The phrase "artificially increased" is correct and is frequently used in written English.
It is often used to describe a situation in which something, such as a price, has been increased in an unnatural or artificial manner, usually by a person or organization with a vested interest. For example, "Prices for these goods were artificially increased by the company in order to maximize profits."
When scientists artificially increased calmodulin in chicken embryos, the chicks began growing extended beaks, just like a cactus driller.
To re-create the old feel, she suggested, the atmosphere's depth could be artificially increased as the ship passes through.
The counting was more transparent, but the numbers voting for Mr Putin were artificially increased.
Credit Suisse, citing bank secrecy laws in Cyprus, declined to comment about whether it knew that transactions it conducted for the Ukrainian central bank artificially increased reserve levels.
To test whether BMP4 was indeed responsible for the difference, these scientists artificially increased the expression of BMP4 in the zebrafish, the lab rat of the fish world.
On June 25, WorldCom said it had fired its chief financial officer after he improperly capitalized expenses and artificially increased the company's financial results.
New York State sued First American, the largest United States title insurer, on Nov. 1, claiming it had artificially increased home values through its eAppraiseIT unit.
A suit filed last week against the First American Corporation said the company had artificially increased appraisals to secure Washington Mutual's business.
In addition, fluid in the body cavity, a symptom of the disease, may have artificially increased the B.M.I. of some patients.
Justice Scalia, by contrast, will repeat jokes mercilessly, raising questions about whether he has artificially increased his laugh count.
The nerve supply might be inadequate, for when the number of nerves is artificially increased, regeneration is sometimes induced.
