Total parenteral nutrition is the final option for nutritional support of patients with severe intestinal failure. Lipid emulsions constitute the main source of fuel calories and fatty acids (FAs) in parenteral nutrition formulations. However, adverse effects on patient outcomes have been attributed to the use of lipids, mostly in relation to impaired immune defenses and altered inflammatory re...

Nowadays, due to the increasing power of diesel engines, especially heavy duty diesel engines, and increasing gas pressure inside the combustion chamber, the forces acting on the engine bearings have dramatically raised. On the other hand, becaus eof the competition in the market, it is necessary to increase the engine bearing life and reduce its failure as much as possible. The engine bearings...

oil industry is the largest economic sector in the country. but despite the insurance role in the energy insurance sector, the insurance industry’s share in the oil and energy presents an inappropriate combination. latest analysis and surveys show that during the last three years the premium experience a negative growth in each year with respect to its previous year and it also shows the premiu...

Hard real-time systems are subject to timing constraints and failure to respectthem can cause economic, ecological or human disasters. The validation processwhich guarantees the safety of such software, by ensuring the respect of theseconstraints in all situations including the worst case, is based on the knowledgeof the worst case execution time of each task. However, determini...