“a decreasing trend”

A decreasing trend in the decomposition temperature indicated that the thermal stability of xylan decreased after esterification.

As shown in Figure 2 , leaf Chl content showed in general a decreasing trend from top to bottom at each growth stage.

The most recent data about national VC obtained in the primary target showed a decreasing trend from 71.5% for the birth cohort 1999 to 56.3% for the birth cohort 2003, being largely under the objectives set by the Ministry of Health [7].

The third quadrant shows the relationship between the measured hardness and the obtained k w for each sample: an increasing trend of k v can be obtained with increasing R a , while a decreasing trend of k w can be obtained with increasing hardness, which is in agreement with the previous tests.

Among patients who had received PPC, there was a drop in the proportion of patients with hospital admissions and a decreasing trend in average lengths of stay (LOS).

The annual incidences of human rabies showed a decreasing trend from 2008 to 2013, and then remained stable from 2013 to 2016.

However, the BMI z score for BA showed an increasing trend during GnRHa treatment and a decreasing trend after discontinuation.

Aspergillus -specific mortality seems to show a decreasing trend over time from around 30% [ 13 ] to below 20% [ 2 , 3 ] although pulmonary IA is still the main cause of infectious death in CGD patients.

It is interesting to notice that ΔΘ 1:1 values for neutral guests show a decreasing trend in their absolute values on increasing the charge of the host, in striking contrast with the behaviour observed for cationic guests.

From 1952 to 1976, FI for Germany steadily increased, followed by a decreasing trend which became more pronounced in the late 1980s during the time of the reunification and the Maastricht Treaty.

Discussion The principal findings of this study indicate that there are (1) increasing trends in the use of Latarjet and arthroscopic stabilization and a decreasing trend in the use of open Bankart stabilization; (2) males between 15 and 34 years old represented the primary demographic group undergoing arthroscopic stabilization, open Bankart, and Latarjet, with relatively more females undergoing open capsular shift and alternative bone block augmentation; and (3) arthroscopic stabilization and Latarjet reconstruction are both performed at a higher incidence in the South and a lower incidence in the Northeast versus other regions.

Although no statistical significance existed between the sorafenib groups, the survival times showed a decreasing trend that corresponded with the administration time of sorafenib.

Additionally, a decreasing trend in the prevalence of visual impairment was noted among the patients with diabetic retinopathy, from 2% (4,820/237,267) in 2006 to 0.08% (3,572/431,964) in 2013.

The middle panels show that both mean saccades per trial and mean time between saccades follow a decreasing trend across blocks.

Also, the majority shows a decreasing trend, albeit not always a linear one.

There was also a decreasing trend in other partitions, but not statistically significant (P>0.05).

All of the media except CM + E and FM media followed a decreasing trend of pH.

3D reconstructions show a decreasing trend in trabecular bone with no apparent changes in cortical bone (Fig. 2a ).

In the 1990s, highly positive J / w values (more than +25 μmol kg −1 km −1 ) with an increasing trend were found for CW, and negative J / w values (less than −10 μmol kg −1 km −1 ) with a decreasing trend were found for DW, indicating increased (decreased) convective supply of DO to CW (DW).

reported a decreasing trend in hospital mortality in several European countries, among which is the Netherlands.

However, a decreasing trend of leishmaniasis cases showed in Anuradhapura district after 2012.

Excluding data on products identified by Clarke et al 2 due to calculation of the duration of marketing by other authors and thus a lack of evaluation of trends, four of the studies identified in the published literature established a decreasing trend in average duration of marketing prior to regulatory action over time. 14 15 33 36 Although the remaining studies did not report trends within their data, each demonstrated a longer duration of marketing prior to regulatory action in comparison with earlier research. 11 12 The duration of marketing for medicinal products that underwent regulatory action between 2012 and 2016 increased over time, demonstrated by the trend line in figure 2 .

Age pattern of tuberculosis suggests a decreasing trend across all ages beyond 30 years (except for 40-49 and 80+ years age-group), while it showed an increasing pattern for the age group below 30 years (except for <1 years age).

A significant increase in the QoL during the course of temozolomide in elderly patients with glioblastoma but a decreasing trend in QoL after radiotherapy was shown.

The growth curve varied little after reaching the upper horizontal asymptotes, while the sensor measurements showed a decreasing trend which was mainly due to defoliation.