Plastics are inexpensive, lightweight in nature, as well as durable materials that are conveniently molded into several items to be used in an array of uses. As a result, the generation of plastic materials is increasing through the years. Half of all plastics ever manufactured have been made in the last 15 years. Production has increased exponentially, from 2.3 million metric ton in 1950 to 448 million metric ton by 2015. Further, production is expected to double by 2050. Every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste escapes into the oceans from coastal nations. Others end up choking landfills, drains, and rivers, where it is ingested by marine animals. The rest further leaches into soil and water, contaminating the natural environment with poisonous dioxins. Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, as rapidly increasing production of disposable plastic products overwhelms the world’s ability to deal with them. Plastic pollution is most visible in developing Asian and African nations, where garbage collection systems are often inefficient or nonexistent. Even the developed nations continue to face the problem of collecting discarded plastics. A major issue confronting the community and government is waste disposal. A considerable amount of waste is generated when consumers procure and use products. The disposal of waste has become a serious problem due to the increase in the number of consumers and high waste generation.

Industrial packaging comprises drums, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), sacks, pails, crates, and totes, which are used to pack numerous products intended to be used for industrial or commercial purposes. It is designed to protect the consumer and industrial goods from shock & vibration and atmospheric, magnetic, and electrostatic forces during storage or transit. The report analyzes the global industrial packaging market in accordance with product types, material, application, and geography. It includes the revenue generated from sales of industrial packaging across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA. Industrial packaging are used to package chemical & pharmaceutical, building & construction, food & beverage, oil & lubricant, agriculture & horticulture, and others during transit. They are made of are made of materials such as paperboard, plastic, metal, wood, and fiber. To present a detailed market assessment, this study also considers factors that influence the global industrial packaging market, which include the end-use industry trends, drivers, restraints, and opportunities for the market while forecasting the revenues from 2017 to 2023.

The advancements in information and communication technologies are forcing the educators and learners to move past the constraints of time, space, and environment. While traditional classroom education is well-known learning systems outside the classroom, especially those enhanced through technology, are still being discussed. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) represent the final stage in distance education, as these offer open educational resources to the students all around the world. MOOCs are designed to be scalable to large online masses, with free participation and without formal requirements to provide opportunity to learn through hundreds of public and private universities or organizations for millions of individuals around the world. However, since MOOCs became mainstream in 2012, their completion rates remain a highly debated subject, ranging from 0.7% to 52.1%, the median value being 12.6%. The first-generation MOOCs (cMOOCs) were connectivist, student-driven, chaotic, and open-ended. cMOOCs have continued throughout the years through examples, such as CCK08 (2008), PLENK2010 (2010), MobiMOOC (2011), etc. Unlike cMOOCs, xMOOCs or AI-Stanford-like courses are based on cognitive-behaviorist and social constructivism approaches and are web pages, in which the instructor provides video-based courses to a large number of learners.

The report discusses different types of industrial refrigeration systems and components used for various applications. Industrial refrigeration systems are used for massive freezing and refrigeration plants that are usually involved in food & beverage processing, cold storage, and others. They are also used in the manufacturing industry. The report covers industrial systems offerings, which include industrial refrigerators and components. By component, the market is categorized into compressors, condensers, evaporators, controls, and others. Depending on refrigerant type, the market is divided into ammonia, carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbon (HFC), and others. On the basis of application, the market is categorized into fresh fruits & vegetables; dairy & ice cream; meat, poultry, & fish; beverages; chemicals; pharmaceuticals; and others. By region, the market is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.

The report provides market dynamics and trends related to the global mobile banking market. In addition, it presents the market estimations and forecast of the market. The study estimates the revenue generated from the sales related to banking products and services via mobile banking applications and solutions in the market. However, the report excludes revenue generated from sales and post-sale services of mobile banking. For the purpose of analysis, the global mobile banking market has been segmented on the basis of transactions, platforms, and region. The study estimates revenue generated from the sales of mobile banking products and services such as money management, ability to set spending limits on a credit or debit card, complete contactless payments either in-store on online, and other such services via mobile application. Moreover, the platform segment comprises of android, iOS, and others.

The report provides market dynamics and trends related to the global hybrid operating room market. In addition, it presents the estimations and forecast of the market. The study estimates the revenue generated from the sales of hybrid operating room; however, it excludes the hybrid operating room service revenue. The valuations comprise revenue generated from hybrid operating room product type such as intraoperative diagnostic system, operating room fixtures, communication systems and tools, and others. Furthermore, the report excludes revenue generated from post-sale services of hybrid operating room.

Tubes are one of the most popular packaging formats in the cosmetic and personal care segment, primarily attributed to their convenience, portability, and flexibility to hold and dispense a wide variety of products. Various factors, like increasing urbanization, growing millennial population, and rising disposable incomes of consumers are the major contributors to the growth of the market studied. Urbanization has been responsible for boosting disposable income and creating awareness about the availability of different cosmetics products; thus, creating several opportunities for the market players and significantly spurring the demand for tube packing. Laminated tubes are currently governing the market owing to their multi-layered barrier structure. These tubes improve the shelf-life of the product by providing excellent barrier properties and minimize the transfer of oxygen and light, offering protection against bacteria, due to which the demand is rising. For instance, a laminated tube project from Berry Plastics has met the high environmental standards of Burt’s Bees, a personal care products company (pet care line extension).

Large number of next gen memory technologies are under development which promise to meet the growing demand of consumer electronics and enterprise storage systems and applications. Smart phone and other consumer electronics OEMs in particular are looking for the next big competitive advantage, and all signs point to new memory technologies as the most powerful choice. The traditional memories, DRAM and NAND, are falling off Moore's law and therefore research and development is going on for new memory devices. Also, a lot of industries are experiencing technology convergence, resulting in increased complexity of their systems. This convergence is evidenced in numerous devices such as automotive, smartphones, wireless communication and smart factories. In 2017, the information electronics industry saw another peak which resulted in the serious shortage of spare parts. Thus, manufacturers increased their production capacity to meet demand supply gap. Also, introduction of innovative features such as the face recognition in mobile phone by Apple Computer, which later fermented on many application surfaces, including the other mobile phones, access control, unmanned vehicles, automotive, etc. This will increase the demand for highly complex natured integrated circuits (ICs) in coming years. Such trends along with increasing complexity in consumer electronics design and growing automotive expertise is also expected to drive the demand for SLC NAND flash memory worldwide.

An ideal care management solution addresses all the problems faced in five critical parts of the healthcare system i.e. data integration, patient stratification and intake, patient engagement, care coordination, and performance measurement. These solutions are observing a significant rise in the demand from the current market perspective.  There is a swelling pressure on healthcare providers to cut the overall costs and improve patient care. The challenges in the digital transformation of the healthcare industry can be envisaged considering the process of version control when it comes to managing millions of non-uniform electronic patient records, integrating with social and healthcare information, personal data privacy, drug theft, and counterfeiting and developing infrastructure to connect countless trusts, hospitals, surgeries, and clinics. Care management, when done at its best, tends to reduce the cost and increase the quality of care for those individuals identified in the program. While Medicare data suggests that only 5% of a healthcare organization’s population consumes 50% of its resources, health systems must look beyond that 5% and also use a strategy that may allow them to identify and work with the people they may impact the most.

Buildings are responsible for up to 24% of greenhouse gas emissions and account for over 40% of the world’s total primary electricity use. These numbers are increasing YOY due to the rising global population and improving living standards. The global landscape is likely to be confronted with energy shortage in the future, and unfavorable climate changes are quite evident. It has been established with sufficient evidence that the present energy generation system is not sustainable. There is a need to shift to renewable sources such as solar energy for clean and sustainable energy.