The phrase "are useful in characterizing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the significance or role of certain elements in defining or describing a subject.
Example: "These metrics are useful in characterizing the performance of the system under various conditions."
Alternatives: "help to define" or "play a role in describing".
The above-mentioned concepts are useful in characterizing some fundamental algebraic properties of soft product operations ∧ and ∨.
Capillary pressure data are useful in characterizing rock types because it is an indication of pore throat size distribution within one rock type.
It is shown that these concepts are useful in characterizing the performance of process data estimators with regard to bias and uniqueness of an estimate, convergence of estimation procedures and the feasibility and implications of problem decomposition.
Molecular methods, including detection by DNA amplification by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequence analysis, are useful in characterizing rickettsial agents in arthropods.
Previously published consensus statements advocate nerve conduction studies as the method of choice because these are sensitive, specific, and validated measures of the presence of nerve function impairment, whereas other neurophysiological tests (e.g., QST, autonomic tests) are useful in characterizing neuropathic expression (3, 4, 18).
An adaptive non-linear transient implicit algorithm is used to generate the voltage time history, which is useful in characterizing the presence of delamination.
Our explorations of polymorphisms using the cDNA sequences and ESTs presented here have been useful in characterizing the genetic features of pig breeds and populations [ 18, 42].
The ultrasound technique has proven to be useful in characterizing slurry flows containing concentrations too high to be investigated using optical techniques.
This method is useful in characterizing proteins and evaluating their purity.
Light scattering has proved to be useful in characterizing colloidal systems.
The quantification of urinary proteins presenting different molecular sizes is useful in characterizing a proteinuria.
