Sentence examples for causing a trend from inspiring English sources

Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) had been widely used and its exposure in children has been thought to be one of the reasons causing a trend of advanced pubertal timing in girls.

Dabigatran levels rebound in the terminal elimination phase due to the large volume of distribution reportedly as high as 87% in one single-center case series causing a trend in coagulation assay levels to pre-hemodialysis levels.

The studies reviewed suggest that aspirin reduces the risk of MACE in patients with diabetes without cardiovascular disease, while also causing a trend toward higher rates of bleeding and gastrointestinal complications.

In Suriname, the Maroons have practiced shifting cultivation for generations, but now the increasing influence of modern society is causing a trend of decreasing fallow periods with potentially adverse effects for the vulnerable tropical soils.

The authors of the report argue that stricter environmental regulations in the developed world have caused a trend toward exporting hazardous materials to the poorest countries, where occupational and environmental protections are inadequate.

These authors, along with Smith et al. (2011) and Lossow et al. ([2012]), point out that any trend in timing of the reversal of the stratospheric jet could cause a trend in SH PMC onset.

Overall, this has caused a trend towards more active but quickly-silenced, closely spaced volcanoes whereas volcanoes on the near side of the hotspot overlap each other (forming such superstructures as Hawaii island and the ancient Maui Nui), the oldest of the Emperor seamounts are spaced as far as 200 km apart.

Furthermore, UAG treatment caused a trend towards decreased levels of hepatic TAG after only 6 h (Figure S2).

Intestinal CD97 overexpression decreased the number of tumors in the colon significantly in the Tg2 line and caused a trend toward fewer tumors in Tg1 mice (fig. 2b).

Addition of 5 μmol/L ranolazine caused a trend toward a reduction in the incidence of TdP to 5 ± 3/experiment that was, however, not statistically significant (P = 0.37).

Treating SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma-derived cells with leptin (100 and 500 ng/ml) caused a trend of downregulation of miR-221 (Fig.  2b).