The phrase "a lower effect" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the impact or influence of something that is less significant compared to another factor.
Example: "The new policy has a lower effect on employee productivity than we initially anticipated."
Alternatives: "a diminished effect" or "a reduced impact".
Credit availability had a lower effect on impact costs.
The results indicate that milling time affects significantly (74% contribution) the enthalpy of the high temperature reaction while the milling speed has a lower effect (25% contribution).
For porous membranes viscosity was recognized as the key transport parameter, while affinity between membrane and solvent has a lower effect.
The results indicate that the process control agent significantly affects (84% contribution) the mean particle size (d50) while other parameters have a lower effect (16% contribution).
The effect of location on a north-south gradient had a lower effect on tree size heterogeneity, showing the highest tree size heterogeneity between 35° N and 40° N (Fig. 7b).
However, investigations on the alteration of gene expression in Daphnia magna following exposure to AgNPs showed a lower effect of AgNPs compared to silver ions presented in the form of silver nitrate [33].
Indeed, the satellite's motion around the Earth slows down Bob's proper time, but the higher altitude of Bob introduces a lower redshift which therefore has also a lower effect on Bob's clock rate, as compared to Alice.
These results show that a) the major inhibitory impact of theta burst rTMS occurs directly in the stimulated area itself, and that b) a lower effect on remote, oculomotor areas can be induced.
The results here obtained, in spite of not reaching the absolute values of the Nafion® ones, show a lower effect of the dehydration phenomenon on the conduction performance in the temperature range studied (from room temperature to 150 °C).
The addition of star-like structures led to a higher impact energy fracture in comparison to pure DGEBA and l-PCL modified thermosets and to a lower effect on the microhardness than the linear analog.
The effect of continuous control of P cuff to reduce the incidence of VAP remained significant in exclusion sensitivity analysis, with a lower effect after exclusion of the study of Nseir and colleagues (HR 0.58; 95 % CI 0.37 0.92, p = 0.019).
