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The phrase "affect the functioning" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how something influences or alters the operation or performance of a system, process, or entity.
Example: "The new policy changes may affect the functioning of the existing workflow, leading to potential delays."
Alternatives: "influence the operation" or "impact the performance".
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Even magnets, which he says exert insufficient fields to affect the functioning of nerves, are given their due.
The same goes for how income inequality might affect the functioning of a democracy.
Such policies affect the functioning within institutions where departments give high grades to entice enrollments and thus enhance their financing and faculty lines (students vote with their feet).
It's not all one way of course; apparently the stomach and digestive system can directly affect the functioning of the brain too, influencing mood and behaviour.
Nervous system disease, any of the diseases or disorders that affect the functioning of the human nervous system.
The eight B-complex vitamins function in coordination in numerous enzyme systems and metabolic pathways; thus, a deficiency of one may affect the functioning of others.
"Once in the soil, these particles may persist, accumulate, and eventually reach levels that can affect the functioning and biodiversity of the soil," writes Matthias C Rillig, a professor of plant and soil ecology at Freie Universität Berlin.
The existing regular ventilation system does not affect the functioning of the unit.
Then, the problem becomes how this lack of knowledge may affect the functioning of the system.
Species abundances directly affect the functioning of an ecosystem and its conservation value.
Environmental changes associated with urbanisation can affect the functioning of ecosystem processes.
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