The phrase "as if identifying" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a situation or action that resembles the act of identifying something or someone.
Example: "She looked at the painting, as if identifying the artist's unique style."
Alternatives: "as though recognizing" or "as if discerning".
"I wanted to begin by going back to the roots of the house," Mr. Wang said, calling out each style — the jacket, the skirt, the white shirt — as if identifying his building blocks.
"I wanted to begin by going back to the roots of the house," Mr. Wang said, then calling out each piece — the jacket, the skirt, the white shirt — as if identifying his main building blocks.
In a self-portrait with the Olympus she used later, Bown shows her eyes looking over the camera, as if identifying the shot before she looks through the viewfinder - a last reminder of these early days of looking, framing, finding the light, positioning herself and then - all or nothing.
Invasive GBS disease was categorized as bacteremia if identified in blood only and as meningitis if identified from CSF or if there was CSF cytologic evidence of purulent meningitis (>5 leukocytes/mm; adjusted in traumatic lumbar punctures to allow 1 lerythrocytes erythrocytes) in an infant with GBS bacteremia.
I'd argue not, at least not if identifying something as a design project will improve the outcome.
Health problems, based on ICPC codes related to rubrics, were defined as "active" if identified by the general practitioner or the patient, as reflected in current treatment, subsequent diagnostic investigations, disease monitoring, or the known progressive course of a disease.
Small intestine was recorded as 'duodenum' if identified in the typical location for duodenum [ 8], and 'small intestine' if identified at other sites.
Variants were defined as benign if identified in prospectively ascertained cohorts of healthy individuals [ 25], or if present in any dbSNP population with a frequency >0.01.
They will be able to recruit by mail, email or phone, but the party will be entitled to check any recruit, as well as identify if they are on the electoral roll.
AFA and OFA modules were defined as stemness modules and are referred to as stemness-on if identified from the SGLs and stemness-off if from the DGLs.
Our secondary objective was to compare the proportions that clinically relapsed within the next 11 14 days, as well as identify the determinants, if any, of clinical failure.
