Estimating number of prey killed by carnivores such as wolves (Canis lupus) per unit time, or kill rate, is important for the conservation and management of carnivores and their prey. We reviewed ...

Financial ratios are tools used to assess the relative strength of companies by performing simple calculations on items on income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements. Ratios measure ...

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The ability of a company to convert short-term assets into cash is one of the primary concerns of financial managers because liquidity problems can have a big impact on operational efficiency and ...

To evaluate the purity of nucleic acid and protein samples, molecular scientists frequently compare the recorded spectrophotometric absorbance of a sample at 260 nm to the value measured at 280 nm.

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A ratio compares two or more quantities by using parts of a whole. In this bracelet, there are 2 parts red compared to 3 parts blue. The ratio of red beads to blue beads is 2 : 3. This is said aloud ...

When it comes to investing, you've likely heard the arguments for putting your hard-earned money into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or mutual funds to diversify your portfolio or to allocate more of ...