The phrase "acted as triggering" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to describe something that causes or initiates a reaction or event, but the phrasing is awkward.
Example: "The sudden noise acted as triggering for the dog's anxiety."
Alternatives: "served as a trigger" or "functioned as a catalyst."
The goal of this study was to look for the potential of endogenous photons to act as triggering signals: under the conditions of the experiment an information transfer was indeed discerned.
For example, women are most susceptible, as hormonal variations act as triggering factors, but men could also be affected [ 9, 28].
This definitely corresponded to a view of bipolar disorder as a complex condition involving not only biological etiological factors but also psychological and social variables that may act as triggering factors, modulators or mediators" [ 35].
The newly released data claimed there is "some evidence" that "specific highly publicized incidents," such as Rigby's attack, as well as the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza, can act as "trigger events" for a jump in racially motivated hate crime.
The Tribune de Genève reported that the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris on January 2015 had acted as trigger for Kermiche's attempts to get to Syria.
We found that low self-competence and less satisfaction with academic performance acted as trigger factors in both urban and rural students.
The additional sensors act as triggers, allowing homeowners to keep track of sump pumps, heaters or air conditioners remotely.
The study offers a potential explanation for why some people are more susceptible to debilitating headaches and why some foods appear to act as triggers for migraines.
Simply hunting it is a ticklish business, because the virus hides in the same memory T cells that act as triggers for the immune system.
