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Global CCTV market is undergoing dramatic change in recent years driven mainly by the high usage of Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS), which is an IT solution routed through the cloud for greater efficiencies with a number of features and flexibility. This solution radically alters the landscape of the on-site DVR/NVR and analog camera dominated video surveillance market. Increasing security concerns and recent spate in terrorist activities have forced governments around the world to invest in video surveillance technologies for homeland security. This has significantly boosted growth within the global video surveillance service market.

Recently, Dignity Health St. Mary's Medical Center in Long Beach, California, added the Mazor Robotics Renaissance computer-generated guidance system to its spine center. The Renaissance system is a robot-assisted system that aims to support more accurate implant placement during lumbar and thoracic spine fusion cases. Similar increase in adoption is being witnessed globally in hospitals and academic institutions.

The change in the pattern of decorating homes and choosing durable interiors has brought in a new revolution in the field of paint industry also. Earlier considered to be an activity taken up only on occasions, painting homes have now become an 'anytime' activity - just to experience the change. Also, Indians are now spending heavily on painting, in order to bring a new life to their homes, following which paint companies are launching highly advanced products. In order to meet various expectations of customers at various price points, companies are diversifying their offerings.

Global nickel industry has witnessed strong growth over the past few years, and has emerged as one of the industries having an immense future growth potential Moreover, the metal is used in every sector of industrial development; as a result, the demand for nickel is rising astonishingly. According to a new report by RNCOS, "Global Nickel Market Outlook 2020", considering the current and future global trends of growth in demand for transportation facilities, accommodation, food/water and energy indicate an expected increase in future nickels demand.

The ACO growth in US has been prevalent in larger urban regions, often with multiple ACOs competing in the same market. The east coast remains the most covered regions of US by Accountable care organizations. The growth can be judged demographically as ACOs have spread to 49 states of the country and the number of lives covered under ACOs is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 38% during 2014-2018.

Energy efficiency is the basic step towards achieving sustainability in buildings and organizations. Energy efficiency helps to control the continuously rising energy costs. It reduces environmental footprints and increases the value and competitiveness of buildings. Greenhouse gas emissions from buildings come from fossil fuel combustion for heating, cooling and cooking needs, management of waste and wastewater and leaks from refrigerants in homes and businesses.

The risk of developing chronic wounds is worsened in diabetics due to circulation issues and neuropathy which masks the presence of ulcers and sores. Hence, diabetic patients are much more susceptible to several types of chronic wounds. The rise in cases of diabetes is expected to push the need for advanced wound care therapies.

One of the most crucial types of plastics is engineering plastics, which is utilized to have wide applications across a range of industries. These plastics persuade to have superior mechanical properties, as compared to what commodity plastic possesses. The engineering plastic market has been transformed in the recent years, owing to its superiority over metals, which imparts high heat resistance to the end product and reduces the weight of the end products. With these developments and increase in future demand for engineering plastic in new application areas, the global engineering plastic market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6% during 2015-2020, says RNCOS in its latest research report.

Recent negative press coverage has dogged robotic surgery, specifically the da Vinci unit. In Securities and Exchange Commission filings, Intuitive Surgical has acknowledged that it is defending around 50 individual product liability lawsuits.

According to a new research report by RNCOS entitled, "US Generic Drug Market Outlook 2018", The large number of drugs going off-patent in the US presents opportunities for domestic as well as foreign generic drug makers to introduce Generic equivalents of branded products. Some of the players competing in the market include Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Teva, Mylan, Actavis, Lupin, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, Cipla Ltd, Novartis, Roche and Daiichi Sankyo. Patent expirations are estimated to affect more than US$ 30 Billion sales of branded drugs in 2014. A generic drug generally takes about 80% of the branded drug market share and prices at about 20% of the branded counterpart. Anticipating the opportunity, drug makers around the globe are building a strong pipeline of products to be sold in the US and have been filing abbreviated new drug applications (ANDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), seeking approval for generic drugs. Some of the major drugs whose patents are on the verge of expiry include Teva Pharmaceutical industries Ltd's multiple sclerosis brand Capaxone, AstraZeneca SA's hyperacidity drug Nexium, and Boehringer Ingelheim's cardiac drug Micardis.