Meaning of DLF | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of dead last finish or "dead last finisher"; the act of completing a race but coming in last, the person who completed a race in last place.
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2. The Development Loan Fund.
3. Initialism of direct lytic factor, a peptide found in cobra venom
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4. The Digital Library Federation
5. Initialism of digitalis-like factor, a substance found to be elevated in the blood serum of hypertensive mammals with a digoxin-like immunoreactivity.
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6. The Dhofar Liberation Front

Examples

“This is a curiously weak effect by the DLF alone, but it is extremely magnified by phopholipase A ^([sic]) and even more by phospholipase A plus calcium ion.”

“Beides erythrocytes, DLF is able to attack platelets, mast cells and leukocytes. The mode of action of DLF is still open to question .”

“The main venom factors involved in hemolysis are phospholipase A₂ (PLA₂) and the direct lytic factor (DLF).”

“It was the opinion of first investigators that DLF originated in the brain [16], more precisely, in the hypothalamus [17–19] and adenohypophysis [20].”

“DLF have been suggested to be steroid, lipid, or peptide, but the exact chemical nature of these subtances in healthy adults has not been established.”

“Too often investigators have ignored the fact that high concentrations were required for "DLF" activity in the assay systems, and that these high concentrations are never achieved in vivo.”

“The DLF commitment followed by some months the presentation to the DLF of a list of projects well in excess of this amount and the DLF had decided on a preliminary basis on the projects it would finance .”

“A large proportion of DLF assitance during the last year—17 loans totaling $279 million—went to South Asia, mainly to India and Pakistan.”

“The DLF provided significant capital funds for the purchase of materials or equipment for individual projects.”

“The range in orientation of DLF digital libraries is illustrated by data from the DLF survey.”

“In contrast, the most succinct definition arising from the community of library practice is that set forth by the Digital Library Federation (DLF): "Digital Libraries are organization that provide the resources, including the specialized staff, to selct, structure, offer intellectual access to, interpret, distribute, preserve the integrity of, and ensure the persistence over time of collections of digital works so that they are readily and economically available for use by a defined community or set of communities".”

“From its beginning, the DLF has sought to "bring together—from across the nation and beyond—digitized materials that will be made accessible to students, scholars, and citzens everywhere, and that document the building and dynamics of America's heritage and cultures."”

“Having initially been deployed to support Dhofar Force, the SAF gradually became drawn into counter-insurgency operations against the DLF.”

“On 14 August 1964, an army jeep from the Sultan's Armed Forces ran over a land mine laid by the DLF killing the driver and wounding a passenger.”

“The original statement denounced the Al Bu Said dynasty, but the movement's aims were not made clear, and the communique/ merely said that the DLF would fight until 'the flag of freedom flies high in the sky of our beloved Dhofar'.”

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