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RTDs/high-strength premixes continued to experience a decline in 2013, with overall volume sales dropping by 2% across Australia. This was consistent with the drop in 2012, but still less of a drop recorded in the previous three years. There are a number of reasons for these declines, although the stabilisation of the reduction in growth is attributed to maturation in terms of adjustment to the alcopop taxation regime introduced in 2009. The drop in demand associated with a rise in prices has now waned with drops in consumption now more reflective of overall consumer sentiment towards RTDs.

In 2013 the number of houses sold in Spain continued to decline, as the effects of the economic crisis remained severe. According to figures published by INE, the Spanish National Statistics Institute, in the first three months of 2013 the number of houses sold declined by 25% compared with 2012. Consequently, in value terms the average price paid per square metre declined by 16% during the first three months of 2013 compared with 2012. As published by INE, the average mortgage amount in Spain...

Chicago has a well-developed financial and professional services industry, thanks to the availability of an educated workforce, beneficial business environment and high quality of life. The city is a major financial centre in North America. In 2012, Chicago created 3.5% of total US GDP, and 40% of this was derived from business services. The metropolitan region boasts a higher than average income level in the US and 42% of its households receive income over US$100,000.

Trucks in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United States trucks market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

RTDs/high-strength premixes in Chile continued to record dynamic growth as consumers see the product as an excellent substitute for beer or spirits. Pisco is as much a traditional a drink in Chile as still red wine and high-strength premixes like pisco or mango sour are as commonly found at a business meeting as they are among mothers at a child's birthday party. Growth in RTDs/high-strength premixes as a whole was in line with that of the review period, growing by 9% in volume terms.

Argentina's price controls were imposed by former President Nestor Kirchner in 2008 and maintained by President Cristina Fernandez to contain surging inflation spurred by rising consumer demand amid a six-year economic expansion programme. During 2012, the government maintained price controls on yerba mate and limited retail sales to only two packs per person per ticket in the first quarter of the year. Yerba mate prices were allowed to rise by between 4-9%, well below the rate of real inflation. Therefore, yerba mate manufacturers focused on the export market, causing shortages in retail stores during the first quarter of 2012.

Molecular Cytogenetics involves the study of chromosomes using molecular biology to understand the role and functions of genes and chromosomes. It plays a crucial role in the early diagnosis of a disease, identification of genetic tendency to cause disease, and prediction of an individual's reaction to drugs. The FISH and aCGH play a prominent role in molecular cytogenetics technology. It involves the screening and diagnostic tests that are used for determining the complex interaction of genes and chromosomes to assess the status of a disease. In addition, molecular cytogenetics is mainly used in the R&D activities of research laboratories for drug discovery, identification of biomarkers, and screening drug candidates that react to these biomarkers.

Sports Equipment in Canada industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Canada sports equipment market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Direct selling is very well developed in Taiwan. Leading players have strong branding and wide product portfolios. In 2013, these companies focused on physical stores for product exposure and to expand their networking capacity into high street locations within major cities.

Led by impressive growth in the insurance industry, the Turkish reinsurance segment expanded at a review-period (2009-2013) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9%, due to frequent natural disasters in the country. The robust growth of the Turkish insurance industry also supported the growth of reinsurance.

"Fish & Seafood Market in South Sudan: Databook to 2017" is the result of Canadean's extensive market research covering the Fish & Seafood market in South Sudan.

Retail volume and current value growth rates for coffee in 2013 were both down slightly on 2012, and also slower than the respective CAGRs for the entire review period. This was mainly due to increasing maturity. The slowdown was also attributable to ongoing political unrest in Thailand, which dented consumer confidence and led some coffee producers and distributors to postpone or scale back investment in new launches and marketing campaigns. Nonetheless, population growth, favourable macroeconomic conditions and improvements in distribution ensured that growth in retail volume and current value sales remained reasonably robust overall. The category's performance was also bolstered by rising urbanisation and the trend towards busier lifestyles, which strengthened consumer appreciation for the stimulant effect of coffee.

Textile machinery is used to produce yarns, fabrics, and threads and in the finishing processes of the Textile industry. There are four major types of textile machinery, namely, spinning, weaving, texturing, and knitting machinery.

Home care recorded a positive performance in 2013 thanks to the introduction of new, added-value products. Consumers remained loyal to brands with which they have had a positive experience and do not often look for alternative products. However, due to the gloomy economic situation in the country, consumers remained price-sensitive and were interested in products that offer good value for money or lower priced private label.

Due to the rising number of beauty bloggers who frequently share make-up tips and tutorials, consumers are becoming increasingly beauty-savvy as they are more familiar and informed on the range of colour cosmetics available. Also, the time frame for new product development is shorter as companies frequently introduce value-added colour cosmetics to meet the changing needs of consumers.

Cyber threats are internet-based attempts to attack information systems and hack critical information. These threats include hacking, malware, and phishing, and have the capability to capture all the critical information stored in information systems. Cyber security protects systems from cyber threats by identifying, monitoring, and resolving attacks while, at the same time, maintaining the confidentiality of information systems. It primarily involves the implementation of measures to detect, monitor, report, and counter such threats. These solutions can be deployed as on-site, cloud-based, or hybrid solutions.

Away-from-home tissue and hygiene sales are being boosted by the growing popularity of consumer food service and tourism in Indonesia. The increasing popularity of eating-out among urban consumers also impacted AFH tissue and hygiene positively, especially napkins, boxed facial tissues and toilet paper. More affluent consumers continue to embrace the habit of visiting food service outlets and the increasingly busy and hectic lifestyle of urban consumers means that they are spending more time outside their homes and are using even more AFH products.

Thanks to integrated shopping centres registering healthy growth, apparel and footwear specialist retailers also recorded current value growth in 2013. Famous brands operated by large players, global brands and specialty retailers of private label clothing (SPA) are mainly located in large shopping centres, which had a positive effect on apparel and footwear specialist retailers in 2013. On the other hand, the number of outlets fell in 2013 due to weak performance of independent stores, in particular those located in traditional markets. In 2013, 200 independent stores were closed.

AML software is used by financial institutions to detect suspicious transactions and analyze customer data. AML software operates under various categories including currency transaction report, customer identity management, transaction monitoring systems, and compliance software. AML solutions provide real-time alerts and tools for financial enterprises to automatically report suspicious events to maximize security and operational efficiency. It is becoming essential for financial enterprises to understand the importance of compliance and to invest in AML technology to reduce the risk factors in business operations.

Calming and sleeping is a small category within consumer health in Slovakia, accounting for retail value sales of EUR3 million in 2013. Few products were available and their compositions and effects were quite similar. The promotion of OTC calming and sleeping products was not visible and consumers often did not know that such products exist. Therefore, calming and sleeping saw a 1% decrease in retail volume sales. Current value sales rose by 1%, mostly because of increasing prices for certain products.

The 5% volume increase of sauces, dressings and condiments packaging remained driven by increasing purchasing power in 2013 thanks to good economic conditions and rising disposable incomes amidst low- income and middle-class consumers in Brazil. This led to wider retail distribution and higher consumer demand for such products, positively impacting the performance of sauces, dressings and condiments packaging over the year.

CNV is defined as a process in which new blood vessels grow in the choroid through the bruch membrane, which is the innermost layer of the choroid, and attack the sub-retinal space. Even though most causes are idiopathic, the known causes are related to degeneration, infections, choroidal tumors and/or trauma. As there is currently no medical treatment for this disease, this abnormal growth can easily lead to impairment of sight or complete loss of vision.

Within surface care, consumers increasingly demand products that offer high effectiveness and/or some added benefits, such as protection of the surface, antibacterial properties or easy application. Therefore, cleaning products with disinfecting ingredients as well as products in convenient packaging, such as trigger sprays, were increasingly in demand among Czech consumers at the end of the review period.

FCoE is a storage protocol that enables fiber channel communications over the Ethernet. The use of FCoE consolidates network data transmission and reduces the complexity of data centers. FCoE transmission encapsulates fiber channel frames into Ethernet frames, which can then be easily transmitted across the network. FCoE also increases the reliability and productivity of enterprise networking infrastructure. This technology is mainly be used in enterprise networks and data center networking.

GlobalData's clinical trial report, "Chronic Pancreatitis Pain Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2014" provides data on the Chronic Pancreatitis Pain clinical trial scenario. This report provides elemental information and data relating to the clinical trials on Chronic Pancreatitis Pain. 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 Chronic Pancreatitis Pain. 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.