The phrase "are likely directly linked" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a probable connection or relationship between two or more subjects or phenomena.
Example: "The increase in pollution levels and the rise in respiratory diseases are likely directly linked, suggesting a need for environmental policy changes."
Alternatives: "are probably closely connected" or "are likely associated directly."
The effect of exercise on skeletal muscle telomere length is likely directly linked to the proliferative demand the exercise places upon the skeletal muscle.
These findings are likely directly related to the mechanical stiffness provided by the LB, as inter-segmental coordination is inextricably linked to the control of segmental stiffness [ 36].
They are likely directly regulated by CRL1.
Together the results obtained suggest that perturbation of ER homeostasis results in PDI activation, which is likely to be directly linked to an increase of its expression.
A number of these genes are likely to be directly linked to DNA adduct formation such as the xenobiotic metabolism genes whilst a number of expression changes are a direct result of the DNA damage, such as the p53-regulated gene CDKN1A.
The fact that I'm bilingual is directly linked to the history of the British Empire.
Moreover, at least 15 of the 37 genes that gained >50% methylation across the donors were already hypermethylated in one of the donors prior to differentiation, which suggests that the observed promoter methylation events are not likely to be directly linked to regulation of chondrogenesis.
In conclusion, although most clinical and animal studies have warned about the risks of AF, some previous findings (based on surgical methods) and the results of the present study suggest that reduction of AF, either as VAFA or SAFA or as TAFA, alone is not likely to be directly linked to improvement in obesity-related health risk factors.
Nobody is suggesting that these disasters are directly linked to anything the United States is doing.
As we have seen in the previous pages, the fixation of such rearrangements would be most likely to occur when they are directly linked to an advantageous phenotype.
