The phrase "a useful knowledge of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to having practical or applicable understanding of a subject or skill.
Example: "Having a useful knowledge of programming languages can significantly enhance your career prospects in the tech industry."
Alternatives: "a practical understanding of" or "a valuable insight into".
The findings described here will provide a useful knowledge for rational design of nickel-based catalysts, as well as reveal a new reaction model for the hydrogenolysis of glycerol.
Thus according to Aristotle, the knowledge sought by man can be said to be of two types: the first is a useful knowledge sought for the soundness of the body, of the senses, and of the other two abilities, the second is desired and desirable in itself for the pleasure that a man experiences in apprehending them: for instance, the myths or the stories of nations.
The current study provides insight into potential miRNAs and forms a useful knowledge base for the future understanding of the function of miRNAs in M. fascicularis.
These have provided us with useful knowledge of the necessary minimum temperature difference for operation, and the resulting oscillation frequency and efficiency.
A finite element model of a structure can provide useful knowledge of the structural response but such a model may also lead to a misunderstanding of the structure's behaviour.
Chemometrics uses mathematics and statistics to select relevant chemical information by analyzing chemical data, generating useful knowledge of a complex chemical system [ 38].
The analytical results provide a good agreement with the experiment and useful knowledge of design of the compression forming of ring billet.
Most of them are "OK for motivation," says Geisen, but they dont contain the genuinely useful knowledge of how to get a distressed purchase finished.
When the management called them into the room for indoctrination, they were treated as if they had no useful knowledge of their own jobs.
Long-term observation of the urban ecological footprint will present useful knowledge of anthropogenic impact on and sustainable solutions for cities.
