“a decreasing trend”

A negative slope represents a decreasing trend; a positive slope represents an increasing trend; and zero represents that there is no change in the data sequence.

In a previous study by Soleymani et al a decreasing trend of antibiotic use in Iran was reported, this means that the number of antimicrobial drugs in prescriptions decreased 23.73% from 1998 until 2007 ( Soleymani, Valadkhani, & Dinarvand, 2009 ).

LV end‐diastolic and end‐systolic dimensions had a decreasing trend (although not statistically significant) in the auto and allo groups compared with the sham group (Table 1 ).

Compared to the control group, the obese group showed a decreasing trend on plasma SST levels, which were significantly increased by the octreotide intervention.

Whereas in rural areas this index had a decreasing trend until 2004, in 2005 increased a little and the increasing trend was restarted from 2007 again.

The 3-week trial with Lintong mineral spring water demonstrated a positive effect on tension (from 4.75 to 2.17), anger (from 2.09 to 0.88), fatigue (from 3.46 to 1.12), confusion (from 3.36 to 1.17), and vigor (from 15.87 to 21.71) mood scores ( p < 0.05), and the mood state of depression-dejection also showed a decreasing trend (from 0.5 to 0.36) [ 37 ].

The expression of HBD-2 mRNA had an increasing trend in the lesions of cutaneous tuberculosis and tuberculids compared with that of normal skin; however, the expression of HBD-2 protein in the lesions of cutaneous tuberculosis had a decreasing trend compared with that of normal skin, and the expression of HBD-2 protein in the lesions of tuberculids was similar to that of normal skin.

Women For women, all countries show a general decreasing trend since 1950, with some short periods of increasing lifespan variation, before returning to a decreasing trend.

Genes in cluster 1 and cluster 2 showed a decreasing trend, while genes in cluster 3 and cluster 4 presented an increasing trend.

Estimates correcting for the presence of null alleles, F (null) , showed a decreasing trend from seeds to adults: F was slightly lower in seedlings than in seeds and strongly decreased from seedlings to adult stage.

However, a decreasing trend in the H3K4Me3 marks at the PU.1 locus in mELs has an interesting correlate in hEL in that, upon treatment with AZA, the increase in H3K4Me3 observed at the URE is coincident with the PU.1 upregulation [ 21 ].

Time-activity curves are represented in Fig 3 , with a decreasing trend as a function of time.

Bulk oxygen isotopes of marl beds of the Postalm section show a decreasing trend from values around −0.80‰ at the base of the zone to values around −1.20‰ at the top. 4.4 Strontium isotope stratigraphy Corrected values adjusted to the NBS987 (Sr) international standard give a range of strontium isotope ratios for the calcarata Zone of 0.707655 ± 0.000018–0.707722 ± 0.000004 in the Postalm section (mean of 15 samples 0.707679).

Finally, aquatic vegetation in Eastern Lake Taihu was inhibited and showed a decreasing trend in our study period due to increased eutrophication and a deteriorated underwater light environment.

NEFA concentration was significantly (p<0.01) higher in the control group as compared to treatment group where it showed a decreasing trend from 0 to 45 th day post-partum.

Also notable is a decreasing trend in a-wave amplitude at the highest flash intensity, indicating a possible reduction in cone function.

1 b), real data show a decreasing trend, reflecting the complex geometry of white matter.

Chlorophyll-a levels and total cyanobacterial biomass showed a decreasing trend since the start of the biomanipulation ( Fig 3 ), as did the two most dominant cyanobacterial taxa, Microcystis and Planktothrix ( Fig 3 ).

A decreasing trend of DHA at a high concentration of hydrocarbons was also observed by Alurmman et al.

There was a decreasing trend in mean values of haemoglobin and corresponding red cell indices from grade 1 to grade 3 anaemia.

Pet industry figures indicate a decreasing trend from 1998 to 2009 [ 30 ], although there are also recent predictions of an upturn in Australian dog numbers [ 31 ].

Their study showed a decreasing trend in the number of rheumatoid arthritis patients, but this decrease in number was offset by a 132% increase in the number of total elbow arthroplasty procedures performed for trauma or elbow fracture diagnosis.

[ 15 ], the results showed a decreasing trend in median GERD-HRQL (26.0 to 4), median RDQ (24 to 3), and median RSI scores (17 to 4) post-TIF at 14 months follow-up.

Their body weights increased and their erythrocyte sedimentation rate showed a decreasing trend.

Conclusion: Despite the high levels of physical activity in Tehranian adults, a decreasing trend was observed.