The phrase "a decrease in duration" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a reduction in the length of time something lasts or is expected to last.
Example: "The recent changes in the project timeline have resulted in a decrease in duration, allowing us to complete the work more quickly."
Alternatives: "a reduction in time" or "a shortening of duration."
They discovered a decrease in duration of nursing in correlation with increasing PFC concentrations by women who had had repeated births.
To test the hypothesis that inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) would lead to improved oxygenation and a decrease in duration of mechanical ventilation in pediatric patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
The presence of multiple influences could potentially make RT-related activation difficult to detect if general trade-offs exist (e.g., if an increase in amplitude is precisely offset by a decrease in duration, it would be difficult to detect a difference in the resulting HDRs at short durations; Figure 1D).
In our study, deforestation led to a decrease in duration of sporogony of P. falciparum by 1.1 days.
In our opinion, such a decrease in duration of sucking function can be preferable to infection possibility.
In the forced swim test, anhedonic mice treated with an antidepressant, demonstrated a decrease in duration of floating behaviour, which was elevated in the non-treated anhedonic group.
We conclude that a closed-loop system based on fuzzy logic algorithm results in the use of much lower norepinephrine doses during weaning in patients with septic shock and leads to a decrease in the duration of weaning duration.
Experiments on sinoatrial preparations suggest that the negative inotropic effect of CCh might be associated with shortening of contraction duration and therefore caused by a decrease in AP duration.
After training, an increase in the duration of the pre-delivery phase, a decrease in the duration of the delivery phase and an improvement in the way the bad news is delivered should thus be found.
The increased Po(0) is produced by an increase in the duration of the bursts of openings and a decrease in the duration and frequency of the long closed states.
Moreover, it has been suggested in critically ill patients that goal-directed strategies based on the measurement of EVLW may be associated with a decrease in the duration of mechanical ventilation and length of hospital stay [ 15, 23, 24].
