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Discover LudwigThe phrase "expanded upon the knowledge of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how new information or insights build on existing knowledge in a particular field or subject.
Example: "The researcher expanded upon the knowledge of climate change by introducing new data from recent studies."
Alternatives: "built on the knowledge of" or "elaborated on the knowledge of".
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Arabic and Jewish scholars preserved and expanded upon the knowledge of antiquity; Avicenna (Ibn Sīnā) spread to Europe Aristotle's idea of the inferiority of female generative power in relation to male, which was first adopted by St. Albertus Magnus and then further elaborated by his disciple St. Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century.
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I joined this project team with the goal to expand upon the knowledge of medication adherence I'd developed from research I had previously conducted, which had explored medication adherence in patients with cardiovascular disease.
Your academic credentials usually expand upon the knowledge gained during your highest level of education.
To expand upon the current knowledge of protein expression patterns in Cyanothece ATCC51142, we performed quantitative proteomic analysis using partial ("unsaturated") metabolic labeling and high mass accuracy LC-MS analysis.
New developments have expanded upon the classical pathogenesis of acne.
Capstone projects are a culmination of work completed over the past year by seniors in Cornell's Viticulture and Enology (V&E) major, and provide these soon-to-be graduates with an opportunity to expand upon the breadth of knowledge gained throughout their undergraduate studies.
It should greatly expand the knowledge of his art.
I wanted to expand the knowledge of our world".
Each day, they are making discoveries that are radically expanding the knowledge of Bronze Age Britain.
It, too, commingles her own words with someone else's to expand the knowledge of loss.
Thus, our work expands upon our knowledge of TRP channel regulation by protein kinases in general, an area of study that does exist [ 78– 81] but that is lacking for the TRPML channels, and may aid in the development of treatments for inducing autophagy activation, a proposed therapeutic strategy for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases [ 82].
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