The phrase "a decrease in fraction" is not correct in standard English usage.
It may be intended to describe a reduction in a numerical fraction, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "There was a decrease in fraction of students passing the exam this year compared to last year."
Alternatives: "a reduction in proportion" or "a decline in percentage".
A decrease in ejection fraction below 45% or a net decrease in ejection fraction ⩾10% below baseline, or clinical congestive heart failure required patient discontinuation.
Based on this graphic it is possible that a decrease in the fraction of subjects with adenoma would correspond to an increase in the fraction of subjects with colorectal cancer.
The results showed that Huh-7/HBSP/B[alpha]P displayed a dramatic alteration in cell cycle phase distribution with a decrease in the fraction of the cells in G1 phase and a corresponding increase in the fraction of the cells in S phase.
However, very high starch content had a negative impact on the gelation, resulting in a decrease in gel fraction.
Nevertheless, immigrant emigration is not required for there to be a decrease in the fraction of less-educated immigrants.
This growth was also responsible for a decrease in the fraction of xylose available for xylitol production.
Hemorrhagic shock induced an alteration of the intestinal microcirculatory perfusion with a decrease in the fraction of perfused villi and a decrease in the villous red blood cells flux.
We found that IAH was associated with severe reductions of renal blood flow and urinary output in face of a preserved cardiac output, implying a decrease in the fraction of cardiac output directed to the kidney.
The oxygenation benefit is due to a better ventilation perfusion matching [5, 6] and/or to recruitment of dorsal lung parenchyma with a decrease in shunt fraction [4, 7, 8].
We find that the implementation of WIC led to an increase in average birth weight and a decrease in the fraction of births that are classified as low birth weight.
