“a positive trend”

By analyzing the data shown in Figure 7 b, a positive trend in water absorption can be expected in the pieces as the residue percentage increases.

Confounding can possibly mask a positive trend in exposure‐response analyses, although there is no known chemical cause of lymphoid tumors in the occupational setting.

The observed improvements in LVEF, LVEDV, and LA volume, although modest, suggest a positive trend in cardiac remodeling.

In addition, our linear regression analyses showed that, while there was a positive trend between the number of critical care beds per 100,000 people and economic indicators such as the GDP, total healthcare expenditure, health expenditure per capita, Health Development Index, Human Development Index, and hospital beds per 100,000 people, none of these relationships were statistically significant ( Figure 1 ).

Based on the findings of included the studies, the following discussion is presented: Firstly, physical activity-based interventions consistently demonstrate a positive trend and conclusion in reducing RNT, which aligns with previous research findings[ 39 ].

The decreased intake of total cholesterol recorded at the end of Ramadan is a positive trend.

The results of most state indicators showed a positive trend except APAI from 2000 to 2015 ( Table 3 and Figure 7 ).

coli bioparticles displayed a positive trend in the presence of DAPT in both scLSEC lines ( Figure 5J ).

Of those enrolled, 73% were under 1 year old, showing a positive trend towards starting treatment early, which is key to successfully managing clubfoot.

More specifically, four types of changes (patient reception, information provided, service availability wait times, and ambulatory care) were identified, with 71% of patients reporting shorter wait times and higher quality of ambulatory care, 63% reporting a positive trend in information provided (for clarity of the content and the supply of material), 58% liking that contacting the service was made simpler, and 54% stressing an increased quality of patients reception.

9 , 12 , 13 Given the propagated cost of treating diabetes and its complications, very few countries have managed to report a positive trend in diabetes control. 9 , 12 , 13 Despite the high prevalence of diabetes in the UAE, very few studies have evaluated diabetes control patterns over the last few years. 14 - 18 In the UAE, all national citizens and expatriates (the majority of whom have health insurance) receive free medical treatment; a fact that raises the expectations of having a high percentage of patients with controlled diabetes status.

Combined with the analysis results of R/S and SPA, it is found that the major pollutants will have a positive trend in the future.

The results strongly suggest a positive trend between the BDEs in the gas phase and implicit solvation, in conjunction with the experimental results for these types of parameters.

The results presented herein confirm however some of the cases cited above and suggest that it may be possible to ensure a positive trend of the effect on recurrence associated to gender and degree of keratinisation in larger sample sizes.

A positive trend was observed for amino acids, aroma volatile content, and minerals enhancement during insect sourdough fermentation, mainly at 24 h of fermentation.

The proliferation of portable and wearable devices in the personal healthcare sector signals a positive trend towards self-empowerment for a healthier lifestyle.

The regional sea level near Jakarta (over a 25-year period) has shown a positive trend of ~4.3 mm/a, slightly above the global mean.

In this cluster, AEBP1 expression was higher than in other pericyte clusters and showed a positive trend toward myofibroblasts.

QoL outcomes showed a positive trend favoring TCM combination therapy (SMD: 0.82, 95% CI: -0.17 to 1.81), although this did not reach statistical significance.

A positive trend was found for healthy older adults within the spatial and the multi-domain training group.

It can be assumed that undergraduate teaching in gerodontology and the associated insights and contacts with older people may be factors supporting a positive trend in the student perceptions of age and ageing.

A meta‐analysis consisting of 43 datasets across 18 studies generally found a positive trend between heritage language proficiency and ethnic identity, a finding that withstood multiple ethnic groups (Mu, 2015 ).

Stressing microalga cultures with nitrogen scarcity has also been reported to produce a positive trend in PUFA production, showing significant potential in species with a high lipid content [ 149 , 152 , 153 ].

PiKS scores were positively associated with the CKD self-care measure (β = 1.05, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.50–1.63), and a positive trend was observed for KiKS scores and the CKD self-care measure (β = 0.30, 95% CI: −0.12 to 0.72).

The reasons for such a positive trend are principally related to diagnostic and therapeutic improvements [ 6 ].