The phrase "attributed to a reduction in the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when explaining the cause of a decrease in a particular factor or variable.
Example: "The increase in productivity was attributed to a reduction in the number of hours worked."
Alternatives: "linked to a decrease in" or "ascribed to a decline in".
The increase in compressive strength and modulus was attributed to a reduction in the truss-member slenderness ratio achieved through increased waveguide connectivity.
The compatibilizing effect can be attributed to a reduction in the interfacial energy of the immiscible polymers due to the interfacial localization of ZIF-8.
These improvements may be attributed to a reduction in the work function of the ITO cathode together with the dual functions of electron-selective/hole-blocking effects of the PEO Cs2CO3 interlayer.
The effect is attributed to a reduction in the net heat of consumption under the conditions of simultaneous adsorption and reaction; modified (effective) heats of reaction are derived to characterise this effect.
Turbidity and spectrophotometry measurements showed that the amount and extent of curcumin and lipid droplet release from the hydrogel beads decreased with increasing alginate and calcium concentration, which was attributed to a reduction in the pore size of the hydrogel matrix.
The non-wettability and oxygen/moisture repellency afforded by the super-hydrophobic (contact angle of ∼158°) self-assembled Al2O3 nanoparticles (SAM-NP) is attributed to a reduction in the number of defects sites such as pin-holes or cracks during the formation of the thin-film.
The reduction in oxygen consumption in the Δ atmA strain was therefore not attributed to a reduction in mitochondrial mass.
In both trials, they write, the benefit may be attributed to a reduction in sudden deaths from cardiac causes.
Thus, the reduction in DAPI-DNA fluorescence is attributed to a reduction in cpDNA amount, rather than solely a reduction in molecular size.
This improvement was primarily attributed to a reduction in side flow and material microstructural effects.
This higher Voc is attributed to a reduction in recombination losses at ZnO/dye interfaces.
