Sentence examples for overall dysfunction of from inspiring English sources

Newer senators, appalled by the molasseslike movement of bills and the overall dysfunction of the chamber, have been urging Mr. Reid to make the changes.

Abnormal serum amylase levels generally reflect the overall dysfunction of the pancreas or salivary glands.

In the genetic group the optic radiations are probably less severely affected and a more overall dysfunction of the brain and/or cortical anomalies might have resulted in the visual impairment.

Downregulation of mtDNA genes [ 14, 15], reduced expression profiles of electron transport chain subunits [ 3, 15], impaired defense against oxidative stress [ 16] and an overall dysfunction of brain metabolism at mitochondrial level [ 17] has also been described in association with psychiatric disorders.

The c-MYC protein is a multifunctional transcription factor involved in the activation of DNA replication; overexpression of this protooncogene may induce chromosome aberrations and an overall dysfunction in the regulation of the cell cycle [ 13, 14, 20, 21].

He then goes on to describe the Senate's overall dysfunction, without ironically noting that Lugar was nominally in favor of the Senate not being such a desolate chamber of hack-obstructionists diddling one another all day long.

In comparison, in the general population of Scotland, Leese et al. [ 14] observed in 2001 an overall prevalence of thyroid dysfunction of 3.8%%.

In the affected subject, a loss of dilation and constriction, as well as an overall decrease in amplitude, indicate significant dysfunction of the response to flicker stimulus.

Based on the FSFI-R cutoff score for sexual dysfunction of 22.75, the overall prevalence of FSD among sexually active women in this study was found to be 35.4%.

Patients subjectively rated themselves as experiencing moderate levels of overall cognitive dysfunction (mean 3.5, sd = 1.8) and across the specific domains of speed (mean 3.1, sd = 1.9), concentration (mean 3.2, sd = 2.1), and short-term memory (mean 3.3, sd = 2.0).

This finding supports previous evidence derived from the development of the sickness impact profile, which suggests that a person's overall level of dysfunction is reflected not by the sum of their dysfunction across domains but by the impact of disease on the maximally affected domain and the number of domains affected.