The phrase "a modest influence of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the impact or effect of something that is not overly strong or significant.
Example: "The study revealed a modest influence of environmental factors on the participants' behavior."
Alternatives: "a slight impact of" or "a minor effect of".
Evidence was collected suggesting that although MyD88 is influential in promoting Th2 responses, and there was a modest influence of the microbiota, MyD88 operates independently of TLRs.
When comparing adjusted vs unadjusted ORs within studies, the former were on average 6% lower, indicating a modest influence of the individual-level confounders addressed in these studies.
There was also evidence for a modest influence of the circadian clock on resting BP, which was rhythmic in WT animals but not in Vipr2−/− mutants in constant conditions.
Concerning covariates for V1, Table 2 shows that there was only a modest influence of the body size descriptors on V1 with a trend toward an increase in V1 with LBW (P > 0.005).
The fate of such millions of DNA damaged cells is determined every hour, and even a modest influence of higher IGF-1 level on survival probability might lead to an association of circulating level with cancer risk [ 146].
The only indication that total relapses influenced any late outcome was seen in times from onset of progressive phase to DSS 6 and 8 but driven by Years 1 and 2, indicating a modest influence of these early relapses on slope of progression (Table 10).
Analysis of individual data showed that throughout the period disease-related factors had a modest influence on place of death.
We found that both HP1α and HP1β are dispensable for DNA methylation of the ETnII/MusD family of ERVs, although HP1α has a modest influence on DNA methylation of IAP elements.
However, in their study, increasing participation from 30%to70%0% had only a modest influence on the final conclusions of the survey [ 25].
Results from the sensitivity analysis show that duration of symptoms has only a modest influence on the results.
Similarly, swapping the C-terminal region of GAD65 into GAD67 had a modest influence on auto-inactivation (1.27-fold increase, 81% residual activity).
