The increase in DM content from approx. 430 to 540 g/kg resulted in only a marginal decrease in water activity (not significant) and a slight increase in pH which could not explain the lower listeria counts in silages with the highest DM.
As an example, the intermediate scenario of the latest population projections foresees in 2026 a marginal decrease in the total number of Italian residents (57.5 million), down by 1.6% compared to the current 58.5 million inhabitants [19].
At a genome-wide significance of 10−8, this additional restriction resulted in only a marginal decrease in statistical power, although this decrease was more substantial at less stringent significance thresholds.
We have previously demonstrated that neonatal administration of the ERα selective agonist PPT results in only a marginal decrease in ARC Kiss-ir fibers, suggesting that agonism of ERα alone is insufficient to recapitulate the effect of EB [ 4, 20].
The remarkable preservation of β-cell mass in humans with advanced age despite marked loss of pancreatic acinar tissue noted in the present studies is consistent with one prior study in humans that reported a marginal decrease in β-cell mass with aging (no significant difference between the youngest and oldest age-group studied) (3).
In addition, we observed a marginal decrease in GRB10 and STAT3 expression with hsa-miR-125b mimic.
The total lipid content was the same between C. protothecoides in heterotrophic culture and in mixotrophic culture, but there was a marginal decrease in the total fatty acid content of C. protothecoides in the mixotrophic culture, which was not statistically significant.
Also, if c < 1/N, i.e., total throughput is less than e−1 because of a lack of demand (an underloaded system), then a marginal increase in altruism from 0 will again cause a marginal decrease in q∗, but here resulting in a decrease in throughput γ (further away from the optimum e−1).
It has been found that with increasing driver compliance level for a given posted speed limit there is an increase in roadway capacity along with a marginal decrease in the travel times at flow levels nearing capacity.
