While thereâs no doubt asbestos exposure is the leading cause of pleural plaque, both asbestos groups are equally capable of bringing on this situation. This issue is not like other asbestos-exposure issues where one fiber classification is known to be far more dangerous than the other.
differentiation. n. 1. the act, process, or result of differentiating. 2. (Mathematics) maths an operation used in calculus in which the derivative of a function or variable is determined; the inverse of integration. See integration 6.
Differentiation as a concept should be distinguished from the concept of diversity. Diversity is a term indicating the variety of entities within a system. While differentiation denotes a dynamic process, diversity refers to a static situation. Differentiation is the process in which new entities in a system emerge; diversity refers to the variety of the entities at a specific point in time (Huisman, 1995, p. 51). The framework to be presented will be directed to differentiation and diversity of