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Discover LudwigThe phrase "able to decrease a" is grammatically correct but incomplete and may not convey a clear meaning without additional context.
You can use it when discussing the capability to reduce something, but it should be followed by a noun to clarify what is being decreased.
Example: "The new software is able to decrease a significant amount of processing time."
Alternatives: "capable of reducing a" or "able to lower a".
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In this perspective, we focused our attention on tocotrienol, a potent antioxidant that is able to decrease a number of oxidative stress markers in FRDA patients (M. Marini, submitted paper).
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Overproduction or overexpression of HO-1 is able to decrease dramatically in a dose-dependent manner the IL-1b-induced NO release in the culture medium from articular chondrocyte culture.
In this study we observed that a 1-year lifestyle intervention did not decrease the overall area under the curve of FFA after OLTT, whereas a previous study demonstrated that sitagliptin (a DPP4 inhibitor) treatment was able to decrease FFAs after an oral lipid load (36).
Compared with its parent molecule, 17-AAG showed lower toxicity and had more potent effects at decreasing tau phosphorylation in primary neurons [ 24]. 17-AAG was also able to decrease tau in an in vitro model of tauopathy [ 27].
The paper also addresses a conceptual design of a protective structure able to decrease the containment vulnerability and provide a preliminary assessment of the applicability of such concept.
"Being able to decrease the influence of a powerful group like T.L.R. is not going to happen overnight," he said.
To be able to decrease the catalyst loading, a more suitable Brønsted base was thus deemed necessary.
Despite producing no change in mSCT frequency in this assay, nimodipine was able to decrease Ca2+ influx in a separate assay.
In the Diabetes Prevention Program DPPP) [ 9] women with a history of GDM, approximately a decade after their pregnancy, were able to decrease their diabetes risk with a weight reduction goal of 7% of their baseline weight even though they lost less weight than the overall DPP sample (1.60?±?0.80 kg vs. 4.03?±?0.40 kg at 3 years, p?=?0.021) [ 10].
The combination of L-NMMA, amlodipine, and docetaxel was able to decrease tumor growth in an MDA-MB-231 orthotopic model.
Further, figs supplementation might be able to decrease the plasma levels of A β (1 40, 1 42) significantly in Tg mice suggesting a putative delay in the formation of plaques, which might be due to the presence of high natural antioxidants in figs.
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