“a decreasing trend”

The malate and oxalate were reported a decreasing trend under salinity stress compared to the control, however, only malate variation was statistically significant.

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis confirmed the doping of Ag with ZnO NPs, and X-ray diffractometry analysis showed a decreasing trend in the crystallite size of the synthesized ZnO NPs with increased Ag concentration.

In our study, the stress of the screw-rod system showed a decreasing trend in surgical models as the axial area of cage increased.

A decreasing trend in the number of patients was observed with increasing age.

However, with increasing amount of graphene, tensile strength and elongation had a decreasing trend due to the accumulation of graphene particles and their agglomeration.

In our study, all 9 patients showed a decreasing trend, except for patient no. 6 who showed a decrease and then an increase in IgM (Fig. 1 A).

Among the lipid ratios, some showed a clear increasing trend [eg, (PE18:0/22:6)/LPE22:6] from the most severe group, S1, to the healthy group, while others showed either a decreasing trend [eg, (PC O-24:2/20:4)/LPC20:4] or did not show any clear trajectory [eg, (PE18:1/20:4)/LPE20:4].

During the monitoring campaigns, we noted a decreasing trend in the concentration of SO 2 (Fig. 2 ) from January to February (means of 0.65 ± 0.04 mg/m 3 for outdoor and 0.7 ± 0.2 mg/m 3 for indoor) to March–April (means of 0.2 ± 0.1 mg/m 3 for outdoor and 0.3 ± 0.1 mg/m 3 for indoor), without significant differences between the indoor and outdoor environments ( p-value > 0.05).

Pb concentrations demonstrated a decreasing trend from areas with undeveloped/greenspace land use to areas with residential/commercial/unreported and industrial/manufacturing land use (Fig. 4 ).

Tp53 and Jun expression showed a decreasing trend and were significantly lower in the BBR-H group ( p < 0.05, p < 0.001, respectively).

[ 67 ] A decreasing trend in IgG and ESR (Erythrocyte sedimentation rate) levels was also observed.

In the case of Swarna estuary, dissolved manganese showed a high concentration at low salinities and followed a decreasing trend towards the sea mouth.

Generally, in the coastal areas of the GoG, the NO 3 has been experiencing a decreasing trend between 1993 and 2020.

After blanching, it was observed that L* and a* values showed a decreasing trend.

The latitudes and longitudes, vegetation coverage, AGB, moisture content, species richness, and community height of the four study areas are presented in Table 1 , which shows that each statistical indicator exhibits a decreasing trend with increasing grassland degradation gradient.

A decreasing trend in the proportion of fish that spent 2 years in fresh water was apparent bay-wide ( figure 2 ), especially the almost complete disappearance of 2.3 age fish in recent returns (electronic supplementary material, figure S5).

The proportion of patients with skin changes showed a decreasing trend with increasing age. 54% of the patients in the age group of 6–7 years experienced skin irritation, while in the age groups of 8–9 years and over 10 years, 40.4% and 36.4% showed skin problems, respectively.

The platelet count (PLT) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) showed a decreasing trend within the saline-treated mice compared to the controls, although statistically insignificant.

The Lactobacillus belonging to the Firmicutes has an increasing trend, and the norank_f:Muribaculaceae belonging to the Bacteroidetes showed a decreasing trend, which is more evident at 22 weeks, namely the late stage of the disease.

A 244 Pu peak is observed in the sediment deposited between 1963 and 1966, followed by a decreasing trend from this point to the upper younger sediment layers.

Among all PS species, (PS 34:2, 36:2, 38:3, 38:4, and 40:7) showed a decreasing trend; however, PS 40:6 was significantly induced upon the EHDPP treatment ( Figure S1 , Supporting Information).

Moreover, the IL-1β concentration was lower in the BALF in the Z-VAD group than in the other three groups, and there was a statistical difference between the Z-VAD group and control and Ac-DEVD groups, but showed a decreasing trend compared with the Smoke group, and the difference was not statistically significant.

Majority of the patients (N = 163) were below 20 years of age, which typically correlates with onset of puberty, when sebum production increases.[ 6 ] After reaching the young adulthood, acne prevalence rates follow a decreasing trend with increasing age[ 6 ] which corroborates with our findings of least number of patients in the study lying above 41 years age group.

The degree of back pain and discomfort in the control group showed an increasing trend, whereas that in the experimental group showed a decreasing trend.

After Esmolol was applied for 3 consecutive days, the heart rate of patients in Group E was maintained at the target heart rate, while the norepinephrine dosage presented a decreasing trend.