The phrase "ascertain the structures" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the process of identifying or determining the characteristics or organization of certain structures, whether they are physical, conceptual, or data-related.
Example: "In order to proceed with the analysis, we need to ascertain the structures of the existing frameworks."
Alternatives: "determine the structures" or "identify the structures".
To ascertain the structure of as-prepared SmBO3 samples, corresponding XRD patterns of samples were investigated and shown in Figure 3.
The aim of this study was to ascertain the structure of outpatient diabetes care in public hospitals in the Republic of Ireland and whether differences existed in services provided across hospitals.
The aim of our study was to ascertain the structure of outpatient diabetes care in public hospitals in the Republic of Ireland and whether differences existed in services provided across hospitals.
Rather, our primary goal was to ascertain the structure of biofuels research efforts in the past decade in order to stimulate discussion of its utility to a range of stakeholders.
We determined two Dpo4·M1dG·DNA·dGTP·Ca2+ ternary structures to ascertain the structural properties of M1dG that are relevant to translesion DNA synthesis (Table 4).
After the acoustic investigations, we conducted a diving investigation and were able to ascertain that the structures were made of concrete and were most likely parts of the old Nebukawa station.
But he was unable to interpret the meaning of his finding, a failure that allowed Dr. Watson and Dr. Crick to do so when they ascertained the structure of DNA.
In further discussion, Bub [1994] showed that if we grant certain restrictive assumptions about how mental modules are connected, then a complete set of behavioural observations would allow a neuropsychologist to ascertain the module structure of a (normal) mind.
Sixteen socio-economic-demographic variables from various public data sources are studied with a machine learning algorithm to ascertain the causality structure associated with the food environment in the United States.
