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Luxury jewellery and timepieces is expected to achieve slow but positive current value growth in 2014. The category is benefiting from the slow but steady recovery of the Spanish economy. Although macroeconomic indicators are much more positive than microeconomic ones, by mid-2014 the unemployment rate had declined on the previous year, bringing hope to the average Spanish consumer and supporting to some extent the performance of the category.

Marina Medical Instruments continues to innovate and offer specialized surgical instrumentation in support of minimally invasive surgery. While this topic has been especially highlighted in recent years, it has always been a goal for the team at Marina Medical to help doctors provide the best patient results possible. This is especially true in the fields of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Aesthetic surgery.

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A recent article posted January 17th, 2015 on Forbes.com listed and then rated many of the vehicles unveiled at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. In the article, one of the first vehicles discussed was the 2016 Audi Q7. In general, Audi's Q7 model is known for its high-quality interior and innovative interface—something that was noted as being improved upon in the article for its 2016 model. For those that own this remarkable luxury crossover SUV, finding replacement parts may be cumbersome as this particular model is also very expensive. However, those who are looking for affordable Audi Q7 products can turn to Parts Geek, as the company offers many auto parts and accessories for up to 80% off their retail prices. What's more, the company is pleased to announce that they have updated their Audi Q7 inventory to feature over 1,200 products.

Snack bars is expected to grow by 20% in current retail value terms in 2014. It benefits primarily from the growing attention of time-constrained consumers towards health and wellness issues. Consumers are, therefore, seeking a combination of healthy and functional products with convenience. Brazilians are becoming more health-conscious but at the same time have busy lifestyles. Therefore, they are looking for on-the-go and easy-to-eat snacks, in order to have a quick, portable food item while...

Following a period of strong progress in the first decade of the 21st century, retailing entered an era of weak growth over the review period. Overall retailing performance was heavily affected by the contraction of consumers' disposable incomes, although on a lower level some categories expanded strongly. In grocery, retailing consolidation continued to reshape the industry, as modern grocery formats further squeezed traditional grocery retailers for share. In non-grocery, large shopping...

Rising disposable incomes in the country in 2014, driven by the healthy economy and the Saudisation programme, which saw more locals join the workforce, pushed the growth of dishwashers, by making these products both more affordable and more convenient for consumers' hectic lifestyles. Also, the large influx of Arab expatriates fleeing political and economic unrest in neighbouring countries pushed growth, as these families often do not hire domestic help immediately, and thus opt for appliances...

In 2014, value sales increased in Singapore. This is mainly due to the rise of myopia rates in Singapore, especially amongst young children. Consumers are purchasing spectacles more often. In addition, consumers are increasingly affluent. This has led to an increase in trading up to more premium brands of spectacles, which includes spectacle frames and sunglasses. With the advancing technologies, eyewear manufacturers are expected to launch new features in eyewear to cater closely to the needs...

In 2014 grocery retailers saw a negligible increase in current value terms, which was slower compared with the growth of 1% in current value terms in 2013. The main reason continued to be the shift between grocery channels. Many consumers switched to discounters as a result of increases in prices, due to the lack of competition between retailers and increases in fixed costs such as rent and electricity.

Before and in the first years of the review period, microwave usage in Denmark suffered from the widespread perception that the use of microwaves is generally unhealthy. Much of this was the result of the strong link between microwaves and the preparation of food to be heated in a microwave before eating. In response to this, leading players in microwaves are constantly seeking to change this perception by promoting the use of microwaves for the preparation of healthy meal options. For example, marketing activities of leading brands emphasise that microwaves are now equipped with different functions which allow consumers to cook healthy food (eg rice, vegetables and fish through steaming) in a short time. Thus, as more consumers see microwaves as convenient devices to make fast healthy food, sales are growing.

Ice cream companies are putting efforts into continuously maintaining consumers' interest in ice cream by their willingness to create new consumption occasions, especially when it comes to dessert options. Among ways of achieving this goal, customisation plays a role with the introduction of regional flavours such as Tapioca, Acai, Brazilian Nuts and Peanuts, among others, as well as the recreation of chocolate desserts into ice cream, all of them indulgent products designed to satisfy the...

Despite low volume growth in 2014, spreads is expected to benefit from increasing unit prices, thus boosting value sales. One of the reasons behind this is related to the rising costs of raw materials, including fruit, sugar and cocoa, affecting final unit prices. However, the growing demand for quality and premium products, such as in jams and preserves and honey, is also contributing to this result.

Kyne Cleaners is a home cleaning Service Company founded by Kamberlyne Kyne based in Minneapolis-St. Paul and suburbs. The aim of Kyne Cleaners is to provide the senior community with a professional, affordable cleaning service. Kamberlyne Kyne has started a unique crowdfunding campaign with a mission to help seniors be independent and allow them to have their homes cleaned at a price that is affordable.

Flexible packaging is a non-rigid method of packaging. Packaging products are made of flexible or easy-yielding materials that can easily change shape based on the nature of the product being packaged. Flexible packaging materials include plastic, aluminum, and paper. These materials undergo a detailed conversion process such as printing, lamination, coating, and extrusion to develop different types of flexible packaging products such as plastic bags and pouches, lidding films, foil bags, and sachets.

According to the NHLBI of the NIH in the US, atrial fibrillation is one of the commonest type of arrhythmia. Atrial fibrillation is similar to another type of arrhythmia of the heart, superventricular tachycardia. The chief difference between these two types of arrhythmia is the consistency of the beats. In superventricular tachycardia, the heart beats are regular and at a very fast pace. Patients with atrial fibrillation experience fast and irregular heartbeats. In patients with atrial fibrillation, electrical signals travel rapidly in an uncontrolled way, which causes convulsion, palpitation or contraction in the atria of the heart. Blood is accumulated inside the atrial chambers, instead of flowing to the ventricular chambers. In this case, blood is not pumped into the ventricles fully. Also, the quantity of blood pumped out of the ventricles to the body is irregular and centered on the arbitrary atrial strokes. This can lead to the formation of blood clot in the atria. Stroke occurs in case the clot moves to the brain, which can cause death of an individual. In atrial fibrillation, the ventricles might beat for 100 to 175 times per minute, which is a stark contrast to the normal heart rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute. Atrial fibrillation is more common in older people and is detected using an ECG reading to find out the abnormalities of the electric signal. Some of the symptoms of atrial fibrillation are rapid and irregular heartbeat, palpitations, dizziness, sweating, chest pain, breathlessness, fatigue, and sometimes loss of consciousness.

The type of batteries used in automobiles is rechargeable and is usually referred to SLI batteries. Batteries primarily supply electric energy to an automobile and helps in starting the motor and lights, and the ignition systems. Batteries used in automotive are mainly lead-acid batteries. While passenger vehicles are equipped with one battery, heavy duty vehicles, such as trucks and buses, which primarily run on diesel, may have two batteries to complete a 24 volt system. Lead-acid batteries are made up of plates of lead and a separate plate of lead dioxide. These plates are submerged into an electrolyte solution of about 38 percent sulfuric acid and 62 percent of water, which initiates a chemical reaction, eventually resulting into electricity production.

Fuel pumps are one of the most important components in vehicles, and they pumps fuel from the fuel tank to the engine. Fuel pumps are of three types: mechanical, electric, and turbo. Though mechanical fuel pumps were used in vehicles previously, advances in technology and growing pressure of improving fuel efficiency have led to the increased use of electric fuel pumps. There is a growing pressure felt by automakers worldwide to adhere to the new stringent vehicle emission standards. To achieve this, automakers have shifted their focus toward reducing vehicle emission levels in new upcoming models. Automakers worldwide have increased their R&D spending to develop vehicles with enhanced fuel efficiency and better power output.

Bio-ketones are a type of organic compounds which possess important physiological properties which are produced from bio-based raw materials, herby making it environment-friendly. Bio-ketones are majorly used as solvents in the paint and coating sector, as preservatives, and in hydraulic fluids.

CFD is a software application that helps end-users analyze the flow, turbulence, and pressure distribution of liquids and gases and their interaction with structures. It also helps in predicting fluid flow, mass transfer, chemical reactions, and related phenomena. CFD uses high-speed computers, various numerical methods, and solvers to simulate the flow of fluids (gases and liquids). Simulation refers to the digital prototype of the real-world scenario, which helps in detecting errors in designing before proceeding to production. CFD is widely used across industries such as the Automotive, Aerospace and Defense, Electronics and Semiconductor, and Energy. In the Automotive industry, CFD software is used to analyze the feasibility of the heat transfer mechanisms such as ventilation, cooling, underhood thermal management, and aerodynamics of an automobile.

Food preservatives are substances that are added to food to keep it safe and fresh for longer duration of time. The food preservatives are used across beverages, dairy bakery, snacks, meat and sea food during processing and packing to prevent them any bacterial effects. The growth in demand of these food items is expected to be major driver for the food preservative market. Global nature of food sourcing and increasing complexities in the food supply chain have resulted in increasing demand for products and techniques required to prolong the shelf-life of the food product, thus increasing the demand for food preservatives.

Gourmet salts are untreated, naturally-harvested salts (generally sea salts) with reasonably lower sodium content and no additives. These salts are used to add profligacy, flavor and dressing to the food product. Gourmet salts have better solubility, exotic flavor, moisture and superior mineral content.

Growing consumer interest in comfortable and better living conditions at home is a key factor that has positive influence on sales in air treatment products in Denmark in 2014. More Danish consumers are demanding better temperature and living conditions in their home and thus, retail volume of air treatment brands is expected to increase in 2014. In addition, the warm summer in Denmark encouraged consumers to purchase air treatment brands to make their time at home more pleasant. Furthermore, improvement in the local economy is allowing consumers in Denmark to invest more in the products that make the atmosphere at home more pleasant.

Commercial seeds are the seeds sown for production of an intended crop or used as animal feed or industrial raw material. The increasing global population is escalating the demand for commercial seeds. As commercial seeds yield higher output, the declining global arable land due to rapid urbanization acts as a driver for the demand of commercial seeds . However, factors restraining the global commercial seeds market include hue and cry amongst the common masses in the developed countries against the production of genetically modified crops as they believe it affects the human health due to their altered genes.

Food enzymes are biocatalysts, sourced from plants, animals or micro-organisms used to alter the speed of biochemical reactions in foods and beverages. Food enzymes are generally used as food additives to enhance digestibility, texture and shelf life of food and beverages. It has wide application in meat processing, dairy industries, alcoholic beverages, and manufacturing of pre-digested foods. Food enzymes are also used as natural fermentation agent (breaking of large sized molecule of carbohydrates fats and proteins) in various amino-acids and specialty foods.