Fried et al. (23) previously provided a strong rationale for categorizing physical tasks into functional groups, and self-reported physical functioning has been demonstrated to be a reliable measure (24).
Functional status, including physical, cognitive and social functioning, has been shown to be an important predictor of the hospital outcomes of older patients.
For older adults without diabetes, cognitive functioning has been implicated as a predictor of functional disability for older adults [ 3, 15- 21] and those with mild to severe cognitive impairment [ 22, 23].
For older adults without diabetes, cognitive functioning has been implicated as a predictor of death and functional disability for older adults and those with mild to severe cognitive impairment.
Research into the effects of mobile phone use on brain functioning has been as inconclusive.
The TVT procedure and its effect on sexual functioning has been the subject of several studies.
Schizophrenic patient's cognitive functioning has been studied extensively in the domain of memory and executive control.
Device functioning has been verified with sensors produced in a research laboratory.
The MicroCog computerized Assessment of Cognitive Functioning has been normalized and standardized for adults (Powell et al., 1993).
Through this study the importance of investigating multiple water quality parameters and land use datasets to understand catchment functioning has been highlighted.
The capacity of neuroimaging techniques to map brain functioning has been tested effective also in gaining insights into people's intentions, views and attitudes.
