“a decreasing trend”

From the north slope clockwise to the south slope, the glacier elevation variation showed a decreasing trend, and the elevation variation gradually increased from the south slope to the north slope.

In this study, there was a decreasing trend in the numbers of pediatric bacterial meningitis during the study period, and a similar trend was also reported in prior study [ 25 ].

Though the reports from police department in Aseer province portray a decreasing trend in RTA since 2016, the effect on RTA-related injuries is a matter of further deliberation [ 10 ].

Public health efforts, aimed at addressing the pediatric caries epidemic, have mostly focused on tooth level interventions [ 4 ], and have led to a decreasing trend in most industrialized countries [ 5 ].

Generally, there is a decreasing trend of delivery at home with increasing level of education.

Conclusion The study revealed an important change in the pattern of ACSC hospitalization rates, from an increasing trend since the beginning of the 1990 s, peaking around the time of the intervention, to a decreasing trend following the 2008 constitutional health reform.

Among them, the mean values of FVC were 0.311 and 0.245 in 2008 and 2018, respectively, showing a decreasing trend with a small fluctuation.

Discussion and Policy Implication This research revealed an increasing trend in temperature and a decreasing trend in precipitation between 1980 and 2018 from inspection of the observed climatic records of the trans-boundary KRB.

The average HRT was 16.6 d in 2015, 14.3 d in 2016, and 12.7 d in 2017, showing a decreasing trend.

With respect to the integrated data by method 1, the blood Pb concentration showed a decreasing trend.

As shown in Figure 3 , there was a decreasing trend in PM concentration from the 150th to the 250th day, which was approximately from May to August.

Spatial Distribution of Ecosystem Services and Analysis of Cold and Hot Spots As shown in Figure 4 , the overall gas regulation showed a decreasing trend from northeast to southwest to the central part, and the spatial distribution of high-value area was consistent with that of forest land.

The birth rate was 19.6%, already showing a decreasing trend, while the mortality rate was 11%.

A decreasing trend immediately afterward led to complete absence of germination from the end of flowering (210 DFO; BBCH > 68) onward in year 3, while a few oospores also germinated at flowering and fruit development (211–240 DFO; BBCH > 60) in years 1, 2, and 4 ( Table 1 ).

It appeared a decreasing trend of the scores of the prudent pattern from south to north.

However, there was a decreasing trend of E. coli and NTS resistance to macrolide and polymyxin, shown by both regression and trend analysis, after the 2018 ban of antimicrobial growth promoters.

Myopia rates from different family types by the order (nuclear family, extended family, single-parent family, and left-behind family) are 60.0%, 52.0%, 54.7%, and 50.9% taking on a decreasing trend, which shows an opposite trend comparing with elevated blood pressure, dental caries, and obesity.

In terms of spatial distribution, the simulated trend of the PRCPTOT is larger in the southeastern fringe and Tianshan Mountains of CA than in other regions and we could even see a decreasing trend in the southern edge of the Aral Sea Basin due to anthropogenic forcing (Fig. 1 a).

Cavitation doses followed a decreasing trend over time (Fig.

While Yongyou 538 showed a decreasing trend, and the coefficients of variation was 18.8% and 17.4% in 2019 and 2020, respectively.

Results: LVMI, E/Ea, cf-PWV, and the proportion of UACR > 30 mg/g exhibited increasing trends while ABI exhibited a decreasing trend according to the number of MS components (all p for trend < 0.01).

There was a decreasing trend of use of ECT over the years.

In a recently published study based on the ESAC-Net data from the period 2001–2018, a decreasing trend was observed for both in the community and hospital consumption of third-generation cephalosporins in the EU/EEA.

In addition, most countries reported a decreasing trend in gastric cancer incidence and mortality in the past decade, especially for male patients and those 40 years or older.

Age-standardized DALY rates showed a decreasing trend similar to mortality, with a steeper slope for women.