The phrase "an initial work" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the first version or draft of a project, piece of art, or research.
Example: "The author submitted an initial work for review, which will be refined in subsequent drafts."
Alternatives: "a preliminary piece" or "a first draft".
The work presented herein is an initial work introducing a strategy for a directional aid in hearing defenders, with focus on impulsive sounds.
In the philosophy of 'do thing right first' a structured information system namely 'Perisian Dokumentasi Akreditasi' (MyPDA) is proposed to be developed and data map needs to be first identified as an initial work of this research.
At the beginning of 2011, the integrated DEMO design team was established among the IFERC project team and EU/JA home teams, where the design criteria, other design basis are discussed as an initial work.
The estimated sample size is based on the Kovai Erode Pilot study, which provided an initial work on establishing this type of programme in South India.
A standardised ramp protocol will be used with an initial work load of 25 or 50 W, increasing gradually by 12.5 W/min until peak exhaustion.
The topic team documents these strategies for sharpening focus – the analytic framework, key questions, and criteria for admissible evidence – in an initial work plan.
An initial work-up for sarcoidosis (lysozyme, angiotensin-converting enzyme, chest X-ray), syphilis (Treponema pallidum Ab, RPR), and tuberculosis (QuantiFERON®-TB Gold) was negative.
An initial work-up established that the literature was too heterogeneous to permit a systematic review of qualitative studies along the lines proposed by Dixon-Woods [ 12].
The product of this formative work was an initial working conceptual framework.
This work completes an initial study carried out by Hadamcik et al. (2009a) on this type of tholins.
This work is an initial study of research focused on comparison of Human Resource Management in Chinese and Czech manufacturing companies.
