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Tucked into an obscure corner of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art -- resting peacefully -- are the remnants of the once famous English "Star Hotel." This Norfolk Hotel was the setting for the Charles Dickens' legendary novel "David Copperfield." And according to the Ghost Doctor (aka Dr. Pete and Dr. Stew) paranormal investigators and licensed NYC tour guides, the Star Hotel may now be accepting reservations for some ghostly guests this holiday season.

A new market research report by Transparency Market Research (TMR), titled, "Aspartame Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2016–2024," presents a detailed overview of the market after thorough primary and secondary research. It studies the current competitive dynamics and other aspects of the market to project future growth.

Telemedicine is defined as the application of telecommunication technology to provide clinical healthcare to patients, particularly in remote patient care. There are various technologies and devices such as cameras, internet, satellites, and wireless communication that are used to provide telemedicine services, for instance, videoconferencing. Telemedicine provides clinical care services mainly through two technologies: pre-captured and real-time. Telemedicine helps eliminate distance barriers and improves access to medical services that would often not be easily accessible in rural areas. Moreover, it helps save lives in critical care and emergency situations.

Residential security is a part of physical security, which ensures safety and security of residential buildings and individuals. With an increase in theft and burglary in residences and a rise in the aging population in Europe, the demand for physical security solutions such as intruder alarms and electronic locks have surged. The installation of physical security solutions in residences has led to a reduction in the number of criminal attacks on residences. Residential security solutions provide around-the-clock protection to residences from gas leaks, fire, and other hazards. They provide 24/7 monitoring services to homeowners and an option to raise an alert in case of emergency. In Europe such solutions are also used to monitor infants and pets at home. Also, they are accessible from any remote location through smart devices such as cell phones, tablets, and laptops.

Smart home consists of internal network, home automation, and intelligent control. It is commonly defined as a home which is equipped with digital devices, home appliances, and other equipment. These devices and appliances are interconnected with each other and can be remotely accessed by the user with the help of their smartphone and tablets from a remote location. Smart home offers wide variety of applications such as home automation, home security, energy management, home cloud, and e-health services. It provides a better experience to consumers by providing comfort and convenience.

Software as a Service (SaaS) based human resource management (HRM) refers to the human resource software operated in cloud computing environment. SaaS-based HRM applications enables to manage and control aspects of human resource activities to maintain all employees' data from joining to retirement. In addition, SaaS-based HRM applications include human resource activities such as application tracking, directory management, electronic forms processing, time & attendance management, and others such as leave management, and payroll management. SaaS-based HRM applications enables to enhance the productivity of human resource staff by offering self-service web interfaces.

PLC is a product that regulates various automation and mechanical processes in manufacturing plants. It controls applications by maintaining connectivity via field devices such as sensors, transmitters, and actuators. A PLC receives commands and signals from field devices and other industrial systems through a control system communication protocol. It uses various programming languages such as ladder diagrams, functional block diagrams, and instruction lists to regulate processes.

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is collection of services that communicate with each other. The communication comprise of data transfer involving two or more services facilitating specific functionality. SOA consist of modules that are built as software components called services. The components are discrete pieces of data structures that can be reused for diverse purposes, thereby providing flexibility into the software systems. SOA enhances the ability of infrastructure to transform in response to change in the business environment. It also supports the management of re-usable business services as it compromise of flexible components.

Online fashion retail in India includes the sale of apparel and non-apparel products through the Internet. The apparel segment includes all kinds of apparel for men and women. The non-apparel segment includes footwear, watches, bags, and other accessories. When combined, they form the fashion segment online.

Mobile Business Process Management (BPM) provides access to business processes from in real time. It delivers enriched experience to the enterprises and helps them to improve business responsiveness, processing times and increase worker productivity. It enhances corporate performance by optimizing and managing company's business processes. It is a process that offer services similar to total quality management and backed by technology support.

Augmented reality is an emerging technology that permits the overlay of computer graphics on the real world. It includes scanning the physical real-world environment, which is then enhanced/augmented by adding virtual computer-generated information to it. End-users can make use of this technology through applications developed for mobile devices. It involves blending digital content with the physical world.

A wireless chipset or wireless adapter or wireless internet card is an internal hardware design used in computer or wireless communication systems to communicate with other wireless enabled devices. These chipsets are primarily used in hardware including external wireless local area network (WLAN) adapters or WLAN cards. The most common wireless chipsets used in computers is wireless cards with 802.11g or 802.11b wireless technology.

Packaging is becoming an important facet, not only in enriching aesthetic appeal but also in improving the functionality of the product. Airless packaging is an example of the aforementioned attributes. Airless packaging is usually the technique of product dispensing based on environmental pressure differences which creates a vacuum in the container that evacuates the product. Moreover, airless packaging not only provides users with adequate quantity, but also helps in furthering the shelf life of products by more than 15%. Furthermore, the quality of the product is maintained as air or other element is not required for evacuation process further helping manufacturers to deliver products without compromising on the quality. Airless packaging finds major application in cosmetic packaging, however rapid product development are anticipated to create new end use applications in food and beverages and in consumer goods.

IT can be defined as an integrated platform that includes hardware, software, and IT services. The role of IT in an organization is to integrate various business processes and thus ensure smooth flow of information and processes. IT also helps organizations align their business processes with various technologies. The IT market in GCC is faces few challenges including political and social uncertainties and regulatory compliances. Unfavorable regulatory environment restricts the entry of new players into the market.

IT can be defined as an integrated platform that includes hardware, software, and IT services. The role of IT in an organization is to integrate various business processes and thus ensure smooth flow of information and processes. They also help organizations to align their business processes with various technologies and improve the overall efficiency.

The handbags market in Italy is expected to witness negative year-on-year growth. In 2014, the handbags market in Italy was dominated by the totes segment. The declining economy has resulted in negative growth both in terms of revenue and volume for all product categories.

Electron beam wafer inspection system is a semiconductor fabrication device, which is primarily used during the process of semiconductor wafer manufacturing. The primary application of the system is to locate a fault in the wafers before packaging it. With the growing technological advancement the application of electron beam wafer inspection system is spreading across the automotive, industrial and consumer electronics field globally. The market has been segmented into by application which includes consumer electronics, automotive, industrial segment among others. The market for electron beam wafer inspection systems by geography has been segmented into, Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa and South America.

A research study by Transparency Market Research (TMR), titled "Steel Processing Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2016–2024," offers a thorough overview of the market. The product portfolio, key applications, technological developments, competitive landscape, and geographical segmentation of the global steel processing market have been discussed at length in the scope of the research study. Moreover, with the help of analytical tools, the research study has presented the historical data and predicted statistics related to the global market.

Software testing is a carried out to identify the functional faults of a software prior to its release in the market. The process includes validation methods and procedures to test and execute the code under testing conditions. Testing can be offered on cloud or on-premise. On cloud, testing is done through SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS models. Testing PaaS is a cloud-based platform that helps organizations transfer testing facilities to a third party. The testing PaaS model offers a simplified solution for managing issues coming from variability. Depending on the end-user, the amount of infrastructure used can be increased or decreased for managing the existing system. In addition, PaaS is considered an option for iterative tasks as these can be measured and quantified. PaaS is preferred mostly by organizations that do not have much knowledge regarding the design or the product system. Testing PaaS is growing mostly on public cloud as it is a highly scalable model and helps in cost savings.

The trend of premium and indulgent desserts is creating new avenues for players in the global market for cocoa, finds a study by Transparency Market Research (TMR). The report, titled "Cocoa Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2013–2019," observes that consumers of cocoa are choosing healthier snacks over confectionaries, which in turn is prompting market players to come up with innovative products and gain a stronger position in the market.

Carotenoids are the organic pigments naturally occurring in plants and have been used for food colorings with beta- carotene for a long time. However, with continuous research and development, carotenoids have found relevance in feeds and food supplements. The market is expected to exhibit a marginal growth compared to previous years. The majority of sales of the global carotenoids market come from the mature markets such as North America and Europe. Markets such as Asia Pacific and the rest of the world are expected to exhibit sizeable growth in the coming years and Europe significantly dominates the market.

A new research study by Transparency market Research (TMR) finds that the worldwide market for food container is likely to register a phenomenal rise in its valuation in the forthcoming years. The research report, titled "Food Container Market - Global Industry Size, Market Share, Trends, Analysis, And Forecasts 2012–2018," provides an all-inclusive assessment of this market based on its historical performance, present status, and future prospects.

Synthetic rubbers are considered as a worthy alternative to natural rubber, owing to which they are being used extensively across the globe. The rising use of synthetic rubbers in diverse industrial sectors is one of the primary factors augmenting the growth of the global synthetic rubber market. At present, this market is moderately consolidated in nature and is projected to witness a high level of competition in the next few years.

The global kaolin and metakaolin market majorly gains its strength from the increasing construction activities worldwide. Kaolin in general finds usage in sanitary ware and white ware, besides which it also finds application across industries such as ceramics, paper, adhesives, and other specialty uses. Meanwhile, the use of metakaolin is increasing in cement applications to reduce carbon emission, thus creating an ecofriendly alternative for traditional materials.

Metal finishing refers to a surface process under which another alloy, polymer, or metal is applied over a metallic substrate. It includes various methods which are utilized by numerous metal manufacturing industries and the finishing takes place on a ready metal part. This coating process is of three main types, namely hybrid, organic, and inorganic. Of these, the technology of inorganic metal finishing is employed in a number of industries while the components utilized in inorganic metal finishing are also utilized in broad range of applications worldwide.