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Although the titratable acidity showed a decreasing trend in both non-coated and coated fruits with the passage of storage period, yet at the same time it was better maintained in coated fruits (Fig. 1 a).

There is a decreasing trend in the number of deaths, from 23 in 2010 to 2 in 2014; however, there was a dramatic increase in deaths in 2010-2011.

In the present work, proline increased in both RL and FL samples under cold storage, while RH samples revealed a decreasing trend of this amino acid both under and after cold storage (Supplementary Figure S5A ).

Test groups postulate a decreasing trend in reducing the number of colonies in a dose depending manner.

Introduction Although there has been a decreasing trend in the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in the past decade [ 1 ], MRSA remains a major threat to patients all over the world.

The sampling curves of simulated datasets, in contrast, are more nuanced, showing increasing variance in fit values up to certain subsampling of landmarks, followed by a decreasing trend once the landmark sampling reaches a plateau in the curve (Figs 2 – 5 ).

Overall, on a descriptive level a decreasing trend was observed relating to NPY serum over time, after both ATD and BAL intake and for both male and female participants.

Results: Following multiple initiatives, antibiotic utilization remained relatively stable in the Republic at 15.6 to 18.4 DIDs, with a decreasing trend in recent years, with rates comparable or lower than neighboring countries.

The classification accuracy showed a decreasing trend as blood pressure values increased (97.91% in HG, 95.24% in HerG, and 92.28% in HestG).

This finding is coherent with that of Fido et al., where a decreasing trend of HIV-related stigma was associated with increasing number of years on ART [ 29 ].

In Spain, prevalence of smoking shows a decreasing trend in men since the late eighties (not previous data available), while in women, prevalence rose until the late nineties and then slightly decreased [ 23 ].

4 Recent epidemiological transition is reflected with increased prevalence of hypertension in low-income and middle-ncome countries (LMICs) and a decreasing trend in the developed world. 5 In 2010, the global prevalence of adult hypertension was 31.1%, with a prevalence of 28.5% in high-income countries and 31.5% in LMICs.

The results indicated that the mRNA expression of SMAD2 and SMAD5 in inhibition groups was significantly suppressed compared with the control group during chick germ cell differentiation in vitro and in vivo ; furthermore, their protein expression was consistent with mRNA expression before and after inhibition, while DNA methylation showed a decreasing trend during germ cell differentiation, implying that the TGF-β/BMP4 signaling pathway could promote male germ cell formation and that DNA methylation may regulate this process (see Figure 3 ).

[ 31 ] However, although cervical cancer screening is also available free of charge in primary healthcare units, the frequency of Pap smear screening did not increase from 2009 to 2016 and even showed a decreasing trend in this period.

If the AUC < 0.5 then a decreasing trend in the EWS indicates emergence, whereas if AUC > 0.5 an increasing trend indicates emergence.

diversity index interannual response nitrogen deposition seasonal response soil properties Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities 2572017EA02 3.2 Seasonal response of the density and cover of functional groups to N addition The density and cover of herbs showed a decreasing tendency over time from spring to autumn in 2016, while others showed an initial increasing trend followed by a decreasing trend (Figure 5 a–d).

21 In our study, we found that the hepatic protein levels of COI‐V showed a decreasing trend, and COI and III were significantly lower in patients with NASH than in controls.

florida , a subset of the species distribution occurs from the southern Appalachians to southeastern Coastal Plains where an elevational‐temperature gradient spans eastward through the Piedmont, and we have found a decreasing trend of chemodiversity and genetic diversity in subpopulations more embedded in the Appalachian Mountains (Figure 2 d,f,g).

Cadence showed a decreasing trend for ON group but an inconsistent trend for TH, TN and OH groups.

In addition, the expression of all DEPs related to translation showed a decreasing trend at the mRNA level, but almost all of them showed an increasing trend at the protein level.

In contrast, both variables showed opposite trends with an increase in probes’ binding energy; absolute cross-hybridization has a growing trend, whereas relative has a decreasing trend (Figure D in S2 Fig ).

The proportion of women whose HIV status disclosure was not known had shown a decreasing trend from 56.6% during the implementation of the 2001 PMTCT guideline to 31.1% during the implementation of the 2011 PMTCT guideline.

Chagas disease was the main cause of DALYs, with a decreasing trend in the period.

However, the creatinine concentration in the PUUO group showed a decreasing trend in the following days.

Based on the temporal evolution of drought areal extent during 1950–2015, we find a significant increasing trend for soil moisture droughts and a decreasing trend for meteorological droughts for a number of SDI exceedance probability classes (Fig. 3 ).