The phrase 'decrease in length' is correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used to refer to something getting shorter, for example, "The day's seem to be decreasing in length as winter approaches."
Decrease in length, and increase in slope, lead to a greater fraction of subsurface runoff.
Post-release the FN nanofiber contour length was stable after 2 hours at 14.15 ± 0.92 μm, approximately a 3.5-fold decrease in length from the pre-release state.
The longest stereocilia are those closest to the kinocilium; the stereocilia decrease in length in stepwise fashion away from the kinocilium.
Telomeres naturally decrease in length with each cell division, acting as a kind of molecular clock counting down a cell's life span.
Decrease in length of stay and length of mechanical ventilation with used of these protocols have been already described.
(c) Monodisperse nanofibers 50.12 ± 0.41 μm in length pre-release contracted to a final length of 14.15 ± 0.92 μm, a 3.5-fold decrease in length from the pre-release state Scale bars in (a) are 20 μm.
Both species demonstrated an increase in the incidence of deformity, and a decrease in length at hatch as NA concentrations increased.
Crystals deposited on hydrophilic SiO2 surfaces revealed an irreversible decrease in length at temperatures of up to tens of degrees above their expected melting temperature, while maintaining their platelet-like structure.
This vaporization accounts for the decrease in length of the rectangular micro-cloths.
Certain expectations have been disappointed, notably due to a decrease in length of stays.
CONCLUSIONS: Goal-directed intraoperative fluid administration results in earlier return to bowel function, lower incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting, and decrease in length of postoperative hospital stay.
