NEW RECORDS OF RARE AND THREATENED LARGER FUNGI FROM MIDDLE DANUBE PLAIN, BULGARIA

New data about the distribution of eleven rare larger fungi for Bulgaria from the Middle Danube Plain (Pleven District) are presented in the paper. Nine species are of a high conservation value, included in the Red List of fungi in Bulgaria. Three of them are enlisted also in the Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria. Seven taxa are new records from Middle Danube Plain

Analisis Stabilitas Dinding Penahan Tanah (Studi Kasus: Sekitar Areal PT. Trakindo, Desa Maumbi, Kabupaten Minahasa Utara)

Kestabilan suatu konstruksi bangunan merupakan hal yang paling penting dalam perencanaannya. Seperti halnya konstruksi dinding penahan tanah yang ada di areal PT.Trakindo, desa Maumbi, Kabupaten Minahasa Utara yang telah mengalami pergeseran, menunjukkan ketidakstabilan konstruksi dinding penahan tanah tersebut. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui nilai faktor keamanan dinding penahan tanah tersebut, dengan fluktuasi muka air tanah dan beban gempa sebagai variabel. Penelitian tentang Analisis stabilitas dinding penahan tanah ini, akan dianalisis secara manual dan dengan program bantu PLAXIS V.8.2 sebagai pembandingnya. Dari analisis stabilitas dinding penahan tanah akibat pengaruh m.a.t. pada puncak pondasi untuk kondisi 2 yaitu kondisi 1, kondisi rencana awal dinding penahan tanah yang ada di lokasi (kondisi normal), dan kondisi 2, (kondisi eksisting) menunjukkan bahwa dinding penahan tanah pada kondisi 2 sudah tidak stabil dengan angka faktor keamanan daya dukung tanah 1.848 dan 1.031. Dari hasil analisis stabilitas dinding penahan tanah dengan pengaruh beban gempa (zona 5) untuk kondisi 2 menunjukkan kondisi sudah tidak stabil. Dan dengan program bantu PLAXIS untuk m.a.t. pada puncak pondasi, menunjukkan dinding penahan tanah yang tidak stabil dengan angka faktor keamanan 1.

Pengaruh kualitas produk, kualitas pelayanan, lokasi dan inovasi produk terhadap keputusan pembelian konsumen dengan word of mouth sebagai variabel moderasi

Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengidentifikasi dan menganalisis  pengaruh kualitas produk, kualitas pelayanan, lokasi dan inovasi produk terhadap keputusan pembelian dengan word of mouth sebagai variabel moderasi (studi kasus di Rumah Makan Pawon Nyinyir). Dengan beberapa variabel terikat dalam penelitian ini, yaitu kualitas produk, kualitas pelayanan, lokasi, dan inovasi produk sebagai variabel bebas, keputusan pembelian sebagai variabel terikat dan word of mouth sebagai variabel perantara. Populasi dan sampel penelitian ini adalah konsumen Rumah Makan Pawon Nyinyi sebanyak 100 orang Rumah Makan Pawon Nyinyir sebagai responden dengan menggunakan teknik non-probability sampling jenis purpossive sampling. Metode pengumpulan data penyebaran kuesioner melalui google form. Partial Least Square (PLS) dengan bantuan aplikasi SmartPLS 3.3.7 digunakan sebagai analisis data melalui dua tahap pengujian yaitu: evaluasi model pengukuran (outer model) dan evaluasi structural (inner model). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kualitas produk terhadap keputusan pembelian berpengaruh positif dan signifikan, kualitas pelayanan terhadap keputusan pembelian berpengaruh positif dan signifikan, lokasi terhadap keputusan pembelian berpengaruh positif dan signifikan, inovasi produk terhadap keputusan pembelian berpengaruh negatif signifikan, word of mouth sebagai variabel moderasi menguatkan pengaruh kualitas produk terhadap keputusan pembelian, Word of mouth sebagai variabel moderasi memperlemah pengaruh kualitas pelayanan terhadap keputusan pembelian, Word of mouth sebagai variabel moderasi menguatkan pengaruh lokasi terhadap keputusan pembelian, dan word of mouth sebagai variabel moderasi menguatkan pengaruh inovasi produk terhadap keputusan pembelian

Locating the most energetic electrons in Cassiopeia A

We present deep ($>$2.4 Ms) observations of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant with {\it NuSTAR}, which operates in the 3--79 keV bandpass and is the first instrument capable of spatially resolving the remnant above 15 keV. We find that the emission is not entirely dominated by the forward shock nor by a smooth "bright ring" at the reverse shock. Instead we find that the $>$15 keV emission is dominated by knots near the center of the remnant and dimmer filaments near the remnant's outer rim. These regions are fit with unbroken power-laws in the 15--50 keV bandpass, though the central knots have a steeper ($\Gamma \sim -3.35$) spectrum than the outer filaments ($\Gamma \sim -3.06$). We argue this difference implies that the central knots are located in the 3-D interior of the remnant rather than at the outer rim of the remnant and seen in the center due to projection effects. The morphology of $>$15 keV emission does not follow that of the radio emission nor that of the low energy ($<$12 keV) X-rays, leaving the origin of the $>$15 keV emission as an open mystery. Even at the forward shock front we find less steepening of the spectrum than expected from an exponentially cut off electron distribution with a single cutoff energy. Finally, we find that the GeV emission is not associated with the bright features in the {\it NuSTAR} band while the TeV emission may be, suggesting that both hadronic and leptonic emission mechanisms may be at work.Comment: 12 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in Ap

Measurement of psychological entitlement in 28 countries

This article presents the cross-cultural validation of the Entitlement Attitudes Questionnaire, a tool designed to measure three facets of psychological entitlement: active, passive, and revenge entitlement. Active entitlement was defined as the tendency to protect individual rights based on self-worthiness. Passive entitlement was defined as the belief in obligations to and expectations toward other people and institutions for the fulfillment of the individual’s needs. Revenge entitlement was defined as the tendency to protect one’s individual rights when violated by others and the tendency to reciprocate insults. The 15-item EAQ was validated in a series of three studies: the first one on a general Polish sample (N = 1,900), the second one on a sample of Polish students (N = 199), and the third one on student samples from 28 countries (N = 5,979). A three-factor solution was confirmed across all samples. Examination of measurement equivalence indicated partial metric invariance of EAQ for all national samples. Discriminant and convergent validity of the EAQ was also confirmed

SOME COMPARATIVE OPINIONS REGARDING THE EVALUATION OF MAXIMUM STRESSES IN LONG FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES

This paper falls within the scope of current concerns for scientific and technical research, relating to technical structures made of composite materials, recognized for their mechanical, thermal and chemical or erosive resistance characteristics. In this case, the study is characterized by the analysis of the bearing capacity of some composites: a) with fibers applied along them, b) in a certain direction, c) in a direction perpendicular to the fibers, d) the stability of the structure along the fibers, e) in a direction perpendicular to the fibers or f) combined stress

SOME COMPARATIVE OPINIONS REGARDING THE EVALUATION OF MAXIMUM STRESSES IN LONG FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES

This paper falls within the scope of current concerns for scientific and technical research, relating to technical structures made of composite materials, recognized for their mechanical, thermal and chemical or erosive resistance characteristics. In this case, the study is characterized by the analysis of the bearing capacity of some composites: a) with fibers applied along them, b) in a certain direction, c) in a direction perpendicular to the fibers, d) the stability of the structure along the fibers, e) in a direction perpendicular to the fibers or f) combined stress

Dense matter with eXTP

In this White Paper we present the potential of the Enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry (eXTP) mission for determining the nature of dense matter; neutron star cores host an extreme density regime which cannot be replicated in a terrestrial laboratory. The tightest statistical constraints on the dense matter equation of state will come from pulse profile modelling of accretion-powered pulsars, burst oscillation sources, and rotation-powered pulsars. Additional constraints will derive from spin measurements, burst spectra, and properties of the accretion flows in the vicinity of the neutron star. Under development by an international Consortium led by the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Science, the eXTP mission is expected to be launched in the mid 2020s.Comment: Accepted for publication on Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. (2019