two-fold increase

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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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In contrast, there was atwo-foldincreasein preterm birth in twin pregnancies.
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Pulmonary arteries from the contralateral, unbanded lungs of treated animals also exhibited atwo-foldincreasein medial area.
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With honey bees the colony experienced at least atwo-foldincreasein population, but the out crossing rate was very small, and no significant increases in seed yield were recorded.
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The cardiac output and the aortic blood pressure did not change during the gradual inflation of the balloon despite a more thantwo-foldincreasein the right ventricular pressure.
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Despite a more thantwo-foldincreasein community contacts, there were no significant differences in overall use of psychiatric services, in overall costs, in symptoms or social function.
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Note thetwo-foldincreasein amplitude variability.
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The animal experimentation showed the possibility to create adjustable obstruction and atwo-foldincreaseof muscle mass of the subpulmonary ventricle could be achieved within 24 hours.
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In the non-ferrous foundry sector, there are plans that will give atwo-foldincreaseover the rate of investment in the last four years.
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These new structures serve the 1.4 million children who are now attending primary school, which is atwo-foldincreasefrom five years ago.
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Pregnancy interval makes a difference as women with a 6 months span or less between pregnancies have atwo-foldincreasein preterm birth.
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Tennis elbow is more prevalent in individuals over 40, where there is about a four-fold increase among men andtwo-foldincreaseamong women.
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Individuals over 40 who played over two hours had atwo-foldincreasein chance of injury.
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One hour after administration, all patients showed on average an immediate eight-fold increase in plasma cobalamin concentration and atwo-foldincreaseafter 35 days with three 1500 g treatments.
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For example, an initial value of 30 and a final value of 60 corresponds to a fold change of 2, or in common terms, atwo-foldincrease.
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Polymyositis alone has a two-fold increased risk and usually manifests after onset of the myositis.
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