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The report covers the global clinical laboratory services market based on the various categories of tests conducted by laboratories, including clinical chemistry, medical microbiology & cytology, human & tumor genetics and other esoteric tests. The market is also segmented by service providers such as clinic-based, hospital-based and stand-alone laboratories. Geographically, the clinical laboratory services market has been divided into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World. The report provides market sizes and forecasts for each segment, sub-segment and geographic region, for 2011-2019 in terms of USD million, with 2012 as the base year. The CAGR % of each market segment, for the forecast period 2013 to 2019, has also been provided.

Elderly and disabled assistive devices comprise of all the devices that are utilized by the population for movement, listening, reading and other activities of life. Geriatric population are not self dependent for various day to day activities of life, they need support of various equipments and devices to perform different needful things of life. In the same manner, disabled people also require these devices. The devices which make their life easy, comfortable and independent are classified as elderly and disabled assistive devices. The overall elderly and disabled assistive devices market is segmented into medical mobility aids and ambulatory devices, medical furniture and bathroom safety products, vision and reading aids and hearing aids.

This report covers forecast and analysis for the tire cord and tire fabrics market on a global and regional level. The study provides historic data of 2013 along with forecast from 2014 to 2020 based on both volumes (kilo tons) and revenue (USD million). The study includes drivers and restraints for the tire cord and tire fabrics market along with their impact on demand during the forecast period. Additionally, the report includes the study of opportunities available in the market for tire cord and tire fabrics on the global and regional level.

The global lightweight materials industry has been experiencing strong growth from various end-use industries, especially from the transportation sector. The transportation sector includes aviation, automobile and railways. Other key end-use industries include medical, energy, defense, consumer goods, building & construction and electronics. However, this study on lightweight materials focuses on key industries such as defense, energy, transportation and medical. Structural advantages of different lightweight materials coupled with expected price reduction of composites in the future is estimated to drive global demand for lightweight materials. However, high cost of lightweight materials is the only significant barrier for demand for these products.

Smart and interactive textiles are advanced fabric products incorporated with electronic components such as sensors for various applications such as health monitoring, heat management, actuation and response, and communication. Major end-users of smart and interactive textiles include transportation, military and defense, consumer applications such as sports and fitness, and medical.

Increasing demand for sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), sodium laureth ether sulfate (SLES) and linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) from detergents & cleaners and personal care industries is expected to drive the global SLS, SLES & LAS market in the next five years. However, the adverse effect of SLS and SLES on human skin coupled with fluctuation in prices of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate is anticipated to hamper market growth. Emerging applications such as paints & coatings and oilfield chemicals are estimated to offer immense opportunities for players in the market. SLS, SLES and LAS are the major forms of anionic surfactants. However, LAS accounts for nearly 40% of the global anionic surfactants market.

Lithium-ion battery demand is expected to see a robust growth in the forecast period. This is due to its increasing demand across various application sectors such as automotive, wind, electronics, industrial and military. The market is currently driven by its usage in automotive sector in HEVs, trains and trams. Lithium-ion batteries can be differentiated primarily based on their functionality. The application of lithium-ion battery alongside other batteries is expected to increase, and lithium-ion batteries are expected to emerge as a replacement for lead acid batteries in the coming years.

The camera module industry is gaining traction as tablet and smartphone manufacturers are persistently developing advanced camera module technologies, thus capitalizing on the sector's fast growth. With smartphones and tablets becoming equipped with advanced image capturing capabilities and continued thrust on enhancing the resolution of camera units on smartphones, the functionality and reliability of camera modules will be more critical in the years to come.

According to the WHO, almost 1.24 million people die every year due to road traffic crashes. Traffic death toll in the U.S. alone has increased by 14% during the first half of 2015, as reported by the National Safety Council. These statistics highlight the fact that the world today is in dire need of technologies to improve traffic safety. Dwindling network topology of transportation worldwide, in conjunction with the incessantly growing number of vehicle owners in metropolitan areas, leads to mounting pressure on transport authorities to introduce the latest technologies in existing transportation networks. This subsequently increases the demand for intelligent transportation system worldwide.

This report on urgent care centers (UCCs) market analyzes the current as well as future prospects of various facets of the urgent care industry by providing an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the global urgent care centers market. The report includes an elaborate executive summary, which covers market snapshot representing key findings from the services segments (illness, injury, physical, vaccination, diagnostic and screening) and geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World). The above mentioned segments are analyzed on the basis of market size in terms of USD million and their forecasts for the period 2014 to 2020 have also been provided. The CAGR (%) for the segment has been estimated for the forecast period from 2014 to 2020, considering 2013 as the base year.