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The report provides an in-depth analysis of global sanitary protection market with regional focus on major markets such as Europe (Eastern & Western), North America, Asia and Latin America. The report assesses the sizing, growth and opportunities of sanitary protection market in the United States, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, China and India. The report also analyzes the underlying trends in the feminine hygiene market and outlines the factors that are and will be driving the growth of the industry in the forecasted period (2013-18). Further, key players of the industry like Procter & Gamble (P&G) Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Kimberly-Clark and Energizer Holdings, Inc. are profiled in the report.

The US personal accident and health insurance segment was the second largest in the country, accounting for 35.3% of the industry's gross written premium in 2013. The segment recorded a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.5% during the review period (2009-2013), the highest growth of all the industry's segments. This growth can be attributed to rising per capita healthcare expenditure, a rapidly growing aging population, and growing domestic demand for healthcare products.

In terms of gross written premium, life was the third-largest segment in the US insurance industry during the review period (2009?2013), accounting for 27.1% of the industry's gross written premium in 2013. The life segment's gross written premium increased at a CAGR of 2.6% during the review period, largely as a result of recovery in employment levels, which heightened demand for individual whole life products.

3D printing has received a lot of attention within the press over recent years. Hyped because the technology to bring on a 3rd age, 3D printing technologies were envented in the early 80s. They remained a distinct segment technology till the expiration of a key patent in 2009 allowed several startups to emerge giving low-cost consumer-level 3D printers. A media frenzy in 2012 thrust 3D printing into the limelight and major players are reporting dramatic growth in everything from consumer to high-end metal printers.

Stem cells are undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into specialized cells and can divide (through mitosis) to produce more stem cells. Stem cell therapy can be applied to treatment of cardiovascular diseases, leukemia (a kind of hematological system disease), nervous system diseases, damage or lesion of liver, kidney and other parenchymal organs, etc..

Global wireless CapEx is on the rise, as operators deploy LTE and HetNet (Heterogeneous Network) infrastructure, amid growing demands for high-speed mobile broadband connectivity. By eliminating reliance on expensive proprietary hardware platforms, NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) and SDN (Software Defined Networking) promise to reduce the CapEx burden on wireless carriers. In addition, both technologies can significantly slash OpEx due to a reduction in physical space, labor and power consumption.

Smart meter is fundamentally equipped in smart grid. The advancing smart grid construction in China spurred the constant growth of smart meter demand. By the end of 2013, 370 million smart meters had been accumulatively installed in China, and the figure is expected to hit 500 million in 2015.

In 2013, China manufactured 109,800 sets of packaging equipment, up 13.46% year on year, generating total revenue of RMB27.095 billion, a jump of 7.75% from a year earlier. The industry's total revenue presented a CAGR of 16.38% during 2007-2013. The development of industries like food packaging, pharmaceutical packing and household chemicals packaging will conduce to strong growth momentum of packaging machinery industry.

The global car rental market performed well during the historic period, recovering from the slowdown recorded at the beginning of 2009 due to the financial crisis and recession. Overall, growth was recorded in the four regions – Americas, Asia–Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa – across all key performance indicators (KPIs) during the historic period. This is expected to continue over the forecast period, supported by the rise in tourism flows and expenditure.

As the third-generation rare earth permanent magnet material, NdFeB is featured with small size, light weight, strong magnetic force and other characteristics as well as widely used in consumer electronics, transportation, wind power, automobile, medical equipment and other fields.