11. Consider the everywhere continuous strictly increasing function 12. This is an increasing function of ? and a decreasing function of " J ", as expected. 13. In that case, is an increasing function . 14. Flat-plate collectors usually lose more heat to the environment than evacuated tubes, as an increasing function of temperature. 15. In this case the integrand is positive everywhere, thus the corresponding integral must be an increasing function of x. 16. Rather than maximizing " W " directly, the protagonist could equivalently maximize any monotonic increasing function of " W ". 17. You can certainly measure the total distance traveled, as on an odometer, which must clearly be a monotonically increasing function . 18. The term "'monotonic transformation "'can also possibly cause some confusion because it refers to a transformation by a strictly increasing function . 19. Capsicum, in the form of either a gel or a plaster cast, has been found to reduce pain and increase function . 20. The administration of ketamine in abnormal brain has the potential of reduce the increased function of the networks that are seen in depression.
