The phrase "appears to be characterized" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing the perceived qualities or traits of something based on observation or analysis.
Example: "The phenomenon appears to be characterized by a series of unusual patterns that warrant further investigation."
Alternatives: "seems to be defined by" or "appears to be marked by".
Hence, confirming the historical source, beekeeping in Iron Age Northern Italy appears to be characterized by a remarkably high degree of specialization.
In such systems, the lead into a crisis appears to be characterized by a decoupling of the networks from the keystone network.
Functional architecture of the AChE active center appears to be characterized by both structural "rigidity", necessary to stabilize the catalytic triad as well as by flexibility in accommodating the different, high affinity AChE ligands.
But different climatic associations and a much weaker phylogenetic signal point to different control of BMR in migrants that appears to be characterized by strong phenotypic flexibility.
The population of K. pneumoniae appears to be characterized by a low level of nucleotide divergence among orthologous genes, contrasting with related species such as S. enterica and E. coli.
Therefore, brain activity during the iCNV-related time interval (500 1200 ms after cue onset) appears to be characterized by a specific temporo-spatial pattern, evolving from anterior to posterior regions.
The students with migraine appear to be characterized by a higher prevalence of PTSD and alexithymia than individuals in the general population.
SEM observations indicate that the supports were highly colonized by bacteria and biofilms in the organo-mineral horizon, suggesting a biological-mediated process, while the albic horizon appeared to be characterized by a mostly chemical-mediated process.
Recent hard X-ray surveys have proven to be effective in discovering large numbers of X-ray sources that, despite the likely association with active nuclei, appear to be characterized by "peculiar" properties.
The two-stage Mo carbide synthesis appeared to be characterized by a compensation effect and isokinetic relationship for both promoted and undoped catalysts suggesting that the solid state transformation mechanism was similar across the promoters.
