The phrase "a certain cause of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific reason or factor contributing to a particular outcome or situation, often in a more vague or general sense.
Example: "Researchers are investigating a certain cause of the recent decline in bee populations."
Alternatives: "a specific reason for" or "a particular factor contributing to".
A subgroup analysis based on the type of surgery (e.g., stricturoplasty, ileocecal resection, fistulectomy, colectomy) did not demonstrate significant associations to a certain type of surgical intervention nor to a certain cause of surgery, e.g., ileal stenosis (data not shown).
The analysis of relative mortality differentials does not indicate how relevant a certain cause of death is for all-cause mortality.
Let us define mortality ratio (MR) for a certain cause of death as the ratio of the number of these deaths during the whole LSS period 1950-2003 thethe number of persons entering LSS.
Bracken was also forced to admit that a fat body was not a certain cause of barrenness, but countered this possible objection with his final comment that 'yet some Exceptions strengthen rather than weaken general Rules'.
Therefore, a change in significance of a certain cause of death results from the combined effects of a change in cause i and changes in causes other than i.
Comparing similarities and differences in patterns of mortality across breeds or genders may suggest theories about disease causation and direct research as to whether a certain cause of death may be a function of, for example, genotype or phenotype, conformation, physiology, temperament or usage.
The nervous system and the brain are a nearly certain cause of what goes on in consciousness, but in Freud's time it was scientifically impossible to reach those causes or bridge the gap between mind and matter.
Rivka Galchen documents the reluctance of politicians and people in the oil industry to acknowledge that deep-well-fluid disposal is a near-certain cause of the recent order-of-magnitude increase in seismicity in Oklahoma's oil-producing districts ("Weather Underground," April 13th).
As Salmon (1989, p.47) puts it, "a flagpole of a certain height causes a shadow of a given length and thereby explains the length of the shadow".
On both counts, there is a certain amount of cause for optimism.
The object is thought to possess a quality of extension, as well as to be a cause of a certain concomitant sensation of colour.
