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Breakfast cereals continued to register a strong performance in Algeria due to its continued popularity as a breakfast choice among families, particularly for their children. However, there remained limited uptake in the daily consumption of cereals as a breakfast choice amongst adults. This was in part because the consumption of cereals for breakfast was foreign to the eating customs of the majority of consumers in Algeria. The category also benefited in 2014 from an increase in domestic...

Consumers in Bolivia now have high enough disposable incomes that they can spend on buying products in addition to what they consider basic. As a consequence, imports of canned/preserved food grew at a fast pace in 2013. In addition, companies helped bolster growth by offering affordable prices for their products, particularly within canned/preserved fish/seafood. The leading dairy player, Pil Andina SA, entered the category with its canned/preserved fish/seafood product Costa Azul at...

A conveyor system is a highly advanced mechanical material handling equipment that aids in the handling, storage, and distribution of raw materials, loose components, and semi-assemblies between a manufacturing capacity's workstations. It allows rapid and efficient transportation with increased degree of safety. It is also advantageous in the fact that it can move a variety of loads and can be installed almost anywhere, leading to proper capacity utilization. It runs either based on hydraulic, mechanical, or automated systems. Most conveyors are sensor driven and are controlled by PLCs. The Retail, F&B, and Aviation sectors, and other industries such Chemical, and Pharmaceutical and Healthcare are the major end-users of conveyor systems.

Drinking milk products is dominated by domestic companies, as international brands find it difficult to enter the market because of strong competition. There are important and powerful local brands competing in this category, such as Gloria, Soale, Pura Vida, Bella Holandesa, Soy Vida and others from Grupo Gloria SA, the brand Laive from the company Laive SA, Soyandina from the company Alicorp SAA and many others. Local companies have managed to widen their portfolios to offer a variety of...

Global Markets Direct's, 'PhaseRx, Inc. - Product Pipeline Review - 2014', provides an overview of the PhaseRx, Inc.'s pharmaceutical research and development focus.

Pasta was a heavily consumed meal component in Algeria, though unpackaged pasta continued to represent a significant portion of sales in 2014. Consequently, growth remained steady, if contained, in 2014, with little activity in terms of innovation and new developments. Much of the growth witnessed by the category in 2014 resulted therefore from conversion from unpackaged to packaged pasta.

Wright Medical Group, Inc. (Wright) is an international orthopedic medical device company with focus on extremity and biologic solutions. The company designs, manufactures and markets reconstructive joint devices including extremity implants for the shoulder, elbow, foot, ankle and handfoot and ankle products and tissue-based and synthetic bone graft substitute materials. The company's manufacturing facility in Arlington is ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certified. Along with its subsidiaries, the company operates in more than 60 countries of the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa. Wright is headquartered in Arlington, Tennessee, the US.The company focuses on thoughtfully designed innovations, based on extensive consumer insight, to meet the needs of patients and orthopaedic, trauma, and podiatric surgeons. Wright envisages expanding geographically through the development of innovative products and services and enhancement of existing ones, internal development, strong partner relationships and strategic acquisitions and divestiture.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the travel insurance industry in Austria. It contains detailed historic and forecast data for travel insurance. "Travel Insurance in Austria to 2018: Market Databook" provides detailed insight into the operating environment of the travel insurance industry in Austria. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Austrian travel insurance value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

Healthcare IT outsourcing is when healthcare providers enter into business contracts with third-party service providers for cost-effective IT-enabled business services, application management services, and infrastructure solutions. Healthcare providers have begun subscribing to IT outsourcing services to deliver improved patient care services and to maximize staff efficiency. IT outsourcing also reduces operational and maintenance costs and enables healthcare providers to focus on core business areas and deal with the complexities of patient care more efficiently. They usually outsource applications such as operational services, financial services, database management services, and infrastructure-related services.

RTI Surgical, Inc. (RTI), formerly RTI Biologics, Inc., is a surgical implant company. The company develops and markets biologic, metal and synthetic implants. Its products include spine implants, sports medicine implants, surgical specialties, osteobiologics and dental implants. RTI offers spine implants such as anterior cervical plate system, vertebral body replacement system, bicortical spacer, tricortical spacer, unicortical spacer, bone graft substitutes, bridge implant, cancellous chips and cubes, dbm pastes and putties, and xenograft cancellous chips and cubes. The company's sports medicine implants include allografts and xenografts.It serves needs of surgeons. The company has manufacturing facilities throughout the US and Europe. RTI is headquartered in Alachua, Florida, the US.

Cooper Energy Limited (Cooper Energy) is an independent upstream energy company engaged in the Exploration and Production (E&P) of oil and gas in Australia, Africa and Asia. In Australia, Cooper Energy has interests in the Cooper, Otway and Gippsland basins. In the Cooper Basin, the company has interests in four exploration licenses, 20 retention licenses and 11 production licenses. In the Otway Basin, the company has interests in eight exploration licenses, and, in the Gippsland Basin, it has interests in three production licenses. In Asia, the company conducts E&P activities in three Indonesian tenements: the Sukananti Kerja Sama Operasi (KSO), the Sumbagsel Production Sharing Contract (PSC) and the Merangin III PSC, in the South Sumatra Basin. In Africa, it has operations in three tenements in the Gulf of Hammamet, Tunisia: Bargou, Hammamet and the Nabeul. However, in December 2014, Cooper Energy is expected to announce that it will be divesting its Tunisian operations.

Growth in retail volume sales of dried processed food in 2014 is expected to be up slightly on 2013. This will be partly due to modest economic improvements in Estonia, though the increase will also be driven the increasing popularity of Asian and Mediterranean cuisine among consumers. This latter trend has recently encouraged manufacturers to expand their offering of rice, dried pasta and noodles products and step up investment in marketing activities, which will further bolster retail volume...

The most common form of power rental equipment is diesel generators and gas generators. The requirement of power rental equipment varies from customer to customer based on the size, capacity, and type of equipment, and they are leased for a specific period of time. Rental power is increasingly used in many industries, as it can provide essential support during the event of a power outage. This equipment can be used as a base load or as a standby application depending upon the industry's needs. For instance, rental power is of high importance during live or outdoor events, as it acts as a base load for event-based industries.

Portable players have not been spared the current transformation within technology, which has seen multipurpose products cannibalise the shares of many products. Mobile phones have had the biggest impact on sales of portable players across South Africa. Consumers are increasingly opting to buy smartphones with multiple functions rather than portable players which are restricted to a few functions, such as audio output.

UAE's focus on expanding its nascent nuclear and solar industries will result in these two sectors making a much greater contribution to both the country's electricity capacity and generation mix over our forecast period to 2023. As such, the role of natural gas in the power mix will diminish, freeing up gas for export. Yet we remain sceptical about the ability of the country to meet its targets with the anticipated speed.

The Future of the Hot Drinks Market in Thailand to 2018 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Hot Drinks consumption trends in Thailand, historic and forecast Hot Drinks consumption volumes and values at market and category level, brand share and distribution channel data. This report brings together Canadean Intelligence's research, modeling and analysis expertise in order to develop uniquely detailed market data. This allows domestic and foreign companies to identify the market dynamics to account for Hot Drinks sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the non-life insurance industry in Austria . It contains detailed historic and forecast data for policies and premiums. "Non-Life Insurance Policies and Premiums in Austria to 2018: Market Databook" provides detailed insight into the operating environment of the non-life insurance industry in Austria . It is an essential tool for companies active across the Austrian non-life insurance value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

High inflation is rendering cash useless for the purchasing of large ticket purchases, which are becoming more frequent as prices rise to keep pace with inflation. ATMs tend to run out of cash during weekends and banks are not cashing checks higher than Bs5,000. Consumers are increasingly choosing the use of debit cards, which in Venezuela can be tied to either a checking or a savings accounts or to both if the card holder owns them. Each time the debit card is read at the point of sale (POS)...

Global Markets Direct's, 'Phosphagenics Limited - Product Pipeline Review - 2014', provides an overview of the Phosphagenics Limited's pharmaceutical research and development focus.

This report provides detailed market analysis, information and insights into the Romanian construction industry, including:

Transfection technology is used for the introduction of nucleic acids into desired cells. The process enables the expression of desired proteins in efficient cells. A stable transfection enables the integration of this foreign nucleic acid into the cellular DNA resulting in the expression of the desired proteins in cell lines. The process, which can be accomplished by various physical, chemical, or viral methods, can be used for potential applications such as gene therapy, protein production, and drug discovery.

UUNIK Academy's 9th annual Calling all males youth conference is going to be held on January 24, 2015 at the Beck Cultural Center (Knoxville, TN) from 9 AM to 2 PM. The objective of the event is to help in resolving the issue of black boys.  The goal of the UNNIK's event is to reach out to at least 30 boys, aged nine to 15, in Knoxville and surrounding areas. During the conference the team will connect with the participants with local professional men, who will facilitate the workshops. Topics for this year's event include 'The Art of Self Defense/ Let's Get Fit,' 'Know Your Rights,' 'Boys to Men,' and 'Teen Talk: What's On Your Mind.'

Global Markets Direct's, 'Protein Sciences Corporation - Product Pipeline Review - 2014', provides an overview of the Protein Sciences Corporation's pharmaceutical research and development focus.

GlobalData's clinical trial report, "Bronchiolitis Obliterans Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2014" provides data on the Bronchiolitis Obliterans clinical trial scenario. This report provides elemental information and data relating to the clinical trials on Bronchiolitis Obliterans. It includes an overview of the trial numbers and their recruitment status as per the site of trial conduction across the globe. The databook offers a preliminary coverage of disease clinical trials by their phase, trial status, prominence of the sponsors and also provides briefing pertaining to the number of trials for the key drugs for treating Bronchiolitis Obliterans. This report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GlobalData's team of industry experts.

Organizations that support outsourced research services for the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Medical Devices industries are called CROs. The nature of engagement of outsourced services is generally on contractual basis. This helps the vendors to control their R&D expenditure and concentrate on their core skills. CROs help vendors expand their capacities from clinical trials to healthcare regulatory submissions, biostatistics, and data management work. Furthermore, CROs have also started offering services at all phases (pre-clinical, phase I, phases II & IIIa, phases IIIb & IV, labs, and others) of drug development and discovery. CROs have built their capabilities from the earliest to the latest stages of drug development with emphasis on partnership, collaboration, and fee for service models.