The phrase "and decreasing the rate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing a reduction in a specific rate, such as a financial rate, speed, or frequency.
Example: "The new policy aims to improve efficiency while also decreasing the rate of errors in the production process."
Alternatives: "and lowering the rate" or "and reducing the rate".
We also found that sodium cations present in natural brine are not inserted into the crystal lattice in the potential window explored, however they are adsorbed on the oxide surface blocking Li+ adsorption sites and decreasing the rate of Li+ exchange.
The thermal expansion coefficient of the NiCrAlY bonding coating fell between those of the metal substrate and ceramic top coating, thus reducing the thermal expansion coefficient difference between the two and decreasing the rate of propagation of the cracks to improve the thermal shock resistance of the coating.
Furthermore, LC-MS/MS is nowadays the most frequently used analytical tool for detecting a large number of multiclass veterinary drug residues in food and decreasing the rate of false negative and false positive results with high selectivity and sensitivity (Martins et al. 2014).
We believe that addressing sexual harassment in the K-12 training ground is essential to providing better outcomes for K-12 students and decreasing the rate of sexual assault in colleges.
A decrease in nucleotide substitution rates over time suggests that selection may be limiting the effects of Muller's ratchet by removing individuals with the highest mutational loads and decreasing the rate at which new mutations become fixed.
HBV infection was less prevalent (0.6%) in vaccinated individuals and there was a significant correlation between increasing number of vaccine doses and decreasing the rate of HBV infection.
When ordinal culture medium DMEM was used as basement medium, effects for expansion and decreasing the rates of SP fractions dependent on serum concentrations were not observed.
Data remains mixed and Fed Chairman Bernanke has highlighted flexibility to both increase and decrease the rate of intervention.
Treatment with recombinant human DNase improves airflow obstruction and decreases the rate of infectious respiratory exacerbation in some cystic fibrosis patients19.
The proposed features can increase the classification accuracy and decrease the rate of missing and misdiagnosis in thyroid cancer control.
The corona discharge coupled with the TiO2/ACF film increased the rate constant of ethylene degradation (k2) and decreased the rate constant of ozone formation (k1).
