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BXT-25 has the potential to treat late stage acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) which is the leading cause of death in coronavirus patients.

Prisoners around the country are deprived of nearly all information that can help them keep engaged with their communities.

Street food diversification and growing popularity is still developing in the country. A considerable amount of independent players have surfaced, with upscale offerings in terms of types of cuisines and menu items, but all targeting a remarkable balance between high quality and affordable prices due to the very nature of their outlets. The main example is still the popular Franklin neighbourhood in Santiago. Franklin is a densely populated commercial neighbourhood with street markets and informal commerce. Over the last two years explosive growth in openings of several street outlets offering different international cuisines, such as the aforementioned Thai and Peruvian, Italian, Lebanese, Colombian and Mexican, among others, has occurred. Those outlets are not international cuisine restaurants. They have plastic tables and seats placed on the street and a little kitchen inside a small kiosk or stall. Additionally, the average price per dish is around CLP4,000, which is marginally more expensive than an average meal in a fast food outlet.

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

The Emerging 5 Savory Snacks industry guide provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The guide also contains descriptions of the leading companies including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

In June 2012, the Bulgarian government finally introduced a full ban on smoking in public places, on-trade outlets and public buildings. This ban had faced many delays in its implementation. The government also operated the National Programme for Restricting Smoking during the review period, with this investing in consumer education campaigns highlighting the health dangers of smoking. This programme aims to reduce smoking prevalence and increase the average age at which people start to smoke, offering a website, telephone hotline and free advice in medical centres. The government also banned the sale of single cigarettes in 2010.

A DCS is an automated control system that, rather than being centralized, is distributed across an entire organization. DCSs are distributed in such a way that each component or sub-system of a manufacturing plant is controlled by one or more controllers, thereby providing instructions to different parts of the plant. Thus, instead of having a centrally located control system, each section of the plant has its own control operations. DCS solutions, hence, enable the effective and efficient control and management of the entire plant. Further, they facilitate a reduction in downtime errors and an increase in the productivity of the plant. DCS solutions are adopted by various industries such as Oil and Gas, Power, Pharmaceuticals, Pulp and Paper, Aerospace, Automotive, Shipbuilding, Machinery Manufacturing, Consumer Durables, and Food and Beverages.

The continuing strength of the Swiss franc, despite its being pegged to the euro in September 2011, as well as the economic uncertainty in the EU and the economic turmoil in the US continued to negatively impact inbound tourism and thus the performance of full-service restaurants in 2013. In addition, a strong trend towards home cooking and cocooning in 2013 prevented the category from further growth.

In Uruguay there is not a tradition of smoking cigars and cigarillos and with the exception of some high-income consumers who do smoke cigars regularly, the vast majority of cigars and cigarillos consumers are occasional smokers. The traditionally high prices of Cuban hand-made cigars, which became even more expensive after the tax adjustments of 2007, have put these products out of the reach of even some of the affluent consumers and sales of large cigars have declined sharply.

A number of political and economic difficulties in the second half of 2013, such as the Gezi Park demonstrations, criminal investigations regarding corruption and the depreciation of the Turkish lira, affected consumer foodservice. However, current value growth of 3% was recorded in 2013, thanks to the continued opening of chained stores, especially within fast food, 100% home delivery/takeaway and specialist coffee shops. Chained 100% home delivery/takeaway recorded the most dynamic growth,...

In 2014, growth of store cards continued to slow down in terms of transaction value and volume at 4% and 2% respectively, whilst cards in circulation grew by 1%, suffering the lowest growth rate of the review period. These cards are losing share to co-branded credit cards and pre-paid cards as major retailers, previously active in store cards, struggled to find a compelling value proposition.

The Czech Republic Beverage Forecast report published by Canadean provides essential information on the prospective trends of the beverage industry in chosen country.

2013 was another hard year for the Spanish economy, although macroeconomic developments showed some improvement, especially during the last quarter of the year, with unemployment decreasing in December, and the sovereign prime risk easing the pressure from international markets, leading to a path of weak growth at the end of the year. Despite this, the high unemployment in the Spanish economy in 2013 once again hampered the development of footwear, which declined by 2% in current value terms; a slightly better performance than that achieved in 2012.

Switzerland Cards and Payments: Key Trends & Drivers, Emerging Consumer Attitudes and Credit Card Growth Prospects to 2018" is the result of extensive research into the Financial Services industry covering the credit card market in Switzerland. It provides insights into the market size and growth potentials of Switzerland cards and payment industry for the following categories by number of cards, transaction value and transaction volume:

Tobacco in China, dominated by cigarettes, witnessed a further decelerating trend in volume in 2013. This can be attributed to cigarettes' high level of maturity and rising health awareness among Chinese smokers. On the whole, the general public are becoming more aware of the negative effects of smoking, and reduce their consumption volume. However, thanks to ongoing structural optimisation and increasing personal incomes, retail value sales of tobacco continued to enjoy a healthy growth...

Tourists consumer habits were reflected in tourist attractions in 2013. The decline in domestic tourists purchasing power severely influenced the sales levels of tourist attractions in 2013. The reason for not decreasing substantially was the increase in the number of internationals to tourist attractions in 2013.

Product The Future of the Male Toiletries Market in Germany to 2018 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Male Toiletries consumption trends in Germany, historic and forecast Male Toiletries 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 Male Toiletries sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years.

Cat food is expected to show a marked improvement in its performance in 2014, following a significant slowdown in value growth and decline in volume sales in 2013. In 2013, the category was adversely impacted by new government regulations, leading to the removal of major brands. 2014 is witnessing a comeback by these brands as manufacturers have acted swiftly to adhere to the new requirements set down by the government. This, coupled with a growing number of cats as pets, more veterinary clinics as well as growth in the number of pet shops, will help cat food put in a much better performance in 2014.

MindStream Analytics, a leading consulting firm focused on helping clients improve business understanding and decision making, today announced the availability of Planning XStream – a turnkey Oracle Planning Budgeting Cloud Solution.

The number of outlets increased for self-service cafeterias in 2013, as the leader Venetis AVEET continued to invest in the channel. Nevertheless, self-service cafeterias only has a marginal presence in overall consumer foodservice in Greece, accounting for a negligible share of value sales. Overall, self-service cafeterias has become popular mainly because of the leading player, which has been expanding its network and creating traffic for the whole channel.

GlobalData's report "PharmaSphere: Emerging Biotechnologies - Stem Cell Therapy", provides strategic analysis of the global stem cells industry. It discusses key development trends, regulatory requirements in various markets, recent deals activity and industry dynamic trends, as well as describes the operations strategy of these companies. Furthermore, it includes a geographical segmentation of various markets including the EU and US, as well as emerging markets such as China, India, South Korea, and Israel-providing in-depth analysis of these markets' regulatory framework, key domestic players and their stem cell pipelines, and strategic outlook.

The Future of the Make-Up Market in Chile to 2018 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Make-up consumption trends in Chile, historic and forecast Make-up 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 Make-up sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years.

The Global Asia Beverage Forecast report published by Canadean provides essential information on the prospective trends of the beverage industry in Asia

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

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

Progressive lenses are becoming increasingly popular in Poland in 2014. Polish consumers are better informed about this type of lens and choose them as a convenient method of vision correction. All the leading spectacle lenses manufacturers in Poland are promoting the product with price promotions and offers, such as a second pair of lenses for free. The category leader, JZO Sp zoo, began in March 2014 an intensive advertising campaign of progressive lenses on television, in print, online and in optical goods stores. As a result, the value share of progressive lenses was 10% in 2014, increasing by 9% in value compared with the previous year.

GlobalData's new report, "EU5 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the EU5 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, volume (in units) and average prices (in US dollars) within market segments - NPWT Rental Business and NPWT Sales Business (Stand Alone NPWT Devices, Portable NPWT Devices, NPWT Accessories and NPWT Disposable Devices).