The phrase "a little decrease in the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a minor reduction in a quantity or measurement.
Example: "There was a little decrease in the temperature overnight, which surprised the meteorologists."
Alternatives: "a slight reduction in the" or "a minor drop in the".
After 10 cycles, a little decrease in the degradation rate was observed.
Using the PCM causes a little decrease in the daylight productivity with a considerable increase in the still overnight productivity.
After stirring the solution for 40 min in dark condition, only a little decrease in the absorption peak intensity is observed for RhB, which indicates a weak dye adsorption of the nanocomposite.
On the other hand, upon adsorption of BH3, the energy of HOMO approximately remains unchanged while the LUMO decreases, resulting in a little decrease in the energy gap of system.
Although there was a little decrease in the permeability of the Fe/SiO2 core/shell particles, a better impedance match especially at higher frequency range was obtained when used as a microwave absorber.
Despite the specific GO deposition increase from 4.3 to 43.3 × 10−5 g cm−2 (ninefold layer thickness growth), its effect on the permeation flux is not significant, as manifested by only a little decrease in the flux.
In contrast, only a little decrease in perceived naturalness is noticed between the (MUL) and the (SAV) samples.
The results show a little decrease in strength that seems natural because of acidic pH of the used cross-link agent.
It has been found that, by using the rapid quenching preparation technique, the electrode durability of this hydride-forming compound could be greatly improved at the expense of a little decrease in capacity and lower discharge voltage compared with those of the cast alloy.
The results indicated that there is a little decrease in strength properties of concrete due to inclusion of the WCFS but can be used up to 30% with minor scarification of strength.
No changes in the bone remodeling markers were detected in nonresponders, except for a little decrease in NTX [ 117].
