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The curves in Figure 6 b fluctuate greatly and show no typical characteristics, while the E 50 of C5S2.5F2.5Pb0.5 shows an increasing trend in the later period in contrast to the trends of the other two samples.

The results of the recent studies indicate an increasing trend in the prevalence of sleep difficulties [ 13 , 17 ] and consistent decline in sleep duration over time and across adolescence [ 18 , 19 , 20 ].

In the group of examined OWs, a clear trend towards obesity became visible.

There was an increasing trend over time in all the MPP measurements and foot zones studied, with a significant increase in the midfoot zone (m1: 387 kPa; m2: 450 kPa; m3: 590 kPa; p = 0.027; Table 1 ).

In our analysis, we found an increasing trend of tuberculosis as OD.

[ 5 ] also demonstrated that precipitation exhibited a decreasing trend in the Luan River, Hutuo River (a tributary of Ziya River), and Zhang River basins; however, only precipitation in the Hutuo River Basin reached a confidence level of 95%, with the changing trend not significant in the other two basins.

<0.01, then the difference is extremely significant.

The data show that there has been a clear trend towards increased use of CS over this period, a finding that echoes those of other studies conducted in Spain [ 8 , 14 ] and is aligned with worldwide trends, although the rate recorded is lower than the Spanish national average and that of other European countries [ 13 , 16 ].

From the Figure, concentrations of Cd in honey show a decreasing trend while moving away from the source of pollution, while Cu concentrations are increasing ( Figure 2 ).

The results obtained suggest that from a perspective of motor performance, the ESA activity does not produce highly significant effects.

However, compared with S0 and S1, all tested (S2–S4) soil enzyme activity was almost significant increased during different strategies were applied to remediate PHs contaminated soils ( Table S3 ).

In addition, usage of any of the six types of statins all showed a decreasing trend for HR of sarcopenia incidence when compared to those who were not using statins.

Therefore, the gravity centers of positive and negative LVI change rates showed a trend from the southeast coast to the northwest inland, but the exact location of the positive LVI change rate was located to the north of the negative LVI change rate.

In another occupational study, a positive trend based on exposure-response was observed for pancreatic and prostate cancer, although these did not reach statistical significance [ 35 ].

Though, emotional demands assessed with the COSPOQ were only marginally significant.

The density of the sampling areas varied in number and location along time with an increasing trend over time ( Table 1 ).

The average left eye visual acuity in the three assessments reached a significant level ( p < 0.05), demonstrating an increasing trend first, followed by a decreasing trend.

Using the mass/volumetric concentrations, exclusion of any of the remaining elements not excluded by having an increasing trend were made by establishing whether or not the trace elements were decreasing as a power function with distance, as highlighted in Figure S3 .

This result is in line with a study conducted by Eltony et al., which confirmed an increasing trend in the volume of publications on QOL of PLWHA [ 35 ].

The three input variable options examined do not show a clear trend of which has the highest predictive power for modelling air pollutants.

Based on the GIMMS NDVI3g and MODIS NDVI data, there exists an increasing trend of vegetation greenness in Xinjiang from 2001 to 2015 [ 42 , 72 ].

The student’s t-test was used to determine whether the test data had significant differences and differences were identified as statistically significant (or extremely significant) when P values were less than 0.05 (0.01). 3.

We have also observed an increasing trend after a decline at leaf edges ( Figure 4 ).

Higher educational attainment among mothers was associated with greater involvement in active housework by spouses, and the association between mothers working full-time and spouses’ active housework also approached significance.

Finally, the residential energy consumption per capita is presented in Figure 3 b and it shows that Germany has the highest value but is characterized by a decreasing trend.