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Neither gaps nor monotonic changes were necessary for inclusion, just suggestion of a possible trend.

Figure 12 b shows a possible trend in safety violations as γ 2 increases.

The results suggest a possible trend of increased SCRT in more advanced stage III/IV, although not statistically significant ( P = 0.06; Fig. 4D ).

STRIVE and ReSTORE suggest a possible trend in a difference in rapid clearance and efficacy for RZF.

This study reveals a possible trend of both polymorphisms for a genetic susceptibility pattern of cervical cancer development.

The heterogeneity between installations and a possible trend in mortality with an increasing distance from installations were also tested (Breslow and Day, 1987).

In order to identify a possible trend of the combined estimate over years, a condition that often introduces a special kind of bias (“Proteus phenomenon”), cumulative meta-analysis was also performed.

The Cochrane meta-analysis showed a possible trend towards improved survival for patients treated with sirolimus compared with those receiving a calcineurin inhibitor. 17 This analysis, however, was underpowered as they had data on only 631 patients from six trials. 17 We investigated the effect of sirolimus on development of cancer and on survival among transplant recipients using data from randomized trials.

The observed differences in hearing loss across DR-TB types suggest a possible trend, with higher rates among pre-XDR patients.

The lower retained coarse-fraction value observed for the limestone mixtures suggests a possible trend toward greater particle degradation during Marshall compaction.

In addition, a possible trend between intestinal inflammation (as measured by faecal calprotectin) and nutritional status was reported by Werlin et al.

It represents an explorative study that hypothesized a possible trend, namely, that the relationship between adiponectin and insulin action in humans is more complex than often suggested. 28 Conclusion An unexpected positive correlation between adiponectin levels and insulin demand was found during sepsis.

Implications for research and practice The ARRS is associated with a reduction in the pro-poor distribution of administrative staff, with a possible trend towards the distribution of qualified GPs, nurses, DPC, total staff, and non-ARRS staff becoming more pro-rich.

However, drug use showed a lower P = 0.109, hinting at a possible trend, though it did not reach statistical significance.

Illness duration approached but did not reach statistical significance (β = −0.17, p = 0.054), pointing to a possible trend that longer-standing psychiatric conditions could diminish quality of life.

Precipitates Crude analysis presented in Figure 6 and Figure 7 appeared to suggest a possible trend for filter paper increasing the probability of any precipitates being seen in the smear, and the number of precipitates in the smear, respectively.

The aim of this study is to identify a possible trend in the cost-effectiveness for the early/adjuvant and late/metastatic stages of oncological drugs through review and case study.

Previous reviews of these trials indicate low quality in respect of these and other methodological and reporting criteria [ 4 - 12 ], and a possible trend from comparing review results of quality improvement over time [ 4 ].

While not reaching statistical significance, the odds ratio of 1.40 (95% CI: 0.45–4.40) for these siblings not being vaccinated—despite the index child receiving routine vaccinations— indicates a possible trend of hesitancy or refusal.This observation is in line with a comprehensive study conducted in the USA, which included 3,729 children with ASD and 592,907 without, revealing that the adjusted relative risk for full vaccination among siblings in the ASD group varied between 0.86 and 0.96, influenced by age groups (Zerbo et al., 2018 ).

These studies may indicate a possible trend between decreasing ADORA2A expression and more severe CCHS genotypes (i.e., PARMS ≥20/27).

These findings raise the hypothesis of a possible trend wherein patients undergoing multiple hip arthroplasty revisions tend to be younger.

For instance, a possible trend in risk across ordered groups can be investigated.

Specifically, pooling data from both IBD and RA patients allowed us to identify a possible trend that increasing intervention intensity (i.e., progressing from patient-oriented interventions, to physician-oriented interventions, to combined patient–physician interventions, and finally barrier-oriented interventions [such as navigators]) resulted in increased PCV uptake.

10 – 13 This has led many surgeons to convert to the use of ceramic heads instead of metal despite an increased economic cost, 14 even though the majority of the evidence indicates there are not lower wear rates with a ceramic head and only a recent meta-analysis indicates a possible trend to lower wear. 13 , 15 – 18 It is also thought that ceramic heads will lower the incidence of mechanically activated crevice corrosion (MACC) or trunnionosis. 19 This is often cited as a major reason for the rise in the use of ceramic heads for primary THA. 20 The risks of using ceramic heads include their brittleness, leading to a relatively high incidence of fracture.

The distribution of surgeries suggests a possible trend toward fewer extensive procedures in the neoadjuvant methotrexate group.