The phrase "applied to understanding the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing methods, theories, or approaches that enhance comprehension of a particular subject or concept.
Example: "The new research methods applied to understanding the complexities of human behavior have yielded significant insights."
Alternatives: "used for grasping the" or "utilized in comprehending the".
We've found that the same mathematical metaphors that allow us to understand online social networks can also be applied to understanding the gene regulatory networks of cancer.
Adopting a quantitative framework, such as adaptive dynamics [ 5], widely applied to understanding the evolution of pathogens and life-history traits, can help understand how different biotic and a biotic selective pressures affect trait evolution and especially those involved in cancer protection.
The model is applied to understanding the costs and benefits of prison privatization.
A principle applied to understanding the UDHR's drafters' intentions and therefore the meaning of the Declarations' articles is a well-established one elsewhere in the interpretation of law.
However, significantly fewer resources have been applied to understanding the human factor within this social ecological system.
Concepts developed for understanding today's atmosphere are applied to understanding the record of past climate change and the prospects for climate change in the future.
When a win is achieved, the organization needs to investigate what led to it with the same rigor and scrutiny it might apply to understanding the causes of failure.
This same principle applies to understanding the ways that schools can encourage parental involvement in low income communities.
A similar set of questions applies to understanding the clinical relevance of nongenetic mechanisms for antibiotic tolerance, such as bacterial persistence and biofilm formation.
25, 26 This can apply to understanding the concerns (fear of reduction of human contact, of deskilling, and of new dependence on machines) raised by participants on robot use in eldercare.
Natural history collections can be applied to understanding some of the evolutionary changes that may be necessary for species to become invasive by utilizing the inherent time-series element of collections data.
