With that comes hardening which ultimately leads to decrease in
functional capacity seen in wrinkled skin, brittle spinal discs, hardened arteries, brittle bones and stiff joints to name just a few.
Not exact matches
GEx has been validated with 132 patients at three hospitals in Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom and, according to the tests performed, it provides better results than traditional rehabilitation programs, «This improvement is
seen in the patient's
functional capacity, as well as in weight loss and a reduction in cholesterol levels,» says Álvaro Martínez.
Moreover, at least two lines of evidence suggested that tool use is part of the species» natural behavioural repertoire: juvenile crows developed
functional tool use without training or social input; and proficient tool use was
seen to be a species - wide
capacity.
It appears that moderate levels of atmospheric CO2 rise and climate change relative to current conditions may be beneficial in some regions (Nemani et al., 2003), depending on latitude, on the CO2 responsiveness of plant
functional types, and on the natural adaptive
capacity of indigenous biota (mainly through range shifts that are now being widely observed —
see Chapter 1).