Acknowledging this disruptive knowledge could lead to more effective strategies for the commercial development of biotechnologies derived from synthetic biology.
It is paramount that health professionals acknowledge the knowledge and hard work that women and their families put into managing diabetes in order to avoid frustrations and disappointments.
As Edwards et al acknowledge, the knowledge and competence to analyse ethical issues in physiotherapy are as important as the knowledge and competence to analyse biomechanics, both in graduate and postgraduate education [ 43].
Whereas a less advanced view includes beliefs such as that knowledge is certain and stable, either true or false, and can be handed down by an authority, a more advanced view is characterized by beliefs that knowledge is rather complex and relativistic, by accepting the uncertainty and changeability of truth, and acknowledging that knowledge is construed individually.
First, it is important to acknowledge that knowledge workers, who play a critical role in the current social transformation, are an important component of the working class in China (Zhu and Dai 2009).
Rather than presenting a simple linear concept where knowledge is transferred from an expert to a group in need of change, the facilitation method acknowledge that knowledge translation is complex and multifaceted [ 8- 15, 15].
While the analyses revealed an association between men's knowledge of, and support for contraception and their spouses' use of contraception, it is important to acknowledge that knowledge and support may not translate to actual behaviors that may be influenced by cultural and societal norms [ 27].
However, this approach may fuel resistance amongst the local community, if commissioners continue to regard medical knowledge as pre-eminent and fail to acknowledge residents' local knowledge and perspectives on health care.
As late as April 2003, the idea of removing prisoners' clothing was proposed again in a report by a high-level working group, although its members acknowledged that "knowledge of this technique may have a significant adverse impact on public opinion".
However, a key finding of this needs assessment was that cardiologists often failed to acknowledge their own knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors as barriers to optimal patient health outcomes.
