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Jointly influenced by the low temperature and limited precipitation, the GP of grasslands was mostly (85.20%) less than six months ( Table 2 ) and showed an increasing trend from northwest to southeast ( Figure 2 ).

The positive or negative Z value indicates an increasing or a decreasing trend, respectively.

The effectiveness of technology-mediated interventions for MetS is quite significant and meaningful.

Air Pollution and Degree of Urbanisation Estimated PM2.5 year-municipality mean concentration from 2010 to 2012 showed an increasing pattern; in contrast, during the period 2012–2014, the distribution presented a decreasing trend, which rose again in 2015, bringing up to the initial estimated values, as shown in Table 1 .

Also, rural municipalities showed a risk for cardiovascular diseases death 2.2% higher than urban or peri-urban ones, but in this case, the association was borderline significant (PP = 0.937).

A clear trend is shown: with an increasing presence of mental disorder, there is a reduced number of burn severity variables that significantly predict LOS.

As an overall trend, the proportion of carbon emissions from the use of various agricultural materials has remained fairly stable over the recent 2001–2016 period.

The first stage is a significant decrease in 1999–2000; the second stage is a fluctuating increase in 2000–2015; followed by a decreasing trend in the third stage between 2016 and 2018.

Specifically, we detected a highly significant positive correlation between the total length of the limbs and their respective body segments (tibia and foot in the lower limb; radio in the upper limb) with the SN and Jerk average velocity ( Table 4 ).

Vaccinations against hepatitis, meningitis, polio and rotavirus also showed a decreasing trend compared to the previous year.

After decades of rising incidence, SSIs showed a decreasing trend in the developed countries due to the bundle of applied preventive measures and advances in surgical techniques [ 4 ].

More specifically, it was reported that although there was an increasing trend in dieting among boys, a higher percentage of boys were overweight by medical standards than were actually dieting for weight loss.

According to the land-use simulation in 2050, the ecological environment in Northeast China showed a trend of deterioration from 2015 to 2050.

The first step of the statistical analysis consisted of an exposome dimension reduction by selecting exposures variables which showed a trend for an association with FEV 1 (p-value below 0.20 in the ExWAS analysis).

A positive trend can be detected in the Emilia Romagna region with a hospitalization rate around 0.5.

In the FINRISK 2002 study, Bacteroides was positively associated with BP and Prevotella had a borderline significant negative association with diastolic BP [ 5 ].

Among children with poor growth, there is a decreasing trend in the incidence of poor growth until the 36 months of age, which then showed a stable or slightly increasing trend in the 48- and 60-months of age.

Nevertheless, international research reveals a negative trend in adolescents’ PA participation in Western societies and accomplishment the World Health Organization (WHO) PA recommendations [ 4 ].

Occupational Incident and Accident Frequency Rates The ODIR values showed an increasing trend behavior, while IR values were slightly decreasingly fluctuating and eventually decreased to around 6200 ( Figure 13 ).

In addition, given that there may be significant cross-cultural differences in the meaning and symptoms of mental health symptoms and illnesses [ 39 ], cross-cultural or national studies are required.

No variables other than family socioeconomic status and age show a significant effect, and childhood adversity presents a marginally significant effect.

A decreasing trend has been reported in Asian counties with high liver cancer incidence, while rising incidence rates have been reported in the developed countries, including Western Europe, USA, and Australia [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ].

Compared with VLDCY, L-L agglomeration units were more widely distributed, and the number of units showed a trend of increasing first and then decreasing, but they were mainly concentrated in the western of China.

The differences shown are quite significant in most situations although slight decreases can be seen in certain situations.

By contrast, the GHG emissions of the tourist industry under the INT scenario decreased significantly and showed a trend of an initial increase and then a decrease, with a peak in 2033.