The phrase "a less active or" is not complete and lacks context, making it difficult to assess its correctness in written English.
It could be used in a comparative context where you are discussing levels of activity or engagement, but it needs to be part of a complete sentence.
Example: "In comparison to the previous model, this one is a less active or engaging option for users."
Alternatives: "a more passive or" or "a lower activity or".
In order to prevent a child's internalizing behavioral problems, teachers or adults should help a less active or sociable child to express his or her opinions more comfortably by giving more opportunities to the child.
Depending on ethnicity, up to 25% of patients have mutations in the CYP2C19 gene that result in a less active or inactive 2C19 enzyme, potentially leading to reduced drug response.
This reconfiguration of chromatin to a less active or repressive state is a function of other chromatin remodelers, including members of the ISWI family.
By inference, human beings with a constitutively less active or less abundant TC-PTP enzyme might be more susceptible to exaggerated bowel inflammation in case of bowel mucosal injury.
But if you really want the US to play a less active role in global affairs or even "lead from behind", making the claim that only America has the capacity and will to mobilise the world … well, guess who is going to get asked to organise a posse when there's trouble?
In this case, lack of one of the catalytic domains may result in either an inactive or a less active protein.
PKM2 is the embryonic and cancer-associated isoform and exerts its function by forming a tetramer or a less active dimer [ 45].
The schools will be randomly allocated into two groups to receive either an active intervention called Project Tomato, to support maintenance of fruit intake in Year 3 children, or a less active intervention (control group), consisting of a 5 A DAY booklet.
MDA-MB-435 and T24 cells were treated with DT320 or DT321, a less active analog, for 4, 8, 18 and 48 h at their EC50.
Whether PTH-L binds to another as yet unidentified receptor(s) or is a less active PTH-family member in chicken remains to be established.
This may be partly due to provider factors, because providers communicate less well with people with low health literacy, do not fully explain conditions or processes related to care and incorrectly assume these patients are either not interested, or desire a less active role in their health care [ 11, 12].
