The growth of m-commerce and e-commerce have accelerated the demand for secure payment options and improved the demand for smart cards. Loyalty cards offered by retail stores contain the information of customers and points earned by them through purchases. All such factors are expected to drive the market during the forecast period.The rising number of fraudulent transactions every year is increasing the need for secure payments worldwide. The adoption of Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) cards and EMV point-of-sale (POS) terminals is increasing worldwide,eliminating the risk of fraudulent transactions.The concept of EMV is a combined effort from Europay, MasterCard, and Visa to enhance the security of financial transactions and improve payment standards.Merchants and consumers in the US are gradually adopting EMV chip technology.The chip-enabled smart cards offer improved security by generating a unique onetime

code for the approval of a transaction.An increase in e-commerce transactions has increased the adoption of smart EMV cards as these cards allow safe online transactions. Chip and PIN EMV cards are replacing magnetic swipe cards in the payment card segment. European countries are early adopters of EMV payment cards because of liability shift. They are followed by APAC and American countries where the user base of EMV payment cards is increasing.

The growing sectarian-based violence and inter-regional conflicts coupled with the rising purchase of small arms by civilians across the globe for self-protection are the prime catalysts driving the market.Over the forecast period, the small arms market is expected to register a CAGR of 2.49%, propelled by the escalating demand for revolvers, pistols, rifles, and machine guns in the troubled countries of Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe.EMEA accounted for the largest share of the global market with 50.25% in 2015;this trend is likely to continue over the next few years. It has been observed that the revenue generated from small arms imports to the Middle East hiked from $342 million in 2012 to $630 million in 2013, reflecting a staggering growth rate of 84%.Another vital factor contributing to the growth of the overall region is the thriving activities of poaching and hunting of elephants and rhinos, in the forests of Africa,

which employ the use of high-caliber hunting rifles.In today's world of instability and volatility, safety and security have become a

matter of concern for most civilians. This rising fear of attacks has led many citizens to adopt measures to ensure self-protection through personal ownership of small arms like handguns. In 2015, 62.15% of the overall market accounted for small arms held by civilians.

Analog X-ray systems: Analog X-ray systems consist of three major components: intensifying screen, X-ray film, and light-proof housing (or cassette). The analog system performs the qualitative and diagnostic assessment of an image by using negatoscopes, which define parameters according to appropriate lighting conditions such as "No more than 50 lux" and the luminance of emitted light.

SMEs and large enterprises find it difficult to manage and protect the growing data volumes. Organizations require efficient backup, storage, and recovery. Traditional backup solutions, such as external hard drives, tape backup, network-attached storage, and writeable/re-writable optical media are inefficient solutions and require large capital resources for implementation. These solutions are considered to be inefficient because full tapes or hard discs need to be replaced on a daily basis and also require a secure place for storage. IT departments are considering adopting cloud solutions and pay-as-you-go plans for data protection because the resources for traditional backup are limited. DPaaS is available at a significantly lower cost with various new capabilities for data protection. DPaaS includes the following:

Skin diseases affect 35%-75% of people from all age groups across the world. Accurate diagnosis of skin diseases is difficult unless a biopsy is performed; however, physical examination sometimes gives the diagnosis for most of the skin diseases. Dermatology diagnostic devices facilitate non-invasive diagnosis. Traditionally, microscopes were used to detect and diagnose skin conditions, but they could not provide accurate results. The demand for advanced dermatology diagnostic services is increasing with the increasing prevalence of dermatological conditions such as psoriasis, melanoma, and acne.

Current structure: The hospitals operating are public and private sectors, with experienced oral healthcare professionals. For example, in the UK, hospitals under the National Health Service (NHS) provide gold standard dental facilities and services to the people. The majority of the hospitals and clinics in the UK fall under NHS, which is the largest publicly funded healthcare organization. However, NHS dental treatment does not provide funds or include cosmetic dental treatments, such as teeth whitening, as these services are not considered as clinically essential under the NHS dental guidelines.

Cooling solutions are used in data centers worldwide to lower the heat generated by IT equipment. Data centers operate CRAC and CRAH units, including air conditioners, chillers, cooling towers, economizers, humidifiers, and modern containment systems that offer rack cooling. These cooling units involve the use of air and liquid-based cooling techniques. As the cooling process accounts for 36% of the power consumed in data centers, vendors are innovating and testing techniques to reduce the operational expenditure (OPEX) associated.

A data center is a centralized storehouse, physical or virtual, for remote storage, management, and processing of data and information. Data centers are required to house enterprise IT infrastructures. They constitute the backbone of essential business operations. The demand for cloud-based services is increasing among enterprises worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies. Several industry verticals worldwide are using advanced technologies to gain a competitive advantage. The complexities associated with business applications have increased because of the enormous growth in data volumes. This has triggered an increase in the need for construction and renovation of data centers worldwide.

Baked savory snacks fall under the snacks food category; The ingredients mainly used in baked savory snacks include potato, corn, nuts, seeds, wheat, rice, tapioca, and oats. Baked savory snacks are consumed in between meals. Their consumption has increased as breakfast items, after dinner snacks, and food items for social gatherings and celebrations.

An ultracapacitor is an energy storage device that stores energy through an electric field, whereas a battery stores and generates energy through a chemical reaction. Ultracapacitors can store higher charge quantity than batteries as they conduct electricity through an electric field, making them ideal for applications requiring high electric current and voltage. An ultracapacitor has two electrodes: one positive and one negative. These electrodes are coated with activated carbon, a sponge-like substrate that is porous in nature. The electrode is dipped in an electrolyte consisting of positive and negative ions. When a voltage is applied to the electrode, oppositely charged ions start moving toward the electrode and accumulate at its surface. This movement of oppositely charged ions creates an electric field that helps in storing energy. The electrodes used in ultracapacitors have two charged coating on their surface, thus it is also called double layer capacitor.