Proximity

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Proximity

• CVA Project
• Taha Suglatwala

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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.

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Proximity Protocol
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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

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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.

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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.