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In deeper layers, high pressure keeps gases dissolved in the molten rock, but once that pressure decreases, these gases escape and create bubbles.

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Mice receiving arginine also performed better in behavioral assessments and showed decreased expression of pro-inflammatory cytokine genes linked to neuroinflammation, a key contributor to AD progression.

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"Of course, if customers decrease, that's disappointing for the shop. But Japanese customers still come regularly, so we're not extremely concerned."

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However, Vitamin D is slightly different as "there's theoretical evidence of a small decrease in respiratory infections".

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Six years ago, some frustrated tax experts stressed that Americans should focus on the decrease in their total taxes, not the decrease in their refund.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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