The phrase "argued to function" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is discussing a theory or claim about how something operates or is intended to work.
Example: "The new model of the device was argued to function more efficiently than its predecessor."
Alternatives: "claimed to operate" or "asserted to work".
Finally, the peculiar biogeochemistry of Phaeocystis colonies, especially the sedimentation of Phaeocystis-derived organic matter, is argued to be a function of the susceptibility of Phaeocystis colonies to certain grazers, which in turn is strongly determined by the architecture and function of the colony skin.
This was argued to be a function of significant ecological selection in a reproductively-isolated population [8].
Evolvability has been argued to be a function of robustness, i.e., the capacity of a protein to withstand sequence variations without disruption of its binding or catalytic properties [ 33, 34].
The uptake of treatment by those who need or are eligible for surgery is argued to be a function of the effectiveness of the healthcare delivery services: services that are inaccessible, inappropriate, or unaffordable will not be utilised by (sub populations, who consequently live with untreated cataracts [ 5].
When a new measure of topological similarity appears that is also argued to successfully capture biological function, such as GHOST's NCF, it is extremely important to fairly compare it against the graphlet-based node similarity measure (which has not been done to date).
A critical issue as noted above is that by deferring consent seeking, a patient is being asked to consent for the use of data that has already been collected, or to consent to continue in the study, rather than for giving permission to be entered into the study in the first place, which is argued to be the key function of consent in medical research [ 30].
The basis for these differences is argued to arise from the functions that the olfactory system performs and from the unique neural architecture needed to instantiate them.
Therefore, the beneficial effect of nutritional intervention on immune function is argued to be due to other effects on the immune system.
If this area within the rTPJ does indeed show domain specificity for social cognition, it might be disputed whether the accuracy with which the navigation system can track the TMS coil is sufficient to enable the stimulation of identical regions for each participant and thus, to stimulate coordinates that are distinct from those argued to be involved in nonsocial functions.
Grosseteste expected the science of demonstration to argue from the function of demonstration to the material structure required to realize that function.
