The wood preservative application is expected to continue to dominate the naphthenic acid market in the coming years. The products blended with naphthenic acid enhance the life span of wood-based products by providing them protection from decomposition, decaying, fire, microbes, and insects. The rising importance of wood preservatives to protect wooden products from decaying, decomposition, etc., is expected to remain a driving factor in the coming years. Further, the demand for solvent-based wood preservatives is rising in developing countries, owing to high penetration and lower cost. For instance, the demand for naphthenic acid in China is expected to rise at a great pace due to the increasing demand from furniture manufacturing companies for solvent-based intermediaries for the wood preservativeapplications.

The major factor attributing to the growth of the market is the increasing number of disability cases, due to the rising geriatric population, increasing number of road mishaps, spinal cord injuries and meningitis. These factors are likely to boost the growth of the global personal mobility devices market. As per the revised World Population Prospects, by the United Nations, the number of people aged 60 or above is expected to grow greater than double by 2050, i.e. from 962 million in 2017 to 2.1 billion in 2050, worldwide. This age group is highly vulnerable to different types of age-related diseases, that require personal mobility aid. As per the data from the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) in 2017, the prevalence of disability in the United States was 12.7% for persons of all ages, 25.1% for persons ages 65 to 74 and 48.7% for persons aged above 75 years.

Modelling patient flow in health care systems is vital in understanding the system activity, and therefore, it may prove to be useful in improving their functionality. There are only a few vendors of integrated software-based patient flow solutions, which are fragmented. Few large clinical vendors offer inpatient tracking solutions, which are supposed to be very similar in features and their functionality. Despite the higher adoption rate of patient flow management solutions, the number of hospitals that use this solution to take care of the patient flow management is low in certain developing or underdeveloped countries. Currently, the advanced tools developed by the companies are accelerating the use of patient flow management solutions, and the emerging economies are gradually adopting the same.

Coatings are used for both interior and exterior purposes on yachts and other leisure boats. Yacht coatings for external applications are available in different variants, such as premium topcoats, high build surfaces, various protective primers, finishing primers, and antifouling paints. Additionally, interior topcoats are used for interior application.  There has been a growing demand for leisure boats around the world in the recent years, which, in turn, is surging the demand for marine antifouling coatings market. The tourism industry has been growing at a significant rate and with increasing popularity of coastal and marine tourism activities, the demand for leisure boats have increased over the years.  The global leisure boat market is set to experience favorable growth driven by factors, such as rising boating participation by adults, increasing high net worth population, rapid development of global tourism industry, and accelerating economic growth.

Mining chemicals play a major role in the processing of mineral ores. The consumption of base metals (like iron, steel, aluminum, etc.) and precious metals (such as silver, gold, and platinum) has increased steadily, owing to their various applications in many industries. The metal mining processes require mining chemicals during the stage of processing the respective ores. With the increase in the consumption of these metals, mining activities for these metals have surged, globally, especially in Canada and Mexico. Canada is a global leader in mining operations, with active production of more than 60 metals and minerals, and it is a major producer of primary aluminum, cobalt, diamonds, gold, nickel, platinum group metals, salt, titanium concentrates, as well as uranium.

Migraine is a common neurological disease characterized by recurrent attacks of severe head pain. Often unilateral, the headaches can last from four hours to three days. Pain is often associated with other symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, increased sensitivity to light, increased sensitivity to sound, sweating, and diarrhea. An increasing prevalence of migraine has been reported in women than men. However, it often remains undiagnosed and untreated. Despite improvements in the industry, migraine is still found to remain undiagnosed in at least 50% of patients, and less than 50% of migraine patients consult a physician. The majority of the drugs currently available are approved for the acute form of the condition, led by generic triptans as the first-line treatment. NSAIDs are the commonly used drugs for patients with migraine frequently used NSAIDs for migraine and is effective in treating acute migraine headache. Triptans also effectively relieve the pain associated with migraines.

The Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology includes very small, moving mechanical parts, and the electrical components. This technology is used to fabricate sensors such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, digital compasses, inertial modules, pressure sensors, humidity sensors, and microphones among others. The MEMS technology holds the largest share in overall sensor market across the globe. The implementation of sensors made with MEMS technology in consumer electronic devices is driving its growth in overall sensor market. The sensor manufacturing companies use MEMS technology to fabricate a wide range of sensors owing to its low power consumption, small size, and high precision. The sensor manufacturers develop new MEMS based sensors for various areas of application to increase their market presence in distinctive applications as well as regions across the globe

Owing to the rising need of microbial identification, the market for the same is currently at its best. Several international companies are coming up with the new products for conducting microbial identification, which is giving a positive direction to the market. For instance, in April 2019, Bruker Corporation announced that it introduced new assays, software, and library extensions for its MALDI Biotyper, IR Biotyper, and Fluorocycler XT product lines for microbial identification. These launches have helped in the addition of 238 new bacteria and yeast species in the new CE-IVD marked in vitro diagnostics (IVD) and research-use-only (RUO) reference libraries. This has helped in quick identification of different bacterial and fungal species. Similarly, bioMérieux introduced a new automated diagnostic solution for microbial identification in pharmaceutical production. The new product, EviSight Compact, is an intelligent incubator system that provides real-time culture media reading.

The roles of independent fighting groups are continuously evolving in the modern battlefields. Data from recent combat operations reflect the high frequency of engagements with hostile weapon emplacements in various man-made and natural shelters that cannot be dominated solely using small arms or inferior firepower. The global armed forces are expected to face unprecedented threats on battlefields, where rapidly emerging technologies have substantially altered the balance of power.  The medium caliber ammunition market is expected to grow primarily due to the procurement and upgrade activities undertaken by armed forces to counter the emerging threats. Several contracts for military aircraft, helicopters, infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and armored personnel carriers (APCs) mounted with medium caliber turret guns are currently underway and many new contracts are anticipated to be dispersed during the forecast period, creating a parallel demand for medium caliber ammunition.

Laser is an acronym used for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, which has a specific wavelength and creates high-intensity light. Medical lasers are devices that are used for the treatment of various diseases, such as eye-related diseases, cardiology-related diseases, urology diseases, and tissue removal leading to increased adoption of lasers for diverse medical application, including ophthalmology, dermatology, urology, and cardiovascular. The market revenue includes revenue generated from the devices used for the therapy and excludes the revenue generated from medical lasers used for diagnosis purpose and the services provided by the manufacturers of medical lasers. The market is experiencing a significant growth owing to factors such as high prevalence of eye-related diseases, cardiology issues, neurological issues, and urology related health conditions.