The phrase "serves as a guide" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when you want to express the idea that something (usually an individual, book, or set of rules) acts as a source of guidance or advice. For example: "This textbook serves as a guide for understanding basic physics."
The relationship between flow architecture and global performance (heat transfer density) serves as guide for the energy design of high-density urban settlements in the future.
It is to be noted that the straight dotted line only serves as guide to the eyes and does not imply that the Stark shift follows a linear behavior.
It's an incredibly social experience in which one's family, friends and culture serves as guide and judge.
The miRNA in the RISC serves as guide molecule to identify its target mRNA, which will be either degraded or prevented from being translated [ 7- 10].
This paper proposes a generic construction process that serves as guide for those wishing to develop or apply any child poverty approach, responding to researchers that call for more transparency and acknowledgement of underlying concepts.
Carl F. Kauffeld, Curator of Reptiles served as guide.
For Mr. Lock's trek with his two companions, Hannah McKeand, 38, will serve as guide.
Macneish had died, but one of his former students, Angel Garcia Cook, served as guide.
Our modeling-based predictions should serve as guide to experiments concerning physical properties of this novel material.
The overall study will help to understand the previous literature data and will serve as guide for a tailored synthesis of these WC/a-C nanocomposites.
This study aims to serve as guide of best practices for increasing life-cycle, operational availability and data quality of sensors specifically in cold climates.
