The phrase "and the first method" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific method that has been previously mentioned or is about to be discussed in a list or sequence.
Example: "We have several approaches to solving this problem, and the first method involves analyzing the data thoroughly."
Alternatives: "the initial method" or "the primary method".
Two main methods have been investigated by researchers, and the first method uses normalized power.
There are several ways to form SiNWs, and the first method is based on vapor liquid-solid or bottom-up growth catalyzed by noble metal (mostly gold, Au), as firstly proposed by Wagner and Ellis in 1964 [12].
To the best of our knowledge, SimBoost is the first non-linear method for continuous drug target interaction prediction, and the first method that also computes a prediction interval as a measure of the confidence of the prediction.
The concept of HLE has been proposed by Sanders [ 24] and the first method was developed by Sullivan [ 25].
21 Although the GEP classification is the first method to meet the National Comprehensive Cancer Network '1A' level of evidence for a biomarker in uveal melanoma and the first method to be validated in a prospective series, this method, nevertheless, remains expensive and inaccessible for many countries.
Upon his return to the United States he developed and patented the first method to mass-produce and package sterile intravenous fluids.
Based on the linear approximation between fluid temperature and conductivity, the first method monitors fluid temperature and indirectly calibrates conductivity.
And so the first method of eliminating this existing threat is with the assistance of the Iraqi people.
He established a network of observation sites and developed the first method to forecast tropical cyclone movement, with the oldest known forecast made for a hurricane in late August 1873.
For the studies presented in Figs. 5 and 6, the first method was applied.
Examples are shown in Figures 1 and 2. The first method reported was developed at the Curie Institute in France (method 1; 'Curie') (Ady et al, 1995).
