The phrase "a decrease in ability to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a reduction in someone's or something's capacity to perform a specific task or function.
Example: "The new policy has led to a decrease in ability to effectively communicate with clients."
Alternatives: "a decline in capacity to" or "a reduction in capability to".
This type of multifunctional carrier, owing to its size and composition, has different interactions in biological systems that can lead to a decrease in ability to cross the blood brain barrier.
Some authors have reported a decrease in ability to maintain balance in bilateral stance [ 4- 6], and single-limb stance [ 6- 8] after fatiguing exercise, and it has been suggested that individuals are therefore at increased risk of injury when fatigued [ 6- 8].
To determine if this association is NET-specific or related to a general decrease in ability to degrade chromatin, we analyzed the distribution of SLEDAI qualifying manifestations in the groups with low and normal ability to degrade NETs, primary and secondary necrotic chromatin (Table 2).
These effects result in an increase in random synaptic signals, termed synaptic noise, and a decrease in ability of neuron to produce a synaptic signal in response to a true stimulus.
The apparent weakening was due to a reduction in compaction rather than a decrease in ability of the tissue to withstand tensile forces.
Hip Protectors A and B showed the greatest decrease in ability to protect, with a 97% and 83% decrease in force reduction ability, respectively, between impacts 1 and 3, but still stayed below the fracture threshold.
The development of resistance to the cytotoxic effect of taxanes is related to a decrease in the ability to accumulate the drug within the cells, changes in the stability of microtubules, interference in the ability of the drug to bind tubulin, and changes in the expression of tubulin genes (Cabral, 2001).
Attention test performances revealed that drug naive patients presented a decrease in their ability to respond promptly to a stimulus, sustain their attention on a task, display normal selective attention strategies, and maintain information for on-line processing.
This was associated to a decrease in the ability to retain, store, and use rain water, and also in nutrient cycling.
In addition, age-related morphologic changes in articular cartilage are most likely due to a decrease in chondrocytes' ability to maintain and repair the tissue.
The anti-CSB siRNA reduced CSB protein levels by more than 90% in these cells and this led to a decrease in their ability to repair an UV-damaged reporter gene.
