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Proximity. CVA Project Taha Suglatwala. Passage:. Exposure has been defined in various ways in the past. For example an Institute of Medicine report (IOM 1994) defines exposure as “the concentration of an agent in the environment in close proximity to a study subject”. Proximity Protocol .
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Proximity CVA Project Taha Suglatwala
Passage: • Exposure has been defined in various ways in the past. For example an Institute of Medicine report (IOM 1994) defines exposure as “the concentration of an agent in the environment in close proximity to a study subject”.
Proximity – The Meaning • The state, quality, sense, or fact of being near or next; closeness: “Swift's major writings have a proximity and a relevance that is splendidly invigorating” (M.D. Aeschliman). • The property of being close together • The region close around a person or thing
Background Knowledge 1 • If x is concentrated then x is present in a large amount • If something is concentrated then it is present in a large amount. • (ex.)Concentrated orange juice implies a large amount of orange is present in the juice.
Background Knowledge 2 • If x is exposed to y, then x is affected in some way by y. • If someone is exposed to something then he/she is affected by it. • (ex.)If a human is exposed to high intensity gamma rays, then he develops skin lesions.