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The UK health and wellness category reported positive growth in 2013, as sales rose by 3% to GBP877 million. While a positive performance was recorded in 2012 and 2013, sales nevertheless remained well below pre-recession levels. Trading conditions are still very difficult - to the extent that one of the UK's leading spas, Sanctuary Spa Covent Garden, is to cease operating in May 2014. The decision to close the spa is said to be due to rising costs; it is located in a listed building in one of the most iconic locations in London, Covent Garden, as well as the fact that it has witnessed a decline in the number of day guests, as more women are choosing to have spa experiences at home.

From a smaller base, the cat population in China enjoyed a faster increase in 2013 than the dog population, at 2%. The rising number of cat owners are usually eager to obtain better cat food and service, particularly those consumers living in high-tier cities. Overall, cat food in China registered healthy volume and current value growth over the review period.

Latest GDP figures show that the Vietnamese economy grew by 5.0% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q1 2014, and we believe that our 2014 real GDP growth forecast of 5.9% remains in sight. Indeed, we believe that increased macroeconomic stability, combined with pro-growth policies will help the economy accelerate from 2013 levels, which will be welcome news for the country's shipping sector. Key downside risks to this view include a faster-than-anticipated slowdown in China, as well as the stalling of the country's reform drive.

CRAMS is defined as the process of outsourcing research services/ product manufacturing activities to organizations which can provide the service at a low cost. CRAMS basically consists of the following two activities: contract research and contract manufacturing. CRAMS is mainly used in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology sectors that require extensive R&D and large-scale manufacturing facilities. It is expected that the demand for contract research and contract manufacturing is expected to increase in India in the future.

Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook for LNG Terminals in the Middle East and Africa - New Exporters and Importers to Drive LNG Capacities in the Region

Compound Semiconductor Market by Type (III-V, II-VI, IV-IV, Sapphire), Deposition Technology (CVD, MBE, HVPE, Ammonothermal, MOVPE, LPE, ALD), Product (Power, Opto - Electronic), Application, and Geography - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2013 - 2020

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Product Pipeline Review - 2014

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the rail infrastructure construction industry in Portugal. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the rail infrastructure construction industry, including a breakdown of the data by construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition). 'Rail Infrastructure Construction in Portugal to 2018: Market Databook' provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the rail infrastructure construction industry in Portugal. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Portuguese construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

E-cigarettes are rapidly gaining popularity and are emerging as a competitor to traditional cigarettes in Denmark. Usage increased particularly fast, by up to 50%, in 2013 where e-cigarettes' smoking prevalence reached 3.4% equalling 200,000 adults. In cigarette volume terms, e-cigarette consumption increased by around 170,000 sticks to reach 500,000 in total in 2013. This accelerated growth was most likely down to the increase of taxation on traditional cigarettes in April 2012, the tightening of smoking laws in August 2012 which further narrowed the public space for traditional tobacco smoking but excluded e-cigarettes vapour, coupled with growing exposure and availability of e-cigarettes in retail.

"Ice Cream Market in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Databook to 2017" is the result of Canadean's extensive market research covering the Ice Cream market in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Data center power solutions are playing vital role in various industry verticals as it provides cost-efficient solutions for networking and provision to raise the capability of data centers, while maintaining the life cycle of IT equipment. The Telecom and Information Technology (IT) vertical is expected to hold the largest market share of the total data center power market throughout the forecast period of 2014 to 2019. The Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) vertical is estimated to follow Telecom and IT, in terms of market share. Enormous growth is expected in the Asia-Pacific region, due to rising electricity cost and strict government regulations. Power distribution solutions are expected to hold a major portion of the total data center power market. However, there is growing trend of providing complete integrated power module by vendors in this market.

This is a professional and depth research report on Global and China Carrageenan industry. The report firstly introduced Carrageenan basic information included Carrageenan definition classification application industry chain structure industry overview; international market analysis, China domestic market analysis, Macroeconomic environment and economic situation analysis and influence, Carrageenan industry policy and plan, Carrageenan product specification, manufacturing process, product cost structure etc. then statistics Global and China key manufacturers Carrageenan capacity production cost price profit production value gross margin etc details information, at the same time, statistics these manufacturers Carrageenan products customers application capacity market position company contact information etc company related information.

Voice America Talk Radio Network, Internet broadcasting pioneer, producing and syndicating online audio and video, today announced that Vanderbilt’s Head Coach, Tim Corbin, of the 2014 College World Series National Champions will join Alumni and Host, Mickey Ellison, of the “Mickey Ellison Show” radio program on the VoiceAmerica Variety Channel http://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/79964/changing-the-world-vanderbilt-baseball-coach-tim-corbin.

For people who are seeking premium firearms, finding handguns from Kimber can pose a challenge. Kimber pistols are an industry leader in accurate, reliable handguns. While they are highly sought after, they are also hard to find.

Voice America Talk Radio Network, Internet broadcasting pioneer, producing and syndicating online audio and video, today announced that Margaret Moore will join Margaret Jacobson host of The Mother Rising radio program on the Voice America Empowerment Channel (http://www.voiceamerica.com/channel/251/voiceamerica-empowerment) Thursday, September 11, 2014, at 4 p.m. Pacific Time.

Specialty carbon black is a high-end refined chemical manufactured by burning of hydrocarbons in limited air supply. Specialty carbon black or pigment black is the purest form of carbon black with lower level of ash, sulfur and metals along with other impurities. Specialty carbon black is made by using four processes namely furnace black, thermal black, acetylene black and lampblack. Specialty carbon black is a segment of carbon black where other segments include rubber and commodity carbon black. Specialty carbon black had a share of about 9% in 2013 in the global carbon black market.

Biopreservation involves various techniques such as hypothermic storage, vitrification and cryopreservation in laboratory and clinical environment. Increase in demand for cell-banking systems, such as umbical cord banking, tissue banking and cell banking, has led to increase in the biopreservation market with a high growth rate. Umbilical Cord Blood Banking is a technique involving collection and storage of baby’s umbical cord cells and tissues in an appropriate environment to preserve it with sustained integrity. It is done as a result of potential stored in blood cells of umbical cord, that when required, these cells can be used to create new tissue or organs. This can help a person in fighting against various diseases and deficiencies.

Electric vehicles are powered by electric motors, which uses energy from rechargeable batteries. Electric vehicle are more user and environmental friendly as compared with gasoline based vehicles. These vehicles do not produce any tailpipe emissions, reduces dependency on oil and are cheaper to operate. Based on their power source, there are three types of electric vehicles: directly powered from an external power station, powered by stored electricity originally from an external power source and powered by an on-board electrical generator.

Dementia is one of the serious brain disorders which lead to memory loss, language and thinking ability. Dementia is caused by death of brain cells. The most common forms of Dementia are Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia and frontotemporal dementia. Moreover, movement disorders are also neurological condition that affects the movement of the body. Movement disorders include several conditions, such as Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, Ataxia and Wilson disease.

Automotive batteries are rechargeable batteries that supplies electric energy to automobiles, most essentially for automotive SLI (starting, lighting and ignition) system. Automotive batteries also provide power to automobile accessories such as radio, music players, air conditioners, wipers and charging plugs.

A sleep disorder is a medical condition of the sleeping patterns of a person and animal. Some sleep disorders, such as insomnia, sleep apnea, RLS, bruxism, narcolepsy and sleepwalking poise negative effects on human health. These sleeping disorders affect not only personal health; they also pose adverse effects on personal relationships and reduce neural efficiency of patients. To overcome on this problem, sleep aids play an important role for diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. Sleep aids include medications and sleep-aid devices for diagnosis and treatment of the disorders.

The liver is one of the most important organs of the human body and performs major functions, such as removal of harmful substances from blood, maintains adequate level of chemicals in the body and stores nutrients for all cellular and biological activities. Improper functioning of liver cause many severe diseases, such as hepatitis A, B, C, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and tumors. Some inherited diseases, such as Wilson’s Disease, Alagille Syndrome and Hemochromatosis are also occurred by improper functioning of liver. Some of the major reasons for improper functioning of liver are genetic disorder, excessive alcohol consumption and obesity. Some of these may also lead to permanent damage of liver.

Dori Kozak, Seegrid’s Marketing Manager, explored the key reasons manufacturing is vital to the US economy in the company blog. Kozak explored key points regarding the importance of manufacturing, such as without a robust manufacturing sector, the U.S. will have great difficulty balancing its foreign trade, manufacturing is the principal source of innovation and R&D activity in the U.S. economy, as well as manufacturing is vital to US national security and defense.

The report, “UV Curable Resins Market by Application (Coatings, Inks, Adhesives, & Others), End-User Industry (Graphic Arts, Industrial Coatings, Electronics, & Others) & Geography - Trends & Forecasts to 2018” defines and segments the global UV curable resins market with an analysis and forecasting of the global consumption volume and value.

The global eClinical solutions market is broadly categorized into two segments, namely, products and professional services. The products segment is further classified into clinical data management system/electronic data capture (CDMS/EDC), clinical trial management systems (CTMS), electronic clinical outcome assessment (eCOA), randomization and trial supply management (RTSM), safety solutions, and others. The professional services segment is classified into implementation services, training, support services, and consulting.