Participants with ⊿baPWV≤0 were defined as non-increasing group, and participants with ⊿baPWV>0 were defined as increasing group (see online supplementary method 2 for details).
However, under government rules, this can be defined as increasing the profit of organisations where the unemployed are sent to work without pay.
Price gouging is defined as increasing prices by more than 10 percent during an emergency, beyond covering any additional costs brought on by the emergency itself.
In (A6), p, q, (2^{m}) can be defined as increasing sequences, and (zeta_{in}to0), (i=1,2,3,4), are easily satisfied, if p, q and (2^{m}) are chosen reasonable.
The SGR is defined as increasing rate of cell concentration (OD660) divided by cell concentration, by calculating the slope of the logarithmic plot of OD660 value as described by Blanch and Clark [17].
Skin and soft tissue infection was defined as increasing pain, warmth, induration, erythema, or purulent discharge.
Intensification is defined as increasing the dosage of a medication, adding another medication or initializing insulin according the algorithm for intensification.
Recovery of renal function was defined as increasing diuresis without further need for RRT, stable or decreasing serum creatinine without RRT.
Alternatively, treatment intensity was defined as increasing if recommendation changed: from observation to ART; from ART only to ART+HT; or from any treatment to HT.
