“a decreasing trend”

Despite a decreasing trend of SDP in most developed countries, research suggests that young and low-educated women continue to be at a higher risk for SDP and over 50% of women who smoke during early pregnancy continue to smoke throughout pregnancy [ 1 ].

The results show that the cultivated land showed a decreasing trend, with the total area decreased by 4.76% (or 716.13 km 2 ) from 1980 to 2018, and the activity of mutual transformation with other land use types decreased.

Mutant strains with different metal treatments displayed a decreasing trend in their metabolic activity with the increase in SS, ELG, REM and NiTi concentrations.

On the contrary, no improvement, or even a decreasing trend for the children’s psychosocial aspects of HRQOL (i.e., emotional wellbeing, self-esteem, and social contacts with friends) was noted.

Annual NPP showed a decreasing trend from 2000 to 2015 for the pixels around the built-up area and on both sides of the Yangtze River.

Discussion Despite a decreasing trend, the study found that a significant proportion of young girls (64.7%) in the Amhara and Afar regions are still subjected to FGC.

A decreasing trend (−2.8 Wm −2 per decade) in Rs during 1970–1992 was observed, followed by a recovery trend (0.23 Wm −2 per decade) during 1992–2015.

However, piezoelectric properties of e.g., PZT/PVC particulate composites show a decreasing trend when the content of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) exceeds 50% [ 13 ].

As regards to the average size of the MPs detected, a decreasing trend was found from W1 (571.5 μm) to W2 (235.7 μm), an increase at W3 (422.1 μm), and a new reduction at W4 (348.2 μm).

The National Program for the Promotion of Healthy Eating highlighted a decreasing trend in prevalence of overweight and obesity, in children aged 6–8 years old, from 37.9% in 2008 to 29.6% in 2019 [ 9 ].

Although the incidence of VSCC has been increasing for decades in most Western countries, there has conversely been a decreasing trend in some southern European states [ 107 ].

The creep rate showed a decreasing trend at a constant peak load of 100 mN.

Serum glucose level remained stable in cohorts born between the 1930s and 1950s, showing a decreasing trend thereafter.

In Scenario 1, a decreasing trend of prediction accuracy was seen when the observed length of hospitalization duration increased from 24 to 72 h.

The %FM was also significantly different ( p < 0.001) and showed a decreasing trend from pre-PHV to post-PHV.

Glycerophospholipid significantly decreased in rat plasma and showed a decreasing trend in human plasma post-CA.

From the exterior (rhizosphere) to interior (endosphere) root compartments, the number of detected OTUs in bacterial communities was similar (R-P-D: 1133-1258-1239), but that in fungal communities showed a decreasing trend (R-P-D: 1163-934-732).

From 18 January 2020, the weekly overall mean lag time from onset to diagnosis showed a decreasing trend from 14.3 to 2.0 d.

An increasing trend was observed in the number of IVM+ALB-based PC, while a decreasing trend was observed in the number of MEB-based MDA, as per interviewees’ declarations.

In one of them, the normalized out-degree decreases over time and in the other, it increases until the year 1574 when it shows a decreasing trend.

By contrast, Ptt-B and Pv-B showed a remarkable decline in their λ plots, indicating a decreasing trend in net diversification.

No clear diurnal variation could be detected for calcium under control conditions, although, a decreasing trend similar to previously established patterns was observed (Blumsohn et al., 1994 ; Calvo et al., 1991 ; Eastell et al., 1992 ; Markowitz et al., 1981 ; Roelfsema et al., 1980 ).

It shows an increasing trend between the1950s and the end of the1970s and a decreasing trend afterward, with the latter half agreeing with the ERA‐I data.

The carbon dioxide emissions of Finland, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Ukraine, and the UK in the next 3 years will show a decreasing trend as energy consumption decreases.

Effects on granulosa cell steroidogenic pathway and gonadotropin sensitivity The expression of StAR transcripts in the WT cells treated BMP-4 showed a decreasing trend with a significant fall in the 72 h group.