Enhancing fuel efficiency will continue to be one the key targets for all automotive OEMs, Tier-I suppliers, automobile owners, and other stakeholders of the automotive industry. Several measures have been initiated by stakeholders to enhance the fuel efficiency parameter. Significant R&D investments have been made for decades in the field of powertrain technologies, fuel technologies, and substantial efforts have been made to enhance engine performance in order to improve fuel efficiency. The same can be achieved by making a few improvements to the driving style and on-road behavior of the driver. Driving style optimization through modifications to travel velocity, gear shifts, and acceleration rates can also lead to significant fuel efficiency. Studies indicate that continuous advisories to drivers on optimum driving techniques can lead to fuel-efficient improvements of up to 60%. This necessitates a system that can continuously monitor and render constructive driving recommendations to the driver.

The main use of an animation software is to generate animated images, which gives the illusion of movement when the images are shown as a sequence. There are numerous tools available to the end users to create a realistic virtual image according to their requirements. Apart from creating animated movies like Frozen and Shrek, 3D animation is also used in films to improve the visual effects, and also in AEC and automotive projects. The rapid advancement in technologies and use of animation software in the media and entertainment and other industries has made 3D animation popular among the general masses.

The networking market is undergoing several turbulences due to a gradual decline in the hardware business in the domestic and international marketplace. Organizations are shifting toward cost-effective software and service-centric IT solutions to increase business performance and remain competitive. Innovations in networking solutions are required to improve wireless systems for enterprises. The demand for wireless services and connectivity solutions has increased among enterprises with the rise in enterprises mobility solutions. Enterprises require faster broadband speed and seamless Wi-Fi connections to perform business operations at a high rate.

Competency-based education is an educational model in which the emphasis is primarily on acquiring proficiency in skills that are measured through assessments along with credits given to skills learned through work experience or in earlier programs. It differs from traditional education models that rely on a credit hour-based system of credentialing. While traditional educational models are fixed-time models, in competency-based education programs, student competency and learning are the areas of focus with time being a variable, as in competency-based education, since the learning is self-paced, students can prioritize modules, and accordingly allot time for each module.

The hot drinks packaging market in the US will post a CAGR of 2.93% during the forecast period. Coffee exports in the US are estimated to be worth $4 billion in 2016, with Americans consuming 400 million cups of coffee every day, making them the leading consumers of coffee in the world.

Micro-insurance products are coverage policies targeted at households with low income levels. Micro-insurance plans provide tailored insurance coverage policies for individuals with little or low saving plans. Such policies provide lower value assets and compensation for injury, illness, or death to an individual than in other insurance policies. Micro-insurance companies assist poor families by offering customized insurance plans to meet the specific needs of the customers. The value of the coverage policy is lower compared to other insurance plans because of which the policyholder pays smaller premiums to the insurance company than in the case of a usual plan. The micro-insurance market is stronger in developing countries which offer high growth opportunities for the insurance industry

A smart city uses ICT, including mobile networks, to improve the quality of livelihood in a sustainable way. A smart city combines and shares disparate comprehensive data sets captured by intelligently-connected infrastructure, people, and vehicles, to generate new insights. It also provides ubiquitous services that enable citizens to access information about city administrative services, improve the efficiency of city operations, enhance security levels, fuel economic activity, and even increase resilience to natural disasters.

Cloud computing solutions are IT solutions that are deployed in the ICT systems and eliminate the need to install in-house hardware and software. The cost of in-house IT solutions is relatively low compared to cloud-based solutions among most of the IT deployment models. Cloud computing solutions have been implemented in a majority of organizations, irrespective of the size of the business. Firms that have high IT budgets and are willing to spend more on flexible IT solutions have majorly invested in cloud computing solutions. However, some of the firms are still using on-premise solutions due to cloud security concerns and also due to resistance from in-house IT departments.

VSAT terminals are communication terminals that transmit and receive text, audio, and video data using satellite broadband Internet services. These terminals operategeostationary satellites on Ku, Ka, and C bands. These terminals are 1.2-2.4 meters in diameter. A VSAT network comprises a main station or hub and other sites located in remote places, which communicate with the geostationary satellite. These networks provide wireless broadband connectivity in remote and underserved areas that are not covered by wireline networks. They also provide value-added services such as local area network (LAN) services, internet access, and data transmission. There are three types of VSAT transmissions: time division multiple access (TDMA), demand assigned multiple access (DAMA), and single channel per carrier (SCPC)/ multiple channels per carrier (MCPC).

Transcriptomics involves the collection and analysis of transcriptomes of different types of cells or tissues present in an organism. The transcriptome characterizes the set of all RNA molecules, which is a part of the genetic code. The difference in genetic expression symbolizes the wide-ranging biochemical and physical differences present among various cells and tissues that may cause genetic disorders.