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Asthma is a disease characterized by recurrent attacks of coughing, chest-tightening, breathlessness, and wheezing as the airways narrow and swell that vary in severity and frequency. COPD is a disease of the lungs characterized by obstruction to airflow that interferes with normal breathing. According to the WHO, COPD accounted for over 3 million deaths in 2012, which is equal to 6% of all deaths globally in that year. Moreover, the WHO predicts that COPD will become the third most common cause of death globally by 2030. However, these statistics have already materialized in the U.S. and China, where COPD is currently said to be the third leading cause of mortality.

Butene-1 is a nontoxic, noncorrosive and colorless gas or liquid with slightly olefin odor. It is an organic chemical compound and is one of the linear alpha olefins. It is easily condensable and highly flammable. Butene-1 is generally produced by a variety of methods such as refinery operations, steam cracking of C4 hydrocarbons, butane dehydrogenation, alfa olefin manufacturing (produced as a co-product), catalytic ethylene dimerization, butyl alcohol dehydration, and pyrolysis of butyl acetate and butyl chloride. Butene-1 is generally used as an intermediate in several applications such as polyethylene, polybutene-1, valeraldehyde, and 1, 2-butylene oxide.

This research study is designed to analyze the market for geothermal heat pump globally, in terms of both installed capacity (MWt) and cumulative revenue (USD Billion). The market for geothermal heat pumps has been segmented on the basis of technology and end-users. Closed loop technology of geothermal heat pumps has been further sub-segmented into loop configurations in order to gain a robust understanding of the market. A similar approach has been followed for the other segmentation chapter where each end-user category was further sub-segmented into its constituent installation types. The global market for geothermal heat pumps has also been segmented at a regional level. The regional segments provided are North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The report features a detailed regional segmentation with market growth forecasts for the 2014 to 2020 period. Similar detailed projections have also been provided for the technology and end-user segments, as well as for their respective sub-segments. For this market study, 2013 has been taken as the base year while all forecasts are for the 2014 to 2020 period.

This report aims to provide a comprehensive strategic analysis of the global IT-enabled healthcare market along with the market size and growth forecast of IT-enabled healthcare for the period from 2012 to 2020. A major factor driving the growth of IT-enabled healthcare market is the government initiatives mandating an efficient healthcare infrastructure. Numerous government policies across the world have generated a strong demand for IT enablement of national and district-level healthcare facilities. Moreover, inefficiencies of the traditional paper-based system such as incompleteness, redundancies and high costs led to unnecessary healthcare expenditures. IT-enabled healthcare offers a viable alternative to the traditional system in order to reduce healthcare costs and increase the efficiency and quality of healthcare services. The use of electronic medical records (EMRs) and other healthcare information systems ensures the continuity of healthcare services for the patients regardless of their geographical location. Other benefits offered IT-enabled healthcare solutions such as convenience during remote monitoring, home diagnosis and other mHealth solutions are also driving the growth in demand for IT-enabled healthcare.

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is a surveillance system with primary capability of capturing the image of vehicles and identifies their license number. ANPR systems consist of high-speed cameras with IR filters, processors capable of performing optical character recognition (OCR), application software, user interface, and an alert capability to notify operators in case of a match. ANPR systems can be a standalone device or can be used with existing traffic enforcement cameras or closed-circuit televisions and are used by the police forces across the globe to prevent and detect crimes. These systems are also used for electronic toll collection on roads and for monitoring traffic activities such as red light adherence and speed enforcement. Additionally, ANPR systems can assist in the detection of stolen vehicles. The ANPR technology varies from location to location depending on the designs of number plates.

Platform as a Service' (PaaS) is a segment of the cloud computing services. In PaaS, customers are provided with a computing platform and a stack of solutions or tools to further develop applications. When coupled with IaaS and SaaS, it is a cloud computing service model. PaaS aids the deployment of applications or services without the complexity of provisioning hosting capabilities and the cost of managing and buying the underlying software and hardware. Thus, PaaS provides low initial cost, resource sharing, incremental cost with growth in your service usage, management services, automated deployment, reuse, and life-cycle management. All these benefits make PaaS an ideal solution for service and application development.

Smart cards are IC-based cards that accumulate and retrieve information using various computer systems. Smart cards consist of central processing units and memory units. Smart cards primarily act as a cost-effective way to store, manage, and maintain credentials for their users. This makes these products highly convenient for different applications. In addition, the portability of smart cards enables their extensive adoption across different applications. Currently, smart cards are widely used across sectors such as telecommunications, BFSI, and government. Due to the numerous advantages they offer, smart cards are increasingly used in the healthcare, government IDs (e-passports), and retail sectors. Thus, strong ongoing adoption of smart cards across different sectors is estimated to substantially spur the market's growth in the coming years.

Lubricants are very important for the proper functioning of a machine. The primary function of lubricants is to reduce friction, and wear & tear. Lubricants protect against sludge formation and residual deposition over mechanical parts. They are also used to transfer heat, as seals for gases, transmit power, and prevent rust and corrosion. Lubricants are manufactured from base oils. The desired properties are imparted to lubricants by blending base oils with various additives such as viscosity index improvers, dispersants, and detergents. Lubricant additives improve the functioning and lifespan of lubricants.

This report on the cord blood banking services market studies the current and future prospects of the Latin America (LATAM) market. The global stem cell therapeutics industry has experienced impressive growth over the last two decades. Stem cells are the progenitors of all hematopoietic cells that generate red and white blood cells and blood platelets. These cells can be isolated and further transferred to a patients suffering from serious blood disorders and other chronic conditions. The major sources for stem cell banking are storing of peripheral blood and bone marrow, umbilical cord blood (UCB) is by far considered as the largest component for hematopoietic stem cells. The cord blood banking services market in Latin America exhibits high potential due to the rising government support in a few countries, developing health care infrastructure, high disposable incomes, and awareness initiative carried out by several government and non-governmental organizations.

The need for a sustained energy solution for daily needs has fueled demand for thermal energy storage (TES) systems globally. Thermal energy storage systems stock up energy for later use, employing water, ice-slush tanks, rock from the bedrock layer, aquifers, insulated lined pits and eutectic, phase-changing materials (PCMs). Demand for energy can be managed effectively through the usage of TES systems. These systems store solar energy for space heating in the winter and store cold winter air for air conditioning purposes in summer. TES solutions can be implemented in buildings, towns and districts. Sources for TES include heat pumps, peak shaving, heat generated by power plants and heat from waste. TES systems are capable of replacing nearly 50% of the conventionally sourced energy in any industry. These systems also optimize the overall efficiency of energy systems, thus balancing fluctuating demand in the process. TES systems reduce demand for energy during peak hours, lower carbon dioxide emissions and bring down energy consumption by end-consumers.