"Declaration of Immortality" – Inspirations Derived from Creative Documentaries by Wojciech Wiszniewski

In his documentary Declaration of Immortality, Marcin Koszałka intentionally refers to the style of Wojciech Wiszniewski. Visual creativity is strongly exposed here, both in the style of fi lming and the presentation of the hero. Th e main character in the fi lm, Piotr Korc zak, reminds of the monument-like heroes from Wiszniewski’s fi lms, like protagonist from Wanda Gościmińska. A Weaver Koszałka fi lmed the scenes in the Potocki Palace in Krzeszowice in the manner of Wiszniewski’s long tracking shots. Visual creativity in Koszałka’s and Wiszniewski’s fi lms encompasses the staging, precise frame composition, and their intentional artifi ciality, which does not nullify the documentary their nature. Form in the works of the directors of Primer (Wiszniewski) and Declaration of Immortality (Koszałka) interacts more or less with the spirit of Stanisław Witkiewicz’s art. Koszałka, like Wiszniewski, ‘dismantles’ reality, exposing the illusion of cinema to present a guru of mountain climbing (Korczak) as a ‘hostage of immortality’. Th e lonely hero from Wiszniewski-like staged scenes in Declaration of Immortality is presented as an ‘outgoing star’ whose fame has passed, giving way to alienation or a sense of failure. Th e tension from Declaration of Immortality emerges from the contrast between the way of fi lming (heroic style), and the meaning of particular scenes. Th e cinema of Wojciech Wiszniewski includes symbols, metaphors, and allegories. Th is artistic conception goes well with Marcin Koszałka’s concept of cinema, which – since the making of Existence (2007) – has become more and more symbolic, incorporating Baroque-like formal ideas based on strong contrasts to evoke ‘cognitive discomfort’ in the viewer.

EVALUASI KINERJA SIMPANG EMPAT BERSINYAL BUGISAN YOGYAKARTA ( Studi Kasus : Jalan Bugisan – Jalan Sugeng Jeroni – Jalan Madumurti)

Yogyakarta sebagai sebuah kota pelajar dan juga kota tujuan wisata tentu tidak lepas dari permasalahan di bidang transportasi, khususnya permasalahan pada persimpangan jalan. Salah satunya adalah simpang empat Jalan Bugisan – Jalan Sugeng Jeroni – Jalan Madumurti yang terletak di bagian barat Kota Yogyakarta. Permasalahan terletak di Jalan Madumurti yang diakibatkan oleh ruas jalan yang sempit sehingga mempengaruhi perlambatan dan percepatan kendaraan yang membelok masuk dan atau keluar dari Jalan Madumurti tersebut. Penulis melakukan penelitian dengan cara observasi langsung ke lapangan dan mengambil data-data yang diperlukan untuk menunjang penelitian ini, yaitu kondisi geometri simpang, panjang antrian, dan volume lalu lintas. Data kemudian diolah dan dianalisis dengan menggunakan metode Manual Kapasitas Jalan Indonesia 1997. Dari hasil penelitian kemudian diketahui bahwa tundaan simpang rata-rata pada semua tipe pendekat (utara, timur, selatan, barat) adalah 31,38 stop/smp dan termasuk kategori D. Solusi penanganan untuk kinerja simpang di simpang empat bersinyal Bugisan Yogyakarta dengan diberikan 2 alternatif desain : alternatif manajemen lalu lintas dengan perubahan fase lampu lalu lintas dan alternatif rekayasa simpang dengan perubahan fisik. Dari hasil perhitungan 2 alternatif diatas menunjukan adanya penurunan nilai panjang antrian dari 77 meter menjadi 39 meter (pada pendekat utara) dan nilai tundaan total yang diperoleh adalah 25,25 det/smp masih termasuk dalam kategori D tetapi dengan penurunan panjang antrian diharapkan dapat memperlancar aktifitas lalu lintas yang ada di sekitar daerah simpang empat bersinyal Bugisan Yogyakarta. Arus lalu lintas untuk simpang empat bersinyal Bugisan pada pendekat utara yaitu Jalan Sugeng Jeroni 10 tahun ke depan (2014 - 2024) mengalami peningkatan tiga kali lipat dari tahun 2014 yaitu dari 1481 smp/jam pada tahun 2014 menjadi 3241 smp/jam pada tahun 2024, tetapi derajat kejenuhan untuk 10 tahun ke depan (2014 - 2024) masih dibawah angka yang disarankan Manual Kapasitas Jalan Indonesia 1997 (0,75 ) yaitu 0,57. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa pendekat utara yaitu Jalan Sugeng Jeroni masih relarif bagus pelayanannya

TranspoGene and microTranspoGene: transposed elements influence on the transcriptome of seven vertebrates and invertebrates

Transposed elements (TEs) are mobile genetic sequences. During the evolution of eukaryotes TEs were inserted into active protein-coding genes, affecting gene structure, expression and splicing patterns, and protein sequences. Genomic insertions of TEs also led to creation and expression of new functional non-coding RNAs such as micro- RNAs. We have constructed the TranspoGene database, which covers TEs located inside proteincoding genes of seven species: human, mouse, chicken, zebrafish, fruit fly, nematode and sea squirt. TEs were classified according to location within the gene: proximal promoter TEs, exonized TEs (insertion within an intron that led to exon creation), exonic TEs (insertion into an existing exon) or intronic TEs. TranspoGene contains information regarding specific type and family of the TEs, genomic and mRNA location, sequence, supporting transcript accession and alignment to the TE consensus sequence. The database also contains host gene specific data: gene name, genomic location, Swiss-Prot and RefSeq accessions, diseases associated with the gene and splicing pattern. In addition, we created microTranspoGene: a database of human, mouse, zebrafish and nematode TEderived microRNAs. The TranspoGene and micro- TranspoGene databases can be used by researchers interested in the effect of TE insertion on the eukaryotic transcriptome

A Clifford analysis approach to superspace

A new framework for studying superspace is given, based on methods from Clifford analysis. This leads to the introduction of both orthogonal and symplectic Clifford algebra generators, allowing for an easy and canonical introduction of a super-Dirac operator, a super-Laplace operator and the like. This framework is then used to define a super-Hodge coderivative, which, together with the exterior derivative, factorizes the Laplace operator. Finally both the cohomology of the exterior derivative and the homology of the Hodge operator on the level of polynomial-valued super-differential forms are studied. This leads to some interesting graphical representations and provides a better insight in the definition of the Berezin-integral.Comment: 15 pages, accepted for publication in Annals of Physic

Transposon variants and their effects on gene expression in arabidopsis

Transposable elements (TEs) make up the majority of many plant genomes. Their transcription and transposition is controlled through siRNAs and epigenetic marks including DNA methylation. To dissect the interplay of siRNA–mediated regulation and TE evolution, and to examine how TE differences affect nearby gene expression, we investigated genome-wide differences in TEs, siRNAs, and gene expression among three Arabidopsis thaliana accessions. Both TE sequence polymorphisms and presence of linked TEs are positively correlated with intraspecific variation in gene expression. The expression of genes within 2 kb of conserved TEs is more stable than that of genes next to variant TEs harboring sequence polymorphisms. Polymorphism levels of TEs and closely linked adjacent genes are positively correlated as well. We also investigated the distribution of 24-nt-long siRNAs, which mediate TE repression. TEs targeted by uniquely mapping siRNAs are on average farther from coding genes, apparently because they more strongly suppress expression of adjacent genes. Furthermore, siRNAs, and especially uniquely mapping siRNAs, are enriched in TE regions missing in other accessions. Thus, targeting by uniquely mapping siRNAs appears to promote sequence deletions in TEs. Overall, our work indicates that siRNA–targeting of TEs may influence removal of sequences from the genome and hence evolution of gene expression in plants

First sensitivity limits of the ALPS TES detector

The Any Light Particle Search II (ALPS II) requires a sensitive detection of 1064 nm photons. Thus, a low dark count rate (DC) and a high detection efficiency (DE) is needed. ALPS has set up a transition-edge sensor (TES) detector system, namely the ALPS TES detector. It is found that thermal photons from room temperature surfaces are the main contribution of dark counts for 1064 nm photon signals. Furthermore, the current setup of the ALPS TES detector shows an improvement compared to using the ALPS I detector.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure; proceedings of 10th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs, and WISPs, Geneva, CERN, 29 June to 4 July 201

Antenna-coupled TES bolometer arrays for CMB polarimetry

We describe the design and performance of polarization selective antenna-coupled TES arrays that will be used in several upcoming Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) experiments: SPIDER, BICEP-2/SPUD. The fully lithographic polarimeter arrays utilize planar phased-antennas for collimation (F/4 beam) and microstrip filters for band definition (25% bandwidth). These devices demonstrate high optical efficiency, excellent beam shapes, and well-defined spectral bands. The dual-polarization antennas provide well-matched beams and low cross polarization response, both important for high-fidelity polarization measurements. These devices have so far been developed for the 100 GHz and 150 GHz bands, two premier millimeter-wave atmospheric windows for CMB observations. In the near future, the flexible microstrip-coupled architecture can provide photon noise-limited detection for the entire frequency range of the CMBPOL mission. This paper is a summary of the progress we have made since the 2006 SPIE meeting in Orlando, FL