“a negative trend”

A negative trend (toward the rank of 1) indicates that the lake is getting relatively worse.

The amplitude of the bloom, defined as the peak value of Chl-a, has a negative trend that may be related to changes in sea surface conditions, increases in sea surface temperatures and decreases in sea surface salinity, as well as changes in wind driven upwelling of nutrients 27 , 28 .

Changes in cell morphology after stretch indicated an increase in MuSC aspect ratio, as MuSCs became more elongated and a negative trend in roundness was noted ( Fig. 2 , G and H ).

Three elements (Zn, Se and Sr) displayed a negative trend with risk for ESCC, and a significant overall effect of the mixture of Al, V, Mn, Ni, Zn, Se and Sr on ESCC was found, with the effects of V, Ni and Sr being nonlinear.

Among performance variables, handgrip strength demonstrated a moderate positive association with muscle-related indices, whereas VO2max exhibited a negative trend with body fat percentage.

In schizophrenia, two studies have reported a positive association between the observed increase in complex I function and severity of positive symptoms 19 , 41 ; however, consistent with our results, a negative trend level association was reported between complex I function and negative symptoms 19 .

Associated with each arrow, there is also a sign that indicates if the transition rate has always a positive trend (+) or a negative trend (-), and, finally, if the trend can be negative and positive during the system evolution (+/-).

The predicted pGRFz presents a points cloud following a line with a negative trend (Fig. 4 a:d).

pH of two newborns, on the other hand, showed a negative trend.

However, among term deliveries, a negative trend was observed (–2·38 μg/l per week of gestation (95 % CI (–34·8, 0·78))), indicating a potential non-linear relationship between gestational age and cord ferritin.

Moreover, there was a negative trend in the low-risk individuals.

A further inspection showed that in some countries the association between European identification and autochthony was negative (most notably in Greece but also showing a negative trend in Hungary and Belgium), whereas it was positive in other countries (particularly strongly in Italy and the Netherlands).

In addition, a negative trend in food consumption was observed, although this was not statistically significant.

As expected, C stocks (per ha) and holding sizes showed a negative trend, albeit weak, implying greater biomass accumulation on a unit area basis in the smaller gardens, presumably because of more intense land management including higher stand density (stems per ha), than large gardens.

From Figure 4a there is a negative trend between ETTE ha -1 and total grass DM yield of the combined subhabitats.

A systematic review and meta-analysis revealed occurrence of late dysplasia despite universal screening with a negative trend observed in societies with universal screening like Germany, although this did not reach statistical significance [ 8 ].

In contrast to those with osteoporosis of the lumbar spine, a negative trend in the relationship between lumbar BMD and age was not observed.

A negative trend was observed between NEC risk and HM proportion in the unadjusted analysis when comparing to the NHM group with an OR = 1.257 (95% CI: 0.565–2.799) for the LHM group with an OR = 0.599 (95% CI: 0.261–1.377) and the HHM group ( p = 0.317).

Nonetheless, there was a negative trend in the rejections of sugars, proteins, and triterpenoids.

However, a negative trend was observed between DDS and intakes of carbohydrate, sodium, and manganese.

While they certainly do not indicate a negative trend, the strength of the results is questionable.

Additionally, the “High NEPSY” group also has a higher SNS index with a negative trend as the participant’s NEPSY score decreases.

Previous work on the RHS has reported positive slopes before the age of 5 in those with type 2 SMA followed by a negative slope, whereas the patients with SMA 3a demonstrated an increase in scores before 5 years, stability between ages 5–7 and then a negative trend after 7 years [ 15 ].

This was slightly different than the present study where after steep declination in vaccination in April, a negative trend in vaccination levels were observed throughout the year.

From these graphs, it can be seen that all three measured NMR parameters have a negative trend with increasing HT, i.e., negative slopes ( k ) of the trendlines ( Table 2 ).