“a decreasing trend”

An epidemic occurred during 2011–2012, followed by a decreasing trend annually during 2013–2015 compared to the mumps incidence from 2004 to 2012.

Studies conducted in multiple etiologies appeared to be preeminently superior to solitary and double factors [16.74 (8.23-33.84) vs 6.35 (3.77-10.68), and 16.74 (8.23-33.84) vs 6.18 (1.86-20.55)], as shown in Table 2 , whereas the heterogeneity of etiology revealed that the one factor ( I 2 = 30.4%) etiology altered in a decreasing trend.

A decreasing trend of abdominal obesity in women could be expected in consideration of changes in obesity as expressed by BMI.

12 , apelin-13 stimulation elicited a further increase in the HUVEC cell index (CI); however, co-stimulation with interference peptides corresponding to TMD1, which was demonstrated to disrupt APJ homodimers, led to a decreasing trend in the CI compared to that before treatment, suggesting disruption of APJ homodimers induced distinct cell responses after agonist stimulation.

Eventually, a decreasing trend for absorption efficiency might indicate energetic constrains.

Early EBV infection appears to be related to socio-economic status and demonstrates a decreasing trend from East Asia through East to West Europe.

We hypothesized that there would be an increasing trend in the use of dose-escalated radiation in the years preceding the closure of RTOG 0617 and that there would be a decreasing trend beginning immediately preceding the study’s closure to the end of the study period.

We stratified the median number of days to initiation by calendar year and noted a decreasing trend in the number of days to initiation over our period of study (Additional file 1 : Table S2).

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most common acquired heart disease among children, accounting for about 45.5% of all acquired heart disease of all cases seen in the UHI, followed by dilated cardiomyopathy (22.4%) and pericarditis (8.8%).[ 8 ] Outpatient attendance shows a decreasing trend in the number of patients with endomyocardial fibrosis though it represented 7.1% of all acquired heart diseases in children seen between 2007 and 2014.[ 7 ] There is an increasing trend of childhood obesity, especially among the rich and middle-class families in urban areas.

Although the test of time of staying at aim quadrant showed no significant difference between the two groups ( P > 0.05), a decreasing trend was observed in the AM630 group (Figure 8D ).

As the eggshell moisture increased, the recovery and residual rates of eggshell showed a decreasing trend ( Figs. 2A , B ).

Given that young people have incorporated new technologies into their leisure-time activities to a great extent [ 30 ] and that there has been a decreasing trend in Spain of active commuting to school [ 31 ], moderate-vigorous activity and active commuting (mainly walking) to school should be encouraged, among other activities [ 32 , 33 ].

Results Stunting followed a decreasing trend in all departments, with differing slopes.

Maximum HT during late stance showed a decreasing trend over 4 weeks, for as well the PL as the SL.

4(b–e) the period is nearly constant for structures having constant width of the GaN cap and it shows a decreasing trend with increasing d , as shown in Fig. 5 .

These findings of increasing mortality in women and a decreasing trend in men might be closely linked to the described differences in smoking behaviour.

An earlier study found a decreasing trend of incidence of imported malaria in the Netherlands during the time-period 2000–2007 [ 2 ].

There is a decreasing trend in childhood malnutrition (including anemia and underweight), and the difference in malnutrition between urban and rural students has also decreased with the improvement in living conditions in the past 25 years in China, according to the data of the National Survey on Students’ Constitution and Health (CNSSCH) [ 15 ].

DISCUSSION The major findings of this prospective study are: 1) serum nephrin level showed a decreasing trend while urine nephrin increased in the latter half of the pregnancy, but both values returned to the 1st trimester level at postpartum; and 2) a prominent increase in the serum and urine nephrin level antedated the onset of PE.

The mean serum creatinine level followed a decreasing trend from 3 rd POD onward even in the CSA-AKI positive cases [ Table 3 ].

An intensity quantification of EEM fluorescence on residual water further revealed a decreasing trend in solubilized hydrocarbon residues which indicated a true removal of surface and subsurface contaminants ( Fig. 6e , Fig.

3 Although studies have also documented that the HIV prevalence among Nepali FSWs is in a decreasing trend (2004–2015), these studies still report that unsafe sex practices between FSWs and their clients are not uncommon.

RAL treatment of OVX rats showed a decreasing trend in body weight gain compared to OVX group.

The results of the meta-regression indicated that there existed no significant relationship between the prevalence of migraine and the year of publication and sample size of the studies; however, Figure 4 shows a decreasing trend for the prevalence of migraine in Iran; although this was not found to be significant.

Conclusion Meningitis in the region is seasonal, and showed a decreasing trend.