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A decreasing trend of the proportion of LGSOC demonstrated in this study is in contrast to the increasing trend of borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) seen over this time period [ 7 ].

Linear-trends lines for the respective graphs showed that while there was an increasing trend among those verbally screened over the course of the intervention, a decreasing trend was generally identified for the number of presumptive TB cases identified and for numbers tested.

There was also a decreasing trend in TOEFL scores, with a slope of − 3.4 points per year.

A decreasing trend in the average household size was found in American Samoa in the census data from 7.2 in 1980 to 5.7 in 2010.

To formally verify differences in the mothers’ use of MSL categories as a function of children’s age, we performed a MANOVA (multivariate analysis of variance) that has showed a significant difference in the use of communicative terms [ F (2,27) = 4.498; p = 0.021; η 2 = 0.44] with a decreasing trend: mothers of younger children utilized more communicative terms ( M = 25.93, SD = 11.70) than mother of the 5.05-year-old children ( M = 20.03, SD = 10.19) and the 5.11-year-old children ( M = 12.17, SD = 8.15).

3.1.2 Outcome Measures As shown in Table 2 , there were statistically significant differences “time X group” on self-efficacy (GSES: p = 0.015), with a clear improvement for the sailing group and a decreasing trend in the wait list group.

This signal was higher at the earlier time-point (1–4 weeks; Figures 2b–d ), with a decreasing trend along the longer time-points (8–16 weeks; Figures 2e,f ), although this decrease was not statistically significant ( P > 0.05; Figure 2a ).

In the IGSO and MEO panels of Figure 9 , a decreasing trend of receiver-induced MP effects from the signal ascending direction to the signal descending direction can be observed and is very similar to GPS in Figure 7 ; it varies by more than 1 m.

In contrast to the incidence rise, the mortality rates have a decreasing trend in several countries, which may be due to an earlier detection of the disease [ 10 ].

To explore whether BECN1 participates in silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis, we tested the BECN1 levels in fibrotic lung tissue and found that BECN1 exhibited a decreasing trend on day 14 and day 28 after silica treatment compared with those in the saline group ( Figure 4 C and Supplementary Table S6 ).

These minor increases in nutrient intakes occurred in parallel with a lack of an overall increase in height, with many individual countries, mostly African, even exhibiting a decreasing trend in height (Fig. 7 ).

Compared to the no-LSRD group, most of the amino acids showed an increase in concentration whereas Gly and Ser showed a decreasing trend in the latter groups.

A sustained increase in the trend of CKD mortality was observed from 2001 to 2006, followed by a decreasing trend in subsequent years.

Thermal expansion The glasses exhibited a decreasing trend in the thermal expansion coefficient values (denoted as α 50–250 ) with increasing Fe 2 O 3 and B 2 O 3 content as shown in Figure 3 .

The NH 4 + –N/NO 3 – –N ratio showed a decreasing trend in our study area [ 29 ], and so clarifying the response of soil N 2 O emission to different forms and levels of N addition now is necessary.

Also mean inflammation score was higher in the AMT group in the first, third, and sixth postoperative month ( P < 0.05) with a decreasing trend in both groups.

In late AMD, GA also showed a decreasing trend within this time frame, whereas the prevalence of NVAMD increased slightly ( Table 5 ).

ESBL-screen positive Escherichia coli isolates (ESBL+) showed a decreasing trend from 67.5% in 2012 to 58.9% in 2014 of all Escherichia coli isolates and the percentage of ESBL+ Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates also decreased from 2012 through 2014 (40.4% to 26.6%), which was due to reduced percentages of ESBL+ isolates in HA IAIs for both bacteria.

T3: 4050.3 pg/mL; p < 0.001), with a decreasing trend over time (Fig. 1a ).

It can be seen that C Dτ of each car in the same configuration depends on the location, and there is a decreasing trend along the length of the train.

In the MRB, the areas of dryland, residential land and meadow were significantly increased over the last 40 years while the areas of the grassland, sparse grassland, sparse shrub and glacier (or permanent snow) land cover exhibited a decreasing trend (Fig. 3 ).

Furthermore, in subjects with prediabetes, there was a decreasing trend toward the aspect ratio and degree of mitochondrial branching complexity as measured by the form factor, though it did not reach statistical significance.

In all of these seven cases, the pNF-H levels showed a decreasing trend from its peak level on 3 rd day.

According to the survival effects theory, it is plausible that the lifetime prevalence of epilepsy showed a decreasing trend after the age of 30–34 years in our study.

In collection, these published studies indicate a decreasing trend in CSF volume with age given by: SSS volume ( ml ) = ( − 0.27 × age ) + 102 (Fig. 8 ).