"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

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

KONSTRAK KETERAMPILAN MENGAJAR MAHASISWA PROGRAM PENDIDIKAN GURU SEKOLAH DASAR

This research aimed to determine the construct of the teaching skills of the students of Primary School Teacher Education Program. The method used in this research was a survey. The sample of this research was taken through proportionale random sampling technique with a sample size of 640 students Primary School Teacher Education Program Open University during their teaching in the real teaching at primary schools. The data were collected by using an observation method. The data were analyzed using the applications Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). The results of this research showed that the construct of the teaching skills were developed through the lesson plan, conducting the learning activities, creating the classroom climate, demonstrating mastery learning materials, conducting assessment, and reflection. In conclusion, the six factors are empirically proven to be accurately, consistently, and precisely to measure the construct of teaching skills of primary school teacher education program student

A comparative analysis and implementation of indicators for sustainable water management - An application in Cascais

Project Work presented as the partial requirement for obtaining a Master's degree in Information Management, specialization in Information Systems and Technologies ManagementThis research aims to identify and assess relevant indicators that follow a municipality's water management system's current state. Moreover, this paper will use the design research methodology to create a monitoring system's conceptual model that displays these identified indicators. Contemporary problems in water management are characterized by increasing complexity. Uncertainties due to climate change provide new challenges that humanity needs to tackle. Therefore, cities need to implement monitoring systems with clear indicators, clean data, set targets, and goals to successfully achieve their long-term sustainable development plans. The creation of a conceptual model is eventually to make this implementation more accessible to different municipalities. The defined indicators should meet the criteria to increase the usefulness and understanding for city managers and decision-makers from diverse backgrounds. Eventually, the goal is to apply this conceptual model to the Cascais water management case, where the local water indicators will be displayed in a Power BI report to see if Cascais' set climate action goals are on their way to being met

How people-centred health systems can reach the grassroots: experiences implementing community-level quality improvement in rural Tanzania and Uganda

Background Quality improvement (QI) methods engage stakeholders in identifying problems, creating strategies called change ideas to address those problems, testing those change ideas and scaling them up where successful. These methods have rarely been used at the community level in low-income country settings. Here we share experiences from rural Tanzania and Uganda, where QI was applied as part of the Expanded Quality Management Using Information Power (EQUIP) intervention with the aim of improving maternal and newborn health. Village volunteers were taught how to generate change ideas to improve health-seeking behaviours and home-based maternal and newborn care practices. Interaction was encouraged between communities and health staff. Aim To describe experiences implementing EQUIP’s QI approach at the community level. Methods A mixed methods process evaluation of community-level QI was conducted in Tanzania and a feasibility study in Uganda. We outlined how village volunteers were trained in and applied QI techniques and examined the interaction between village volunteers and health facilities, and in Tanzania, the interaction with the wider community also. Results Village volunteers had the capacity to learn and apply QI techniques to address local maternal and neonatal health problems. Data collection and presentation was a persistent challenge for village volunteers, overcome through intensive continuous mentoring and coaching. Village volunteers complemented health facility staff, particularly to reinforce behaviour change on health facility delivery and birth preparedness. There was some evidence of changing social norms around maternal and newborn health, which EQUIP helped to reinforce. Conclusions Community-level QI is a participatory research approach that engaged volunteers in Tanzania and Uganda, putting them in a central position within local health systems to increase health-seeking behaviours and improve preventative maternal and newborn health practices

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Cisza, duchowość i doświadczenie kontemplacyjne we współczesnym malarstwie abstrakcyjnym. Analiza wybranych przykładów

In recent decades, there has been increasing interest in including the spirit­ual dimension in artistic practice and in discourse on art. This phenomenon seems to be universal but is definitely not homogenic. I examine it by referring to meaningful examples of abstract paintings from different cultural and reli­gious backgrounds. I analyze artworks by two contemporary bicultural paint­ers: the American-Japanese artist, Makoto Fujimura, and American-Iranian artist, Yari Ostovany. The Polish non-figurative artist Tadeusz G. Wiktor is also considered. Their oeuvre can be set within the larger context of great reli­gious and spiritual traditions. I stress the influence of Oriental legacy in con­temporary examples of abstract art. I investigate how the selected artworks refer to an invisible reality, and I focus especially on the silence they evoke. My aim is to show how contemporary non-figurative art can influence the viewer by creating a contemplative experience. I also place the selected artworks in the theoretical contexts presented by the artists themselves and refer to classi­cal and contemporary texts.Tekst koncentruje się na problematyce duchowości we współczesnym malar­stwie abstrakcyjnym. Ten złożony fenomen obecny w sztuce i dyskursie krytycznym od wielu dekad można badać w wielu perspektywach. W propo­nowanym ujęciu uwydatniony został przede wszystkim aspekt ciszy i doświad­czenia kontemplacyjnego, przy czym rozważony został on przy uwzględnie­niu przenikania się dziedzictwa Wschodu z zachodnią spuścizną malarstwa abstrakcyjnego. Przedmiotem analiz stały się prace dwóch artystów repre­zentujących zjawisko dwukulturowości, amerykańsko-japońskiego mala­rza Makoto Fujimury i amerykańsko-irańskiego twórcy Yariego Ostowany. Następnie kieruję uwagę na wybrane, najnowsze prace wybitnego polskiego abstrakcjonisty Tadeusza G. Wiktora, zestawiając je z wcześniej omawia­nymi dziełami. Artykuł rozpoczyna się od syntetycznego szkicu ukazującego zagadnienie duchowości i koncepcje ciszy w malarstwie niefiguratywnym. Kolejne części poświęcone są poszczególnym artystom, których twórczość zostaje osadzona zarówno w kontekście kulturowym, jak też religijno-ducho­wym. W dwóch branych pod uwagę przypadkach wskazuję na oddziaływa­nie orientalnych inspiracji wynikających z pochodzenia twórców. Głównym celem artykułu jest ukazanie, w jaki sposób analizowana sztuka oddziałuje na odbiorcę poprzez wytworzenie doświadczenia kontemplacyjnego oraz uzmy­słowienie wartości ciszy w otoczeniu kulturowym współczesnego człowieka. Tłem rozważań są wypowiedzi samych twórców oraz klasyczne i najnowsze propozycje podejmowane w literaturze przedmiotu