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1.61803399, is known as the golden ratio (Livio). Artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci and Raphael used the golden ratio in many of their most famous artworks. How did the golden ratio increase the popularity of their artworks? The golden ratio seen in artworks is thought to be more appealing and pleasing to an audience because the geometric proportions are easy for the eyes to scan. The eye is able to scan an image the fastest when it is shaped as a golden ratio rectangle (Livio). For this…

earnings surprise to be 7.92% (from Zacks). Short-Term (5 years, Zack) and Long-Term (estimate average for next 50 years) growth are 9.95% and 8%. Expected Return of the company based on our valuation is 9%. Currently, AVY P/E ratio is 20.2, justified P/E is 25.0 and P/E ratio of the Chemical (Specialty) industry is 25.1. POSCO ADR (PKX) POSCO ADR (PKX) is a company that manufactures steels. The company S&P STARS Rank is 4 stars (BUY) and the timeliness-Valueline is 2. The returns for the last…

price per earnings ratio, price/earnings to growth ratio, and forecast earnings growth. The estimated earnings growth show in Graph 1 seem unstable. It seem to be doing while every other year, which does not look stable to shareholders. Then considering the PEG ratio is promising some growth. Lastly, allowing for the price per earnings ratio, graph 3, to look at the profitability of Valvoline which is decreasing in the estimated years to come. The growth compared to the P/E ratio, the growth…

by the ratios illustrated in the clustered column chart titled “Mid Penn 's Capital Adequacy Ratios for 2014 and 2013” in the appendix. In 2013 and 2014, Mid Penn’s ratios placed the BHC in the well-capitalized category. Their leverage ratio was 7.46% in 2014, slightly below the 7.50% level in 2013. Their Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 10.16% in 2014, up from 9.91% in 2013. Mid Penn’s total risk-based capital ratio was 11.38% in 2014, above the 11.12% of 2013. Their peer groups ratios were…

population, “[i]ncreasing saving and investment rates”, enhancing the quality of life, and protecting the environment as a result of the decrease in consumption (Zuo, Xiaoping). Shortly after the policy was introduced inconsistencies in China’s sex ratios, mostly in the north and south of the country and specifically in rural areas, suggested human intervention. Couples were entitled to have only one child, so they wanted to make sure this child was a male leading to the massive killing of baby…

daughters. Their boorish acts led to more than 100,000 girls being placed into foster care. Amongst these numbers, the law also prevented over 400 million births. One of the most significant effects of the policy has been on China’s sex ratio. China has a grossly unequal ratio of about 114 males to every 100 females, (Background). The one-child policy was implemented to curb a then surging population and limit the demands for water and other resources, as well as to alleviate social, economic,…

abortion, underreporting of hidden girls, infanticide or ultrasound because it made it easier for parents to detect the gender of a foetus. Ebenstein suggests that a consensus has been presented that demonstrates that the distortion in China’s sex ratio is due to the prenatal discrimination against the conceptions of female children2. In China’s cultural history large families favored their sons and family resources were given to them at the expense of their daughters. Different communities in…

ppm. This correlates with the earlier attempts in analyzing solutions with concentrations less than 1 ppm. While inaccurate due to the rapid conversion of the complex, if the absorbance measured as the thiocyanate was added, then the signal/noise ratio may have been small and relatively good spectra could have been…

The future of China lies in the hands of the children. Without the growth of children, China as a country would find itself falling as time passes and new generations come. If labor continued to suffer because of the lacking numbers of children, and more parents sterilized their baby based off of what gender it was, China would never have reached to where the country wants to be in future generations. China's One child Policy was a bad policy enforced due to labor shortage and gender inequality.…

Interpersonal attraction describes how and why individuals choose to enter relationships with others. It can encompass any type of relationship, however, this essay looked exclusively at romantic pairings. This essay critically evaluated studies associated with the variables influencing interpersonal attraction. These variables consisted of physical attraction, humour, attitude similarity and familiarity. Four studies regarding physical attraction and looking at the subareas of men and women,…