Sentence examples for reduction in the function from inspiring English sources

At least medical definitions seem clear on what the menopause is: a biological stage in a woman's life marked by the cessation of periods because of a reduction in the function of the ovaries.

It was therefore once assumed that reduction in the function of these glands associated with aging is due to lack of proper stimulation from the pituitary gland.

As a consequence, we incorporate the acceleration scheme proposed by Andrei [21], so as to have some reduction in the function evaluations.

A reduction in the NMDA/AMPA ratio could reflect a reduction in the function of NMDA receptors, an increase in the function of AMPA receptors, or a combination of both.

Although a decrease in the synaptic transmission could result from a reduction in the function of postsynaptic AMPA receptors, a reduction in presynaptic glutamate release is a more likely interpretation, because UCB-treated slices exhibited an increase in PPF ratio and a decrease in the frequency of AMPA receptor-mediated mEPSCs.

Since heterozygosity for the MASP2 variant allotypes does not lead to significant reduction in the function of the lectin pathway, it is likely that the D105>G variant is only relevant in homozygousity, which, with a gene frequency of about 5%, is a rare condition [20].

These age related limitations in balance skills may be explained by changes in muscle mass, decreased reflex activity, mobility impairments, loss of somatosensory sensors as well as being due to an impairment of central processing, a deficit of motor response functions and a reduction in the functioning of the vestibular and visual systems [ 2, 3].

These improvements may be attributed to a reduction in the work function of the ITO cathode together with the dual functions of electron-selective/hole-blocking effects of the PEO Cs2CO3 interlayer.

The scalar μ decreases after each successful step (reduction in the performance function) and increases only when a tentative step would increase the performance function.

The aging process is characterized by a gradual decline in the physical function [ 9]; however, it is not entirely clear whether the reduction in the physical function is the exclusive result of changes in body composition [ 1].

This swap shows also significant reduction in the objective function (from 20.12 to 15.87).