The phrase "a decrease in general" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a general trend or observation regarding a reduction in quantity, quality, or frequency.
Example: "There has been a noticeable decrease in general in the number of participants attending the annual conference."
Alternatives: "a general decline" or "a broad reduction".
Failure of a dynamic hip screw (DHS) fixation leads to decreased mobility of the patient and frequently to a decrease in general health.
From a welfare perspective, our results are less clear-cut, because using three established tests we found ambiguous evidence for a decrease in general fearfulness in hand-reared birds.
This improvement was seen in patients with both SVR and relapse, whereas non-responders showed a decrease in general health.
This means that all the SHRs increased their general activity between early and middle session, and within sessions there was a decrease in general activity across segments.
In agreement with our previous observation that Nck1 modulates protein translation [ 20], we observed a decrease in general protein synthesis in HepG2 cells depleted of Nck1 as measured by S-Met/Cyst incorporation (unpublished data).
We also observed that a number of metabolic processes such as glycine, serine and threonine metabolism and steroid biosynthesis were suppressed in the ILD samples, which implies a decrease in general lung metabolic activities in ILD patients.
Prolonged drive on inter-urban, monotonous roads has the potential of causing a decrease in the general level of arousal leading to a state of underload and fatigue.
This results from economic reasons, which require a decrease in the general production costs, as well as environmental reasons and the necessity to adjust production processes to ever-stricter environmental protection regulations.
Higher compliance to preventive methods was associated with a decrease in the general nosocomial infection rate, although a causal relationship needs to be investigated.
Indeed, a week after river-rafting, study cohorts reported, on average, a 29percentt reduction in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, a 21percentt decrease in general stress, a 10percentt improvement in social relationships, a 9percentt improvement in life satisfaction and an 8percentt increase in happiness.
A. "In Arizona, there has been an increase of 30 percent in the number of people on Medicaid and a 34 percent decrease in general fund revenue since 2007.
