The part of the sentence "model holds that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an idea or concept proposed by a particular model. For example, "The Keynesian economic model holds that government intervention is essential to stabilize the economy."
An alternative model holds that H. pylori were widespread among all ancient peoples, but that Amerind strains were less fit than, and were displaced by those of Europeans [27].
The JDC model holds that psychological strains occur when the demand of the job is high, and the job control (decision latitude) and social interactions (social support) are low.
The canonical RBf−E2F interaction model holds that RBf1 binds to both dE2F1 and dE2F2 proteins whereas RBf2 binds only dE2F2 (Frolov et al. 2001; Stevaux et al. 2002).
One model holds that competition between CTCF and CTCFL plays a role in tumorigenesis, i.e., aberrant CTCFL expression would displace CTCF, and affect DNA methylation and the expression of other CTAs, including the NY-ESO-1 and MAGE-A1 genes [ 22, 23], and even other important genes, such as the TERT gene, which encodes telomerase [ 55].
The contrast gain model holds that attention increases the effective contrast and was modeled as follows: (3) where a determines the effect of attention on the shift of the contrast response function (i.e., the effect on c50).
An academic theory called the Butler model holds that there are five stages of tourism, beginning with "Discovery" and ending in "Decline or Rejuvenation".
The prevalent scientific view from Ancient Greeks until the late 18th century, did not consider female and male sexes to be distinct categories with specific traits; instead, a 'one-sex model' held that males and females were members of the same sex category.
In its broadest form, this model held that people moved from South China into Taiwan around 5000 years before present (YBP), followed by a demic diffusion of Austronesian-speaking peoples south from Taiwan on the wave of the adoption of agricultural practices for growing rice around 3000 YBP.
Piaget's "constructivist model" of education holds that students bring their history to the classroom: They do not come as blank slates.
The other component of the stem cell model of carcinogenesis holds that stem and progenitor cells are the cells susceptible to transformation, owing to their long life and high proliferative capacity.
Current models hold that the first lineage committed B cell precursors derive from common lymphoid precursors.
