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The growth of the nut ingredients market is mainly attributed to the growing preference for plant-based food products, product innovation and developments, changing food landscape and lifestyle, and growing focus on health and wellness. Nuts are nutrient-dense foods that provide essential vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, and protein.

Furthermore, the increasing demand for customized aligners, growing awareness about dental care, and rising disposable incomes are expected to create market growth opportunities. However, limited access to quality dental care and the high costs of clear aligners pose challenges to the market's growth.

The growth of this market is driven by the growth of the biopharmaceutical industry, initiatives by pharmaceutical & biopharmaceutical companies to expand their production capacities, advancements in fill-finish manufacturing processes, and the increasing demand for pre-filled syringes. However, high operational costs and challenges in maintaining drug potency throughout the manufacturing process may restrain the market’s growth.

The growth of the pet food ingredients market is driven by the rising pet population coupled with increasing expenditure on pet food, the growing demand for premium pet food, and an increasing focus on pet health and wellness. However, the stringent regulatory structures and fluctuating raw material prices restrain the growth of this market.

According to the report of IEA, the residential, services, and transport industries consume about 34% of all electricity generated. The energy-saving potential within industries and utilities is immense, particularly within electric motor-driven systems. Roughly 70% of all electrical energy consumed by industry is attributed to the millions of electric motors installed worldwide, with several million more being added annually.

Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) is a set of cloud-based services that enable business users and developers to build applications at a higher speed than on-premise solutions. PaaS provides a flexible, cost-effective cloud platform for developing, running, and managing applications. It includes infrastructure (servers, storage, and networking) and platform (middleware, development tools, database management systems, business intelligence, and more) to support the web application life cycle. It allows programmers to easily create, test, run, and deploy web applications.

Traditional antibodies in lateral flow assays can be replaced with DNA nanostructures capable of binding with a target antigen with high binding affinity and specificity. For example, Atom Bioworks Inc. (U.S.) has developed the DNA Star PoC Diagnostics Platform, a lateral flow assay kit that contains nanoengineered DNA nanostructures instead of traditional antibodies. In 2021, the company was awarded the Rapid Testing Innovation Award at the Advanced Lateral Flow Conference organized by DCN Diagnostics (U.S.) and DIALUNOX GmbH (Germany).

The adoption of digital technologies in dentistry, such as X-rays, intraoral scanners, digital impressions, and CAD/CAM, among others, has led to improved accuracy and efficiency in diagnosis, improved treatment planning, reduction of human error, and personalized treatment solutions. Due to improved patient outcomes, people are more confident than before about opting for tooth replacement procedures.

Newborn screening is a screening program for infants under which pre-symptomatic congenital conditions are detected so that treatment can be commenced as soon as possible to prevent or reduce the long-term consequences of the disease. These programs are usually run by the national or state governing bodies with the aim of screening all infants for a defined panel of disorders that are treatable. These tests include hearing, blood, pulse oximetry, and other similar tests and benefit the newborn to grow normally in the later stages of life.

Malocclusion is the third most common oral health problem globally, following periodontal disease and tooth decay. According to the European Journal of Pediatric Dentistry 2020 data, between 2009 and 2019, the global prevalence of malocclusion was 56%. Africa had the highest prevalence (81%), followed by Europe (72%), America (53%), and Asia (48%). Malocclusion in children and adolescents is a common condition that affects one out of every two people globally.