The phrase "a genuine decrease in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a real or authentic reduction in quantity, size, or intensity of something.
Example: "The study showed a genuine decrease in pollution levels over the past decade."
Alternatives: "a real reduction in" or "an actual decline in".
In order to answer the question of how well the polynomial trend line model signifies a genuine decrease in the amount of PPT, a Chi-square goodness-of-fit test was applied to the data using Microsoft (MS) Excel.
Therefore, the reduction in baseline noise after PMA application represents a genuine decrease in tonic GABAAR activity.
We believe that the marked reduction we observed in positive Monospot tests reflects a genuine decrease in the number of cases of IM.
If a genuine decrease in incidence of lung cancer results from radiotherapy, it is perhaps possible that small incipient lung tumours responded to breast RT with a subsequent decrease in incidence, though this is unlikely upon consideration of the typical radiotherapy dose distribution.
With respect to London, the decrease in smallpox mortality evident in the London Bills in the late eighteenth century is unlikely to represent a genuine reduction in smallpox exposure or lethality.
The study suggested that supporting journalists and editors in responsible reporting led to a decrease in suicidal acts on the rail network in question, and that this translated into a genuine overall reduction in suicides nationally.
A letter written by university trustee Renee Hinginbotham-Brooks in 2013 stressed her concern that the school was "in genuine trouble" due to a decrease in federal aid, a lack of "infrastructure for fundraising" and a smaller pool of potential students who could obtain financial aid, meaning more students who opted for cheaper state schools.
In the placebo group, IgG3-IAs decreased in 9 of 14 patients (Fig. 3 A ), whereas IgG3-IAs increased in 6 of 19 patients in the insulin group (Fig. 3 B ). Accordingly, part of the observed difference in IgG3-IAs at 6 months was attributed to a decrease in the placebo group but also to a genuine increase in the insulin group.
