Additionally, the financial crisis and the economic recession resulted in tighter credit standards and a dramaticdecrease in the number of cards issued by financial institutions.
Viral loads of the patients remained stable or decreased during the nine month trial - and one subject showed a sustained dramaticdecrease in viral load.
Extending the vaccination programme is expected to lead to a similar dramaticdecrease in cases of group C meningitis and septicaemia in 20 to 24 year olds.
This dramaticdecrease reflects the significance of the local rejection of al Qaeda and the newfound willingness of local Anbaris to volunteer to serve in the Iraqi army and Iraqi police service.
The story with the birth rate is not quite as dramatic, but considering that Russia underwent a nasty recession in 2008-09 the fact that births did not decrease (as they did in most other East European countries) should be taken as a positive.