trend of ACOXL protein expression loss in more poorly differentiated and aggressive tumors was also noted.

Separating the tumor category into Gleason grades and metastatic tumors showed a trend for decreased ACOXL expression in more advanced and aggressive tumors.

However, these changes might be significant for stroke patients with large vessel occlusions and blood-pressure dependent cerebral blood flow.

Good cross-dating quality is indicated by strong positive correlation coefficients that are highly significant statistically, among the sample series and between the individual sample series and the master chronology.

The anthocyanin accumulation in petal showed a decreasing trend, with undetectable at the full-bloom stage.

Although pre-HD showed a trend towards increased dwell times, their performance on the planning variables (dwell time and time to peak) did not differ significantly from controls.

Meanwhile, QTL mapped on chromosome 1H (position 129.8 cM) remained highly significant with an even increased LOD value and its position was not affected by flowering time ( Table 5 ).

We also found highly significant correlation of vWF activity with age in RA patients, which was probably the reason for the loss of independent predictive value of vWF activity for subclinical atherosclerosis in multiple regression models.

Furthermore, treatment of dyslipidemia with statins showed a trend of benefit for patients with SVO.

The next steps in this line of research would include replication of the research in other countries where climate change and related policy are likely to be significant issues, particularly in those countries with a different mix of religious groups; deepening our understanding of how membership of various religions influences climate change attitudes and behaviors; and better understanding of how to appeal to members of different religious groupings in order to modify their climate change attitudes and behaviors where needed.

This study used 2005 TFA intake (2.6% of daily energy) data as baseline, hence our study uses considerably more recent (lower) TFA intake data, giving more modest, albeit still highly significant health benefits.

Much higher and highly significant F ST values were found when comparing the three clusters ( Table 4 ).

The observed increase in average floor space is a clear trend, which might only be attenuated if the rate of construction of single-family homes or retirement of older units also slows down.

The expression of soluble CD163 was only slightly elevated in SIRS patients compared to control group ( S3B Fig ) and also normalization to the admission day did not yield significant differences but an increasing trend is visible ( S3D Fig ).

This correction was applied since it was used in other similar studies [ 6 , 12 ] but the comparisons might be significant if a less conservative correction was applied.

The site of relapse was investigated and PFS in EGFR-TKI-treated patients with relapse in the brain (11.6 months) showed a trend toward a longer PFS compared with patients with relapse at other sites (8.2 months).

We also observed a significant trend between the OR and cumulative use of hair dyes ( P : 0.005).

Juveniles captured in Villefollet (rural) also had lower fat scores than those captured in Niort and La Rochelle (urban) but the differences were marginally significant (Tukey’s HSD test: Villefollet vs.

Moving to the pattern of OOPHE’s share with the wealth status, with the exception of OOPHE share as a percentage of total expenditure in India, OOPHE share shows a decreasing trend with increase in wealth.

Finally, the expression of Unigene29057 and Unigene20441 showed an initial decline followed by an increasing trend ( Fig 4 ); however, since individual WRKY genes have been found to function in both environmental stimuli and plant development [ 27 , 73 ], it may be that these two genes are involved in both cold acclimation and flower development.