Exposure

Exposure can refer to:

In biology:

A condition of poor health or death resulting from lack of protection over prolonged periods under weather, extreme temperatures or dangerous substances (see also: hypothermia, hyperthermia, radioactive contamination, radiation poisoning)
Acute exposure, the exposure to a toxic substance which may result in harm or death
Post-exposure prophylaxis, any treatment started immediately after exposure to a disease
Children's Environmental Exposure Research Study, an EPA study regarding children's exposure to pesticides and other chemicals in U.S. households

In photography:

Exposure (photography), the total amount of light allowed to fall on the sensor during the taking of a photograph
Exposure value, a value given to all combinations of camera shutter speed and aperture that gives the same exposure
Exposure latitude, the range of light intensities that a camera can capture. About 11 F-stops for regular film.
Multiple exposure, an exposure in which the sensitivity to light is reduced and then increased at least once during the total exposure time

In law:

Indecent exposure, the display of unclothed parts of the human body that is against local custom and law
Permissible Exposure Limit, a legal limit in the United States for personal exposure to a substance

In psychology:

Exposure and response, a treatment method for anxiety disorders
Mere exposure effect, a psychological artifact
Direct therapeutic exposure, a technique for the treatment of psychological disorders

In entertainment:

Exposure (album), a 1979 music album by Robert Fripp
Exposure (comic book), a short lived series created by Al Rio
Exposure (magic), the practise of revealing the secrets of magic to non-magicians
Exposures - In Retrospect and Denial, a 2004 compilation album by Dark Tranquillity
Forced Exposure, an independent music magazine
Northern Exposure, a television series originally broadcast by CBS
Maximum Exposure, a reality TV show
Double Exposure Blackjack, a variant of blackjack

Exposure may also refer to:

Publicity, an activity designed to rouse public interest
Investment, a financial holding in a particular market sector.
Long Duration Exposure Facility, a school-bus sized cylindrical space experiment rack made by NASA
Jan Jelinek, a German electronic musician who also operates under the name of The Exposures
In climbing, the state of openness with relation to the distance of a fall (see also: glossary of climbing terms)

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