The phrase "act of alerting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the action of notifying or making someone aware of something.
Example: "The act of alerting the authorities was crucial in preventing further incidents."
Alternatives: "process of notifying" or "action of informing".
Thus my action of flipping the light switch can be redescribed as the act of turning on the light (under which it is intentional) and also as the act of alerting the prowler who, unbeknown to me, is lurking in the bushes outside (under which it is unintentional).
Just the very act of alerting others of what is going on helps and then finding ways to take action.
Even the act of alerting students to this common experience of confusion in learning appeared to be reassuring to them.
Do not oppose; if the person is inclined to execute an act of violence, for your own safety, do not divulge your intention of alerting the authorities.
It may act to alert and identify senescent cells that require clearance.
She made her name as a maestro of witty acts to alert people to the gambles we are taking with our environment, once sending two Bin Laden look-a-likes to No 10 with a fake canister of nuclear waste and a card that said: "Dear Tony, Thank you very much for the present of nuclear power".
Most users must act on alerts by executing orders themselves.
Less often, the identified surrogate failed to act on alerts (3 facilities reported this).
These nucleotide sequences normally appear at the end of a gene, where they act like flags, alerting the ribosome that the protein under construction is finished.
Today the French Interior Ministry confirmed it had received word of the potential threat and acted immediately, alerting Venezuelan counterparts.
One of their main functions is to act as guards, alerting the body to invasion by bacteria, parasites and viruses and initiating an inflammatory response [ 2- 5].
