The phrase "after a small increase" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or context where there has been a slight rise in a quantity or value before discussing the subsequent effects or actions.
Example: "The company's profits rose significantly after a small increase in sales during the holiday season."
Alternatives: "following a slight rise" or "subsequent to a minor increase."
A crucial category that signaled business investment plans rose 4.1 percent in the month after a small increase in February and a big decline in January.
The CBI's latest quarterly service sector survey showed that business and professional services firms, which include accountancy, legal and marketing firms, expect sales to fall during the coming months after a small increase in the last three.
After a small increase in seismicity on October 12, the second seismic swarm emerged from October 19 to 28.
However, the use of razoxane as an anti-cancer agent was discontinued after a small increase in acute leukaemia with prolonged use of >1 year.
After a small increase of CRP in the first week after CIA induction without clinical signs, a second increase is observed in CIA-sensitive animals, which is more pronounced and precedes the onset of clinical arthritis.
The decrease in the expression level of genes in clusters 2 and 6 started at the early stages of wheat grain development, i.e. at 40°Cdays, but this only occurred at 80°Cdays in cluster 9 and after a small increase in expression levels at 80°Cdays in cluster 4. In clusters 1 and 8, the increase in the expression level started at 80°Cdays.
Patient 3 has only a limited RFR and, after stimulation, a small increase of GFR can be demonstrated with a lower GFRmax than seen in patient 1. Patient 4 has a low baseline GFR but after stimulation she can increase GFRmax to 170 ml/minute, showing an intact RFR.
A similar effect was observed for the two T cell subpopulations: there was a trend towards a reduction of CD4-positive cells (386 (278) cells/mm) after adalimumab compared to an increase (148 (589) cells/mm) after placebo treatment; and a reduction of CD8-positive cells (103 (72) cells/mm) after adalimumab versus a small increase (4 (7) cells/mm) after placebo treatment.
Infection with the non-attaching and effacing mutant EPEC had very little effect on MMR protein expression after 9 hours, with a small increase in the number of MMR deficient cells after 12 hours.
Year four after the repeal shows a small increase in couple formation among women and no effect for men.
Teaching is voluntary and not paid, but it is counted as professional experience, which, after 2 years, means a small increase in the stipend (of just 300 SKK per month).
