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The phrase "assessed by functional" is not correct in written English as it is incomplete and lacks clarity.
It could be used in contexts where you are discussing evaluations or assessments based on functional criteria, but it needs additional context to be meaningful.
Example: "The project outcomes were assessed by functional criteria to determine their effectiveness."
Alternatives: "evaluated based on functionality" or "measured through functional assessment".
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Blue light exposure has been found to increase cerebral tissue oxygen saturation in awake and resting subjects, assessed by functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)37.
This aspect can be assessed by functional MRI, which provides an indirect measure of the increase in arterial blood flow to areas in which cellular activity is increased.
This study aimed at investigating the presence of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in patients with active H. pylori infection assessed by functional breath testing.
Prior to/after iTBS and following VR prefrontal activation was assessed by functional near-infrared spectroscopy during an emotional Stroop paradigm.
A randomized clinical trial in older adults shows that high dietary intake of cocoa flavanols enhances memory performance on an object-recognition task and neural activity as assessed by functional magnetic resonance imaging in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus, a region that is critical for learning and memory.
Aerated lung volume, as assessed by functional residual capacity (FRC), as well as volume distribution can be altered by body positioning [6 8].
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Functional ability was assessed by the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), with the total score ranging from 18 (the lowest) to 126 (the highest level of independence) [ 24], and by the subject's ability to perform the instrumental activities of daily living as measured by the IADL index, which varies between 7 and 21 (the higher the score, the more difficulties).
Nonetheless, lymphomas triggered by suppression of Amd1 or Eif5a arise independently of p53 loss, because shRNAs targeting each gene alone were sufficient to trigger lymphomas with aggressive features (Fig. 2e, f) and those lymphomas expressing Eif5a shRNAs retained intact p53 function as assessed by several functional and molecular criteria (Supplementary Figs 8 and 9).
Physical function was assessed by Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI; on a scale of 0 10) [ 9].
Heart failure symptoms, functional capacity, and quality of life were assessed by NYHA functional class, the 6 min walking distance test (6MWDT), and the Minnesota Living With Heart Failure test (QoL), respectively.
Heart failure symptoms, functional capacity, and quality of life were assessed by NYHA functional class, the 6 min walk test (6MWT) 7, and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure test, 6 respectively.
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