The phrase "as a distinct factor" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when emphasizing a specific element or aspect that is separate from others in a discussion or analysis.
Example: "In this study, we will examine climate change as a distinct factor influencing biodiversity loss."
Alternatives: "as a separate element" or "as an individual component".
Thus the factor analysis confirmed the presence of four independent components in the landmark features, which included permanence of landmarks as a distinct factor.
We propose that the nondense area on a mammogram should be investigated as a distinct factor when studying the association between mammographic patterns and risk of breast cancer.
Furthermore, when describing the results of the PCA, the authors state that it "in particular highlighted permanence of landmarks as a distinct factor".
Therefore, we set up a second model with career teaching motivation (CareerTM, formerly ExternalCareerTM_Model1) as a distinct factor and ExternalTM (formerly ExternalOtherTM_Model1) as another distinct factor resulting in six first-order factors (Model 2, see Fig. 1).
Good for Kids, Good for Life EFHIA interviewee This item was not in the original conceptual framework (see Figure 1) but arose consistently in interviews as a distinct factor that influenced how the EFHIA was conducted, how its recommendations were received, and the extent to which it has an impact on subsequent decision-making and activities.
While such hardware factors were certainly a consideration in this setting, the quality and capacity of individual in-charges remained a distinct factor, as a district official noted: the in-charges, they are the managers of these health facilities.
The CTCU framework treats the negative wording effect as a methodological artefact rather than a distinct factor by allowing the item uniqueness related to the negatively worded items to be correlated (Ye and Wallace 2013).
In other instances, the student does perceive the necessity of the change, but a distinct factor is identified as a cause of the change.
The type of two-factor solution grouped the grammar tasks as a single factor and grouped the reading and listening tasks as another factor, while the three-factor solution loaded each task into a distinct factor.
Sedentary behavior is regarded as a distinct risk factor for cardiometabolic morbidity and mortality, but knowledge of the efficacy of interventions targeting reductions in sedentary behavior is limited.
These attitudes pertain to individual patient experiences in contextual settings, rather than to motivation as a distinct quantifiable factor.
