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Based on an analysis of secondary data from the four waves of Family Surveys in Hong Kong, the current study reveals that though a larger number of people held positive attitudes toward grandparental involvement, their attitudes exhibited a decreasing trend in the fourth wave.

The results of the multivariate analysis revealed that the younger age groups and the individuals with the lowest levels of education registered the highest risk of confronting with suicidal ideation, the results being highly significant.

Our study also found that the age–specific mortality rates decreased year by year in the four subgroups, but the percentage reduction was less for the elderly and even indicated an increasing trend for urban males over 70 years old.

Diabetes shows an increasing trend worldwide, and it is thus necessary to control and prevent a number of diabetes-related complications, including impaired renal function.

The difference in problem-solving abilities according to the general characteristics was partially significant for grades, personal relationships, and academic grades.

As shown in Figure 6 , the C–Br bond lengths of NBFRs show an increasing trend with the increase in the solvent dielectric constant, which tends to gradually become flat.

The average global prevalence of PND is currently 11.9% [ 4 ], and its prevalence in China is 16.3%, with an increasing trend in the past decade [ 5 , 6 ].

Although there is a clear trend towards social media users being older, the frequency with which social media are used declines with increasing age, and user growth is not evenly distributed among the various age groups [ 27 , 28 , 29 ].

Introduction According to research, population growth in most countries of the world has slowed down, and their fertility rates are low, with the result that, globally, there is an obvious trend towards social aging.

In the B24, B48, B120, B240, and B480 treatments, the concentration of ammonia nitrogen remained below 0.1 ± 0.1 mg L −1 , although an increasing trend was observed.

The microbial diversity of the pyrite-based autotrophic denitrification system showed a decreasing trend with the increase of the concentration of co-substrate addition, implying that the continuous addition of organic matter might reduce the relative abundances of some microorganisms (such as autotrophic denitrification microorganisms) in soils, which was consistent with the decreasing sulfate production.

The results of this study may be significant as a first step in these discussions.

The nighttime light intensity of the two images generally showed a decreasing trend centered on the core area of the city toward the surrounding countryside ( Figure 4 a,b).

It is an important trend in modern nursing care, based on the expectation that the patient will take responsibility for themselves, for the results of treatment, for adherence to therapeutic recommendations, and for modifying their own lifestyle.

Even though renewable energy presents an almost insignificant risk to public health and the environment, they are insufficient to support the growing demand for the high energy required for industrialization.

Those with r = −0.3 or 0.3 were considered moderate, and those with r = −0.5 or 0.5 were considered highly significant. 3.

From 2007 to 2012 and 2012 to 2016, except for the transfer type from low-value area to low-value area, the probability values of other transfer types showed a decreasing trend.

Spatially, the industrial carbon emissions showed a trend of gradual decrease from the eastern region to the central region to the northeast region to the western region.

This phenomenon has resulted in an increasing trend in morbidity-inducing behaviours, including consumption of alcohol, eating an unhealthy diet (frequent consumption fatty food, salty food, deep-fried food or snacks, meat and poultry), physical inactivity and smoking.

There was a decreasing trend in the proportion of LOS over the four years, with the highest being 68% in 2017 and the lowest being 54% in 2020, although these differences were not statistically significant ( p = 0.246).

By analyzing the difference between the four measuring points, it is found that the temperature difference between the two rooms shows a decreasing trend from top to bottom, with the largest temperature difference at the top.

A decreasing trend between formal, transition, and informal urban areas was found in all age groups, for the studied recreational activity.

It is worth noting that the IMA Jump Count High Band parameter fits the models with a negative trend.

In this league, there is a moderately significant relationship between the number of injuries and the points won.

Men had a highly significant and positive association with long-term loneliness and post-pandemic loneliness in elderly people.