The phrase "an area of knowledge" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific field or domain of understanding or expertise.
Example: "Mathematics is an area of knowledge that requires both analytical and creative thinking."
Alternatives: "a field of knowledge" or "a domain of knowledge".
W3C defines an ontology as "the terms used to describe and represent an area of knowledge".7.7
In a broad sense, computing is an area of knowledge from which a popular and effective technology emerged long before a solid, specific, scientific methodology, let alone formal foundations, had been put forward.
Transfer courses that are approved as generic courses (e.g. 100 for lower-level, 300 for upper-level) for which there is no exact Duke equivalent course can be given an Area of Knowledge code by the Director of Undergraduate Studies who approves the content of the course for transfer.
A full review of an area of knowledge requires a detailed examination of data sources and their ability to answer the question of interest.
The primary driver of educational topics for specialties is the frequency at which an area of knowledge comes up in clinical practice of that specialty.
In spite of the studies accomplished using lipid-based nanocarriers for drug and gene delivery, the relationship between their physicochemical characteristics and activation of membrane receptors remains as an area of knowledge with incipient development.
Laboratory Medicine is an area of multidisciplinary knowledge in continuous change.
Additionally, the nursing accrediting bodies have identified global healthcare as an area of core knowledge for clinical nurses.
But, to be fair, science is an area of human knowledge that has a profound and unique set of cultural practices.
The possibility then of metaphysics so understood, as an area of human knowledge, hinges on how we resolve the rationalist/empiricist debate.
Case Reports are no longer accepted but instead authors are invited to submit a Case Based Review: a case report of extreme clinical interest incorporating a mini literature review in an area of new knowledge.
