The phrase "and a mild decrease" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing changes in data, statistics, or trends, particularly when referring to a slight reduction.
Example: "The report indicated an increase in sales for the first quarter, followed by a mild decrease in the second quarter."
Alternatives: "and a slight decline" or "and a small reduction".
Following 24 hours of treatment a smaller but significant reduction in the expression of NDUFS1 and RELN (30%, p<0.007 and 44%, p<0.007, respectively), and a mild decrease in mRNA levels of NDUFV1 (25% p<0.01) was also observed (Fig 2B).
Sod expression showed a moderate and statistically significant decrease in the seven day-old flies and a mild decrease relative to control in 20 day-old flies.
Further in another study, the authors reported an increase in the deep approach and strategic approach and a mild decrease in surface approach by the same students after the implementation of COPT [ 7].
Thus, the clinical course in the family with 458dupA, with parkinsonism and dementia, differs from the remaining 38 patients with 460dupA where there was only slight or no parkinsonian features and a mild decrease in verbal fluency (Chinnery et al., 2007).
B-cells lacking SKAP-HOM were reported to be deficient in β1 and β2 integrin-mediated adhesion and exhibit a mild decrease in anti-IgM induced in vitro proliferation, while displaying normal membrane-proximal signalling upon BCR triggering and systemic immunoglobulin responses to T-dependent antigens [22].
The attenuation in the diurnal variation of feeding behavior in SHR was caused by significant increase in food intake during the light period and by a mild decrease during the dark period (Table S1).
Temperatures below 35°C can in some cases (but not in all patients, see below) induce mild platelet dysfunction and sometimes a mild decrease in platelet count.
Blood work revealed leukocytosis, erythropenia, lymphocytosis, thrombocytopenia, coagulation abnormalities, but all to a mild extent, together with mild elevation in both alanine aminotranferease (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALKP), and a mild decreased in glucose.
The values of total body BMD were used for analysis.Values between −1.0 and −2.5 denoted a mild decrease in BMD and < −2.5 were diagnostic of severe decrease [ 34].
Chemical analysis revealed that simultaneous mutations of TBL34 and TBL35 caused a mild decrease in xylan acetyl content and a specific reduction in xylan 3-O-monoacetylation and 2,3-di-O-acetylation. Furthermore, simultaneous mutations of TBL34, TBL35 and ESKIMO1 (ESK1) resulted in severely collapsed xylem vessels with altered secondary wall structure, and an extremely retarded plant growth.
Although our models do not consider these processes and only take a mild decrease in density into account, large effects for the xenolith can be anticipated, i.e. the xenoliths may start to float after an initial phase of sinking.
