The phrase "an attempt to explain this" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing efforts made to clarify or provide understanding about a particular topic or issue.
Example: "In an attempt to explain this complex theory, the professor used various examples and analogies."
Alternatives: "an effort to clarify this" or "a try to elucidate this".
In an attempt to explain this phenomenon, a model for drag on a cluster was developed.
In an attempt to explain this phenomenon, a possible mechanism was also proposed.
The present paper is an attempt to explain this iL increase as an increase in the wettability or gas permeability of the electrodes.
Three competing narratives have developed in an attempt to explain this concatenation.The conventional story is that rising commodity prices, as well as higher stockmarkets, are simply indicators of a normal recovery.
In an attempt to explain this odd behaviour, she came up with three hypotheses.Diaprepes feeds on the new growth of trees, and the beetles gather wherever such tender, young shoots are found.
At the start of Altered Pasts, Evans talks about his initial "allergic reaction" to counterfactuals, and in part his essay is an attempt to explain this aversion, to delve into a peculiar form of historical fantasy and to take its claims seriously.
While early work on 8p, driven by LOH analysis [ 6, 7] focused on distal 8p, more recent studies have concentrated on 8p11-12 [ 10, 11] in an attempt to explain the role of this chromosome arm in cancer.
It should be noted that these hypotheses are drawn in an attempt to explain the exquisite and perplexing selectivity of this binding protein and remain to be substantiated with experimental evidence.
This paper presents theoretical results which are offered in an attempt to explain these observations quantitatively.
This piece is an attempt to explain frankly how this dramatic turnaround in political fortunes happened and where Labour might go next.
A first attempt to explain this phenomenon is shown in Figure 11. Figure 11 Energy distribution by fitting equation of the PL spectrum.
