The phrase "a first prediction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing an initial forecast or estimation regarding a future event or outcome.
Example: "Based on the current data, we can make a first prediction about the project's success rate."
Alternatives: "an initial prediction" or "a preliminary prediction".
Electrochemical oxidation enabled a first prediction of possible phase-I metabolism reactions of SEL, which are likely to occur in vivo.
A first prediction would be that dyslexics would exhibit postural instability as the Stroop test is more difficult for them.
Thus, a first prediction of the model is that a larger degree of phase locking should be associated with larger LFP amplitudes as compared with cases with smaller LFP amplitudes.
In a second approach, we used a linear classifier trained on rat and human phosphorylation data in set A. Eventually, both results were combined, taking into account their prediction performance as assessed within dataset A. A first prediction was based on the simple hypothesis that human phosphorylation levels (humP) and rat phosphorylation (ratP) should be similar under the same stimuli.
A first prediction of both models is that TG2 must be in the nucleus to mediate heretofore unrecognized effects on transcriptional silencing; a second prediction is that selective inhibition of TG2 should normalize transcription in HD models, and that this should be highly correlated with the protective effect of TG2 inhibition.
Estimated regression coefficients were calculated and used to compute the number of LC deaths predicted in each municipality; for each model, a second prediction were obtained by setting to zero the coefficient (β0) of pleural cancer mortality risk variable, assuming no exposure to asbestos in the past.
Let me conclude with a fifth prediction.
A second prediction of Einstein's gravity theory was a value for the bending of a ray of starlight as it passes by the Sun.
A second prediction was that zinc-limited growth would also require the Ccs1 copper chaperone.
A fourth prediction of the hypothesis that Rad61 and Elg1-RFC regulate cohesion through a singular mechanism is that rad61 elg1 double mutant cells should exhibit cohesion defects identical to either single mutant strain.
