direct exposure

collocation in English

meaningsofdirectandexposure

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direct
adjective
uk
/daɪˈrekt/us
/daɪˈrekt/
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or ...
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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 ofdirectandexposurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The physiology of the host is not only affected bydirectexposureto pollution, but also when the host is infected with pollutant-exposed cercariae.
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Previous studies have shown the consequences ofdirectexposureto solutions of insecticides on the behaviour and infectivity of selected entomopathogenic nematode species.
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In these new habitats, convection would have occurred frequently, due to moredirectexposureto the sun and its daily fluctuations.
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Directexposuremay be achieved by other means, such as extra-curricular readings of newspaper articles for example.
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Four of the five patients reporteddirectexposureto chicks or ducklings originating from the previously implicated hatchery.
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Additionally, midline dissection through the posterior reflection of the transverse sinus allowsdirectexposureto the aorta in the sub-carinal region.
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Finally,directexposureappears to be linked to pastoral practices.
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Both calcium and iron deposits were not found in brain structures other than the thalamus and were not related to anydirectexposureof the animals to intracerebral foreign bodies.
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Secondly, it will ensure that the commissioner getsdirectexposureto the issues that come before the committees.
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It is known that thedirectexposureto flicker or stroboscopic light can create a susceptibility in a small proportion of the population—about one in 10,000—to flicker sensitive epilepsy.
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Extendeddirectexposureto the sun is a chief contributing factor to the thickened texture and fuller flavor of ligero leaves.
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Potentialdirectexposureof the user was also measured.
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Lung tissue can be damaged withdirectexposureto air pollutants such as ozone, potentially causing lung inflammation and impairment of lung function.
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Directexposureto the sun can quickly result in heat stroke and death.
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Its first neuron characteristic allowsdirectexposureto the environment, which makes the brain vulnerable to infection and invasion of xenobiotic agents.
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Patient bed towers are carefully sited to comply with requirements fordirectexposureto the south to provide light and views.
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The elevation in glucocorticoid stress hormones can be caused by eitherdirectexposureto predators or simply exposure to their odors.
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Directexposureto these winds may be fatal.
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This compound is then further fluorinated bydirectexposureto fluorine gas to make the hexafluoride.
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The indirect approach or exposure modeling determines the estimated exposure distributions within a population rather than thedirectexposurean individual has experienced.
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