The phrase "a decrease in superficial" is not correct as it is incomplete and lacks context.
It could be used in a context discussing a reduction in superficial qualities or characteristics, but it needs to be part of a complete thought.
Example: "The study showed a decrease in superficial understanding of the topic among students."
Alternatives: "a reduction in superficial" or "a decline in superficial".
There was a decrease in superficial neck flexor muscle activity (P<0.0002) at the lower levels of a staged cranio-cervical flexion test.
Six-month follow-up examinations indicated that three out of four corneas with CAOMECS grafts showed a decrease in superficial vascularization, while almost all the sham corneas did not show a similar decrease.
It is of note that the change in the antibiotic policy resulted in a decrease in superficial infection rates but did not affect the deep infection rates as shown in Table 2.
Among the signs of early OA are collagen disorganization, an increase in water content, a decrease in superficial proteoglycan, and alterations in glycosaminoglycans [ 1].
Subsequent introduction of the SSIB then resulted in a significant decrease in superficial SSI (16.1% vs 6.3%, p < 0.01) and postoperative sepsis (11.2% vs 1.8%, p < 0.01).
A decrease in the concentration of superficial PG, as well as separation and disorganisation of the superficial collagen fibrils, occurred before deterioration of the cartilage [ 45].
Early loss of proteoglycan 4 from the cartilage surface in association with a decrease in its expression by superficial-zone chondrocytes might have a role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis.
Hence, we interpret this subregion-selective decrease in superficial layer activation as indicative of a disproportional decline in external vs. internal information transfer to the RSC during NREMS.
When fine suspended solids are present in the reactor, a decrease in the effective availability of the superficial surface of the presaturated adsorbent particles for mass transfer from the liquid phase was observed.
Results show a decrease in DA fibre densities in the superficial layers of the PFC in 24 month old animals compared to 6 and 12 months.
This decrease in Sall1-mutant animals is a consequence of decreased neuronal differentiation from E14.5, as well as a decrease in the commitment of neurons to a superficial cortical layer fate.
