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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a direct decrease" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a clear and immediate reduction in quantity, value, or intensity.
Example: "The report indicated a direct decrease in sales following the price increase."
Alternatives: "an immediate reduction" or "a straightforward decline."
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Mining leads to a direct decrease in the area of woodlands; conversely, the spontaneous succession of vegetation resulting from agricultural extensification and forest reclamation facilitates woodland recovery.
The main thrust of the study is to evaluate low-cost, standard technology that can contribute to a direct decrease in the number of accidents, at an affordable cost.
Instead, credit all net investment as a direct decrease in ordinary taxable income.
Interestingly, their prolonged molt appears to be mediated through a direct decrease in the rate at which each feather is grown, rather than a reduced frequency of feather shedding compared to north-temperate species [38].
Further research is needed to determine whether correlation between reduced levels of mALP expression and resistance represents a direct decrease in functional Cry toxin receptors and/or compensatory alterations in resistant larvae.
However, nickel also induces a direct decrease in the release of lysozyme activity by AM.
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The procedure outlined improves the detection limit of a direct system, decreasing it from 1×10−4 to 3×10−6 M by use of a pre-concentration volume of 40.0 ml and 200 μl of 75% acetonitrile in water as the eluent.
Due to their intensive general use, to keep road pavement in good conditions is a critical point to decrease accidents and, as a direct consequence, to decrease mortal victims.
MSC-induced gel contraction decreased as a direct function of decreasing k value.
This behavior is a direct result of decrease in laminar sublayer's thickness.
Calcite dissolution occurs in the root zone, precipitation takes place under it and at the soil surface, which will lead a root growth blockage and a direct soil evaporation decrease, respectively.
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