The phrase "absolute reductions and" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing significant decreases or cuts in various fields, such as finance, environmental policy, or resource management.
Example: "The report highlights the need for absolute reductions and sustainable practices to combat climate change."
Alternatives: "total reductions and" or "complete reductions and".
At the negotiations in Copenhagen and last year in Cancun, China, India and a few other big emerging economies agreed to curbs on the future growth of their emissions but fell short of pledging absolute reductions, and the resulting agreements do not have the legal status of a fully articulated treaty like the Kyoto protocol.
The RUTH trial did not incorporate a global index that weighed risks and benefits as was reported in the BCPT Fisherr et al 1998), but comparison of the absolute reductions and increases in individual end points allows assessment of the net risk-benefit balance (Barrett-Connor et al 2006).
Powering future trials targeting LDL-cholesterol to its absolute reduction and including patients with a higher LDL-C despite optimal medical therapy (or unable to tolerate statins) will increase the odds of meaningful results.
The pooled RR of recurrence for IVC and TUR was 0.67 (95% CI, 0.56-0.79), corresponding to a 13% absolute reduction and a number needed to treat of 7.2 patients to avoid 1 recurrence.
Most probably both scenarios occur, and the ultimate effect of an infection control policy will be a combination of absolute reduction and replacement of infections.
They demonstrated a 10% absolute reduction and 20% relative reduction in rates of unnecessary admissions.
This study showed that sending SMS reminders led to a 6.9% absolute reduction and 38% relative reduction in non-attendance rates for ophthalmology outpatient appointments.
These included a reduction in the requirement for laser retinopathy (5.2% vs. 3.6%, for a 30% reduction; P = 0.0003) and a reduction in albuminuria (2.5% absolute reduction and 1.2% regression; P = 0.002).
Nonetheless the overall projected waste cost further abated from 85,166 to 62,952 €, meaning a 26% absolute reduction and a 28% reduction of its fraction relative to the pharmaceutical global expenditure, from 2.5 to 1.8%.
Thus, we now have an original trial suggesting benefit in both low and high severity risk, with a constant relative risk reduction but variable absolute reduction, and two subsequent trials mimicking the low and high ends of the original trial but failed to repeat the positive findings.
Fuchs, D. et al. Power: the missing element in sustainable consumption and absolute reductions research and action.
