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There was no significant difference in average net knee power between powered and average unpowered conditions ( P =0.195), yet a decreasing trend of the magnitude was observed.

Results When the last 10 years were compared to the previous years, sentinel general practice surveillance recorded a decreasing trend of influenza‐like illness rates in the community.

During the past forty years, males showed a decreasing trend in recombination rate that coincided with the artificial selection for milk production.

Compared with the 2012 season, the chlorophyll content for the 2013 season showed a decreasing trend, a decrease of 4.0~17.2% depending on the salinity of the irrigation water.

The participation rate of the organized cervical cancer screening program in Finland is currently at 70 % with a decreasing trend [ 1 ].

We also saw a decreasing trend of postoperative nausea and vomiting.

Theoretical investigations in [ 16 ] demonstrate that the Gain versus δ relation exhibits a decreasing trend as δ increases for smooth bifurcation, whereas the Gain versus δ relation exhibits an increasing trend as δ increases for border-collision bifurcation.

Shade-tolerant species systematically showed high WSG values with a decreasing trend along the radial profile (negative slopes, Fig 4 ).

Although the measurements obtained for end-diastolic volume (EDV) and LV end-diastolic dimension (LVIDd) displayed a decreasing trend in both the QL and the Valsartan groups versus the CHF group, the difference was not statistically significant ( P > 0.05).

1 b) has shown a decreasing trend over the past 3 years.

Particularly, a recent meta-analysis revealed a decreasing trend in the eradication rate (from 1998 to 2013) in Korea, which has an overall eradication rate of 74.6% (95% confidence interval [CI], 72.1 to 77.2) with intention-to-treat and 82.0% (95% CI, 80.8 to 83.2) by per-protocol analysis [ 11 ].

The phenomenon observed in our study (decrease in OWO and OB) has also been registered by international surveillance, which has shown a steady or a decreasing trend of OW in children in recent years in the USA ( 30 ) , Ireland ( 31 ) and Argentina ( 32 ) .

The constituent ratio of subtype 3a showed a decreasing trend from the eastern prefectures to the western ones, however, the changing trend of subtype 6n was the opposite of this.

Cr, Co, Ni and Cu) generally showed a decreasing trend in both arsenic-contaminated lakes for the past century ( Supplementary Fig. 1 ).

In the nerve ring, there was a decreasing trend in NOS gene expression, although values were not significant at each time ( Figure 8 D).

Total Plasma proteins showed a decreasing trend from breeding and anestrus phase to postpartum/early lactation phase which might be due to the preparation of reproductive system during pregnancy (growth of uterus) which requires large quantity of protein during pregnancy (Vihan and Rai, 1983).

The concentration of SP in different fractions ranged from 1.15 ± 0.07 to 12.20 ± 1.16 mg/g and followed a decreasing trend- canola cotyledons > mustard cotyledons > mustard seeds > canola seeds > mustard hulls > canola hulls.

A decreasing trend with ripening has been observed in Koroneiki VOO [ 34 , 35 ].

A decreasing trend in the IV value can be observed in all samples.

A decreasing trend in fluorescence with increasing haematocrit at fixed parasite DNA concentration observed in this study was expected.

A decreasing trend from 1900 until the two World Wars was found after stratifying the women into 5 year intervals ( Fig 2B ).

However, repeated administration of 450 μ g/kg ETN led to a decreasing trend of infarction.

There is a decreasing trend in the intensities of the reflection from samples of AZ2 to AZ5, probably because the increased size of the AZO NFs (compare to NRs) could improve light trapping 22 .

In this alternative model, all three therapies presented a decreasing trend of posterior odds ratios with increasing road travelling time (TRACT), with radiotherapy and hormonal therapy had substantially lower odds ratios for those who had more than 2 h of travelling time, and chemotherapy had substantively lower odds ratios for patients with more than 4 h of travelling time (see Additional file 1 : Table S9).

Moreover, we found that half of the suspect CJD cases were not referred for autopsy and we found a decreasing trend in total capture over the years and a decreasing capture with age.