The phrase "a simple increase in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a straightforward or uncomplicated rise in a particular quantity or measurement.
Example: "The study showed a simple increase in productivity after implementing the new software."
Alternatives: "a straightforward rise in" or "an uncomplicated growth in".
Increased hospitalization may in turn be related to a simple increase in the overall volume of CDAD or reflect the increased virulence of the organism, leading to more cases of severe disease requiring hospitalization.
Is the growth in transgender acceptance linked to a simple increase in numbers?
So a "simple" increase in acidity may have a not-so-simple impact on ecosystems.
As Trenberth and Fasullo conclude, "[Global warming] is very much alive but being manifested in somewhat different ways than a simple increase in global mean surface temperature".
Numerical simulations show that the effects are not due to a simple increase in mass transfer area.
These findings indicate that the running bouts triggered by looming stimuli are not just a simple increase in locomotion but constitute directed escape responses.
In particular, there may not be a simple increase or decrease in neural response or behavioral performance, but a capacity to adjust neural processing and behavioral performance during a task to most efficaciously match the environmental demands.
In all other cases, we observed a simple increase or decrease in chromatin association following roscovitine treatment that corresponded with the respective SILAC ratio in the proteomic dataset.
The direct effect of the stressor on mortality is responsible for a simple increase or decrease in mortality independent of birth weight.
Kossin thinks the slower speed of movement — which naturally adds more rainfall to any region the storm crosses — may be a bigger deal than the simple increase in rain overall.
José Graziano da Silva, Lula's former colleague in government and now director general of the Food and Agriculture Organisation FAOO), told delegates: "We must look beyond the simple increase in food production.
