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The phrase "a stepwise decrease in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a gradual reduction in a particular variable or measurement over time or in response to certain conditions.
Example: "The study observed a stepwise decrease in blood pressure levels among participants following the new treatment protocol."
Alternatives: "a gradual decline in" or "a progressive reduction in".
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Mechanical characterization revealed a stepwise decrease in flexural modulus (9.4 8.1 GPa) and concomitant increase in transverse modulus and strength on increasing the compaction temperature from 255 to 259 °C.
This reaction presents a stop-effect, i.e. a drastic increase of the reaction rate for a stepwise decrease in the inlet concentration of ethanol (Koubek et al., 1980a, b; Moravek and Kraus, 1984).
Almost all the stations reveal a stepwise decrease in the horizontal component of the geomagnetic field (H).
In parallel, we observed a stepwise decrease in CAD risk.
Specifically, we predicted that we would see a stepwise decrease in immune function and stepwise increase in song production, song complexity and neural development across the treatment groups, in the order control, E2, mixture treatment.
The device causes a stepwise decrease in frequency from 60 to 25 Hz.
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There was a stepwise decrease in-hospital survival with increasing quarter of first epinephrine in both adjusted and unadjusted analyses (see appendix 2, fig D).
Inhibition of Sirt1 by increasing concentrations of nicotinamide led to a stepwise decrease of viable cells as depicted in Figure 5.
A rapid response and high sulfide increment was obtained through a stepwise increase in the CODin concentration, while a stepwise decrease to the HRT exhibited a slower response with smaller sulfide increment.
This decrease was most pronounced for albumin with a stepwise decrease over time.
Therefore, progressive truncation of the N-terminus resulted in a stepwise decrease and not in a sharp loss of expression and function at a single site of protein sequence.
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