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Medical treatment abroad, also called 'medical tourism', is a booming international industry where patients seek healthcare services from sources outside their country. Usually every type of medical treatment is available abroad with over 50 countries identifying as destinations in medical tourism. Medical tourism is a high-value sector that generates revenue for multiple industries. Given the lucrative potential fees, more governments are dedicating resources to boost the sector in their respective countries.

GBI Research, the leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research, Time and Cost Reduction in Clinical Trials- Outsourcing and IT to Optimize Patient Recruitment, Logistics, Data and Site Management. The report provides in-depth analysis of the major factors which lead to time and cost efficient clinical trials. The report analyzes the importance of implementation of IT to get error-free data related to patient recruitment, patient responses, site management and logistics.

With excellent performance in mechanics, thermology, electricity and magnetics, graphene enjoys broad application prospects in high-performance electronic devices, composite materials, sensors, energy storage and the like.

The foodservice industry is broadly segmented into two categories: self operated and contract catering. Both types of foodservice providers are responsible for supply of food and beverage services and a broad range of other services to their clients in a number of end markets. Contract catering principally operates in the outsourcing structure by a firm or by a specialized company on a contractual base. Major organizations face increasing cost pressures and look for cost-effective alternatives to self-administer food and support services thus demanding for contract catering. The contract caterers have a clearly predefined clientele, such as civil servants, workers, patients, who will have access to canteen and deliver meals at a social price.

Global wind farm operations and maintenance (O&M) market size had increased progressively year after year during 2008-2013, attaining to USD 7.35 billion in 2013, and is predicted to reach USD 9.84 billion in 2016, with China contributing USD 1.77 billion, or 18% of global market.

The report titled "Global Aortic Aneurysm Market: Trends and Opportunities (2014-2019)" provides an in-depth analysis of global aortic aneurysm repair market with major focus on more prevalent endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. The report also provides detailed analysis of aortic aneurysm market in major regions like the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific. It also assesses the key opportunities and underlying trends in the market and outlines the factors that are and will be driving the growth of the industry in the forecasted period (2014-19). Further, key players of the industry such as Endologix, Medtronic, Gore Medical products and Cook Medical are also profiled in the report.

Due to the slowdown in economic growth, China shipbuilding, construction machinery and steel structure industries have suffered depression. As a result, the demand for crude steel products is on a decline, leading to a falling demand for inverter welding and cutting equipments. In 2013, China inverter welding and cutting equipment industry achieved single-digit growth rate, with the overall market size reporting RMB10.4 billion, on a par with 2012 in the main.

China is a big producer of industrial hazardous waste. With the issuance of environmental protection policies, technological upgrading, etc., China's utilization and standardized disposal of hazardous waste has been significantly improved over recent years, with the stock of hazardous waste substantially reduced. It was estimated that China produced 40 million tons of industrial hazardous waste in 2013, representing an increase of 15.4 % over the previous year; the waste utilization volume hit 24 million tons, up 19.7 % year on year; the disposal volume rose by 1% year on year to 7.05 million tons; and the inventory reached 8 million tons, down 5.4 % from last year.

Global and China CCM (CMOS Camera Module) Industry Report, 2014-2015 covers the following:

LED displays are thinner, lighter, and offer better color performances compared to backlit liquid crystal displays (LCD). OLED displays are already mass produced for mobile phones and OLEDs will continue gaining market share against LCD technology.