A tacit assumption is that data from the rat can be generalized to the mouse, and fundamental species differences in hippocampal architecture and the fiber systems involved in sprouting are often ignored.
Over a third of the included studies mentioned use of informal evidence such as local data or tacit knowledge.
To summarize, this preliminary work is novel in that it provides systematic data about tacit knowledge in the public health context, where variable amounts of literature-based intervention recommendations are available for planning.
The findings highlighted two major aspects of knowledge that emerged from the data: the use of tacit knowledge and the integration of tacit and explicit knowledge.
We suggest that knowledge management can overlap with the knowledge translation process, with the merger occurring when local knowledge (e.g. tacit knowledge [ 1, 2] or data such as a local needs assessment) is used in conjunction with research evidence.
Whether such legislation would have come to pass without the additional impetus of the European Union directive on data protection, and the tacit support of at least some of the medical profession is, however, open to debate.
In-person conversation also helps uncover tacit knowledge and reveal rich details of data in ways that standardized metadata schemes cannot achieve when describing data and representing knowledge.
Finally, the "missing=smoking" assumption tacitly assumes that any baseline and intermediate data have no additional value for predicting the outcome for participants whose outcome is unknown.
Expert practitioners rely on experience to recognise patterns [ 3, 6, 8], and they tacitly and automatically integrate disciplinary knowledge, clinical data, and client preferences [ 3, 4, 7- 9].
In terms of limitations, the small sample size might have prevented a range of tacit knowledge experiences to emerge, and the self-reported data may not be as accurate as other forms of data collection.
