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In contrast, retrospective studies conducted in the USA (in 2012–2018 and 2013–2017) [ 44 , 45 ] and in central Italy (in 2015–2020) [ 41 ] showed an increasing trend in the prevalence of hookworm infections (2.02–2.96%, 1.17–2.77%, and 6.8–16.5%) over their study periods.

Although there is an increasing trend of DM among Thai women, few studies have investigated preconception care and contraceptive prevalence in this population [ 17 ].

There has been an increasing trend to use social media for teaching and learning purposes, and a number of social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram have been used for collaborative learning and better communication [ 33 ].

In YT, the precursor of CK (4-[[(9-beta-D-Glucopyranosyl-9H-purin-6-l) amino]methyl]phenol (also known as isopentenyladenine-adenine) followed an increasing trend from YT-h to YT-f and then decreased in YT-p.

In recent years, there has been an increasing trend for studies that identify HCC biomarkers from the urine; some of these markers have shown promising value in the diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and prognosis of HCC [ 8 , 16 – 21 ].

In a report released by the World Health Organization in 2022 [ 1 ], as one of the most common NCDs, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has shown an increasing trend in both incidence and mortality over the last 20 years.

Among these samples, the ratio of peak intensity I D / I G shows an increasing trend in the order of S < B < K, confirming a relatively high disorder status for graphite sample K. 29 Combined with the XRD results, it could be concluded that the graphite with more “edge sites” is exactly the graphite with more defects, while the reverse seems to be true as well.

However, there is an increasing trend in short-circuit current, which is a consequence of the reduced contact time, resulting in an increase in current for the same charge quantity [ 48 ].

The RMSD graph lines of ZINC257357801, ZINC8926303, and d -tubocurarine displayed an increasing trend, with RMSD values ranging from 0 to 0.34 nm from 0 to 5000 ps.

Based on the photocatalytic experiments, it can be discerned that the degradation rate of the RhB solution for the PCT-x-550 (x = 0, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500) samples exhibits an increasing trend initially and then a decline with an increase in the x value.

However, a contradictory feature exists in the NPC immune landscape, where an increasing trend of MK-expressing tumor cells correlates with increasing Tregs (r = 0.36 in GSE150430 ; r = 0.58 in GSE162025 ).

In China, the planting area and the annual yield of peanuts show an increasing trend.

After storing the sample for 9 weeks and conducting assessments of physical quality (including hardness, adhesiveness, springiness, cohesiveness, viscosity, lightness, yellowness, redness, and browning index), chemical quality (including pH), and microbial quantity, it was observed that the sample’s hardness significantly decreased after being stored for 4 weeks, while adhesiveness displayed an increasing trend, though this effect was not statistically significant.

Compared to the time-matched controls, approximately half of the miRNAs showed an increasing trend; whereas, the other half showed a decreasing trend. 2.2.

The dynamic moduli G′ and G′′ showed an increasing trend with increasing frequency indicating that, in all samples, a strong intermolecular cross-linking effect occurred [ 28 ].

The isotonic regression curve depicted reached a plateau in TRAP activity decrease in patients with SRT treatment, whereas an increasing trend was evident in the ERT group.

In adulthood, it seems that in wealth-producing countries, the increase in BMI has reached a plateau in contrast with low-income countries, such as certain parts of Africa and Asia, in which an increasing trend is being reported [ 8 ].

The cumulative number of reported TBE cases in 2020 was double that in 2015, with an increasing trend also in regions previously thought to be free of the responsible virus, following a north-westward spread in continental Europe [ 2 ].

From Table 2 , with the increase of allicin content, the TS and EAB of the film both showed an increasing trend, increasing from 19.45 MPa to 25.76 MPa and 31.97% to 71.22%, respectively.

The hexyl acetate concentration generally showed a decreasing trend and then an increasing trend during grape ripening.

The greatest divergence was observed at 24 h, with an increasing trend from 1 h and a decreasing trend after 72 h.

More than half of the respondents who experience MTS reported an increasing trend of occurrence.

Moreover, as the pH decreased from 8 to 2, the O–H stretching bands in NaCl-responsive SMGHs/KC showed a decreasing trend (3435–3428 cm −1 ), while the amide I peaks showed an increasing trend (1637–1647 cm −1 ) ( Figure 3 A).

sinicus types showed an increasing trend from May to August, aligning with the corresponding changes in soil NH 4 + -N content ( Table 1 ).

The graph shows an increasing trend in inhibition percentage with increasing extract concentration.