initial exposure

collocation in English

meaningsofinitialandexposure

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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
us
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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exposure
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒər/
us
/ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/
the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation ...
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(Definition ofinitialandexposurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinitial exposure

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Twenty four hours afterinitialexposure, parasitoids were removed.
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Timing ofinitialexposureto maternal major depression and children's mental health symptoms in kindergarten.
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However, when theinitialexposurecame from an ignorant speaker, performance in the comprehension test was not affected.
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These findings suggest thatinitialexposureto wordreferent links that issue from ignorant speakers does not hamper subsequent learning.
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The tendency to explore the aversive area of the novel environment was greatest in mice with low infection oninitialexposure.
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Within 13 days of theinitialexposure, all fish in both groups had died.
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Interestingly, it has been shown that oxytocin acts in the medial amygdala during theinitialexposure to a familiar conspecific to facilitate social recognition.
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Results showed clearly that when theinitialexposurecame from a knowledgeable speaker, performance in a comprehension test was affected.
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Ultrastructural features characterizing hydrated seeds included indications of enhanced activity associated withinitialexposureto the elevated temperature as well as some signs of stress.
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Data were collected at three points during one semester: one month, two months, and two and a half months after theinitialexposureto the target words.
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It is important to stress that in both studies the authors assume that age of initial intensive exposure is qualitatively different from age ofinitialexposure.
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Adults lacking chronic exposure were far more likely to progress to severe disease compared to children duringinitialexposure, but not after chronic exposure to infection.
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Serial adaptation is required to produce lethal disease in rodents because isolates obtained from fatal primate infections rarely produce severe illness in rodents oninitialexposure.
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Creative dark room techniques may be used after aninitialexposureand the person applying those techniques may or may not be the same person as the camera operator.
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It is the first antibody to appear in response toinitialexposureto antigen.
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Sometimes this also includesinitialexposureto ratios and percentages.
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This signature is evident 24 hours afterinitialexposure.
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After hisinitialexposureto martial arts through action films, he developed a passion to perform his skills for the public.
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An asymptomatic incubation period occurs nine to twelve days frominitialexposure.
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