The adoption of electric vehicles around the world has increased significantly over the past few years, which can be majorly ascribed to the increasing awareness among people. The transportation industry is hugely responsible for the surging levels of air pollution. As people are recognizing the negative effects of owning traditional internal combustion engine vehicles on the environment, they are increasingly opting for electric vehicles which do not cause as much harm to the environment.…

Urbanization has taken the world by storm, and while people living in cities are provided with as many facilities as possible, it cannot be said that there are no negative aspects of advancements. As the disposable income of people is increasing, the number of vehicles on roads in growing as well. This is further causing traffic congestion on roads, majorly in urban areas. For example, 90 hours are spend on an average by people in the U.S. in traffic jams every year, which further increased…

The rising air pollution in several countries because of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-powered vehicles coupled with the increasing road traffic congestion in the major cities and towns is fueling the popularity of electric bikes or e-bikes across the world. Moreover, the governments of various countries are providing subsidies and incentives, in the form of discounts and price reductions, on the purchase of e-bikes, which is, in turn, driving the sales of these…

Wherever there is life, there will be disease! Therefore, since the beginning of the human civilization, the focus on health and wellbeing has been strong, regardless of how little understanding of the concept early humans had. In the modern world, healthcare services are dispensed at places ranging from the single-doctor neighborhood clinic to multi-specialty hospitals with hundreds of beds. However, with more diseases being discovered and the footfall of patients steadily rising, even such…

With the increasing prevalence of road accidents, the demand for advanced wound care products is rising sharply. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), road accidents claim the lives of around 1.3 million people every year. The organization also found that around 20 to 50 million people across the world are diagnosed with non-fatal injuries because of road accidents every year. As advanced wound care products exhibit a higher absorption capacity than the conventional wound care…

The increasing preference for healthcare information technologies (HCITs) has led to the widescale adoption of ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) systems, globally. HCITs facilitate the secure exchange of health information between consumers, payers, and providers and enable the management of health information across all computer systems. According to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) under the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), office-based…