“a decreasing trend”

A balanced distribution on the two lateral gill sets and a decreasing trend in parasite numbers from anterior gill holobranches towards the posterior ones was observed.

The incidence of KT had values of one or more in the second and fourth quarters of 2020; however, it showed a decreasing trend over time ( Fig. 2A ).

It shows an increasing trend for meat production and a decreasing trend for milk production.

A decreasing trend in mortality was observed across all 21 regions, with East Asia showing the most substantial decrease (EAPC = −9.68, 95 % CI -9.98 to −9.38, Table 1 ).Among the SDI regions, the low SDI region exhibited both the highest number of deaths (389,824, 95 % CI 309,207 to 484,819) and the highest mortality rate (82.44, 95 % CI 65.39 to 102.53) in 2019.

The AUD of inpatients showed a decreasing trend over the years, dropping from 30.02 in 2018 to 8.78 in 2022, marking a decrease of 70.77%.

The Borg score, a dyspnoea index performed during the 6MWT whose value is directly proportional to symptomatology (lower is better), resulted higher at baseline in the STW group, showing then a decreasing trend both at T1 (–18.86%) and T2 (–23.58%), whereas in SWD, despite the lower score at baseline, it was increased at T1 and T2 (+11.41% and 1.93%, respectively) ( Fig. 2 , right plot).

In terms of XRD results, characteristic peaks corresponding to α-crystal structure of PLA exhibit a decreasing trend at 2θ = 16.8° and 18.9° [ 45 , 46 ], while the characteristic peaks of silk also showed a decreasing trend around 2θ = 20°.

In the following year, there was a 29.2% decrease, followed by annual variations that maintained a decreasing trend, resulting in a mean (SD) of 269,554 (24.01) (74.2% less compared to the first year).

After which again a decreasing trend was noted till the 48 th hr of sampling ( Fig. 5 a).

Meanwhile, MMP2, COL4A1, and COL4A2 also showed a decreasing trend but this difference did not reach statistical significance, and SPARC and CDKN2A remained unchanged (Fig. 3 H).

The joinpoint regression showed a decreasing trend after 2017 (AAPC: -2.45%).

IC 50 values were 0.73, 0.96 and 1.18 mg/mL, respectively, and indicated a decreasing trend in hydroxyl radical scavenging activity as follows: GAP-40 > GAP-60 > GAP-80.

A decreasing trend in burns was observed in the adult group.

Generally, a mortality rate of 20% was reported, showing a decreasing trend over time [ 4 ].

The deflection-to-voltage ratio is found to be strongly affected by the Nafion electrolyte thickness, showing a decreasing trend, but is less affected by the PEDOT:PSS thickness in the range of dimensions fabricated.

In BIV patients, CRT response had a decreasing trend as a function of increased ΔLV, while in MPP patients, CRT response did not depend on ΔLV.

According to the analysis results depicted in Fig 4 , it can be observed that in solutions with three different pH values, the uniaxial compressive strength shows a decreasing trend with the increase in the number of dry-wet cycles.

As illustrated, there was a decreasing trend in 28-day mortality in the ICU with an increase in sACR, indicating a non-linear correlation.

Both measured and corrected δ 7 Li data show a decreasing trend from inner shelf (the ZCP section, average (measured) = 10.4‰, average (corrected) = 14.1‰, n = 13, Fig. 1 D and SI Appendix , Fig.

Population dynamics analysis showed a decreasing trend in effective population size throughout the species' range and along its evolutionary history that has been accentuated more recently.

From this analysis it is evident that FSS score is higher for larger neighborhoods, and for each neighborhood size, a decreasing trend is observed with increasing lead times.

Minority phyla (Actinobacteria, Planctomycetes, and Verrucomicrobia), showed a decreasing trend from around 3% in early spring to about 1.5% in late summer. 3.2.

Moreover, we have seen a decreasing trend in the diversity of the molecules of the latent space with an increase in the shift of the property distribution.

There was a decreasing trend in the use of phototherapy across the study period.

In the case of the U-251 line, after 24-h, both derivative 13 and the reference BAY-876 induced the upregulation of the GLUT-3 mRNA levels, whereas after 48-h, a decreasing trend was observed.