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Kearifan Lokal dan Potensi Romantisasi dalam Film Godzilla vs Kong (2021)
Authors: Untari Leona Dwi , Wuryandari Nurni Wahyu 
Published: August 2024

This literary research employs analytical descriptive method to use the film Godzilla vs Kong as a corpus The film, which was released in 2021 and directed by Adam Wingard, narrates a war between two non-human entities that is masterminded by the humans behind a technology company called Apex Cybernetics. To cope with the disasters caused by Apex Cybernetics, local wisdom is narrated as the main weapon and a solution to environmental problems. This study employs an eco-critical approach, using Wildcat’s theory of local wisdom to analyze how the film uses local wisdom as an effort to prevent environmental damage and the potential of romanticization of local wisdom within the film. This study groups the characters into two camps, namely the empirical group and the experiential group to produce the finding that local wisdom represented by the experiential can be used to prevent natural damage. The conclusion of this study is that romanticization describes local wisdom as the only way to save the environment, even though it requires a combination of empirical knowledge (based on structured research) and based on life experience (experiential) to overcome environmental problems to overcome environmental problems, as well as a tool to prevent natural damage. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian sastra dengan metode deskriptif analitis menggunakan korpus film Godzilla vs Kong yang terbit pada tahun 2021 dan disutradarai oleh Adam Wingard. Film tersebut menarasikan peperangan antara dua entitas non-manusia yang dirancang oleh manusia-manusia di balik perusahaan teknologi bernama Apex Cybernetics. Untuk menanggulangi bencana yang terjadi akibat ulah Apex Cybernetics, kearifan lokal dinarasikan sebagai senjata utama dan menjadi sebuah solusi permasalahan lingkungan. Untuk menganalisis kearifan lokal yang terdapat pada film tersebut sebagai upaya pencegahan kerusakan lingkungan dan potensi romantisasi kearifan lokal, penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan ekokritik dengan konsep dan teori kearifan lokal dari Wildcat. Penelitian ini mengelompokkan tokoh ke dalam dua buah kubu, yakni kelompok empirikal dan kelompok eksperiensial hingga menghasilkan temuan bahwa kearifan lokal yang diwakili oleh kaum eksperiensial dapat dipergunakan untuk mencegah kerusakan alam. Simpulan penelitian ini adalah romantisasi menggambarkan kearifan lokal sebagai satu-satunya cara untuk menyelamatkan lingkungan, padahal diperlukan kombinasi pengetahuan secara empiris (berdasarkan penelitian terstruktur) dan berdasar pada pengalaman hidup (eksperiensial) untuk menanggulangi permasalahan lingkungan yang juga dapat dipergunakan sebagai alat pencegah kerusakan alam.
Przyjaźń i respekt. Wokół korespondencji Stanisława Pigonia i Romana Pollaka
Authors: Dopart Bogusław 
Published: August 2024

This sketch is based on the correspondence between Roman Pollak and Stanisław Pigoń between 1918 and 1968. The relationship between these two excellent literary historians, both students of the Jagiellonian University in the early 20th century, has both private and professional aspects. It also illustrates the fates of Polish scientists in the Second Polish Republic, during World War II and the occupation, and in the period of the so-called social realism. The ethics of friendship and the sense of creative fulfilment turned both scholars into friends devoid of jealousy and competition, content with each other’s successes and honestly congratulating each other on their achievements. The friendship between the professors from Cracow and Poznan was also based on respect to everything related to the university and academic calling. They both believed in the university that lasts and persistently fulfils its mission; both felt responsible for it and for the Polish studies in Poznan and Cracow. Finally, they exhibited strong attachment to the teaching profession. In the relationship between Pigoń and Pollak, one may find the realisation of a comprehensive and complete model of academic friendship which encompassed both the exchange of specific goods as well as personal satisfaction and the preservation of the highest personal and moral values.
Physical, vibro-mechanical and optical properties of pernambuco in relation to bow-making qualitative evaluation and wood diversity
Authors: Brémaud Iris 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Pernambuco is the archetypal wood in modern bows of the violin-family. This species (Paubrasilia echinata) is endangered. Existing literature suggests remaining questions on how its properties’ variability relates to qualification in bow-making, and to diversity. Here 61 pernambuco specimens, with various qualitative evaluations by makers, are characterised for physical, elastic, dynamic, and optical properties. Results are compared with standard relations between-properties, and with 53 pre-selected tropical hardwoods. The tested pernambuco stands in the medium-upper range of these pre-selected species for density (ρ) and modulus of elasticity (E). It is exceptional for its very low damping coefficient (tanδ) and very intense colour (red a*, yellow b* and chroma C*). Within-species variability is high. Qualification is mostly associated to ρ, colour hue angle h° and gloss, then to elasticity – but E and E/ρ (specific modulus) overlap between groups. Qualification involves appearance (L*, h°, gloss) when freshly cut, and with anticipation of changes after ageing or finishing. The properties (damping, chroma) that make pernambuco exceptional among species, are not clearly related to the qualification within the studied sampling. Analyses help better understand the specificities of pernambuco, and highlight the multifactorial nature of wood selection at two levels: between-species preference, and within-species qualification.
Research on image compression technology based on improved SPIHT compression algorithm for power grid data
Authors: Liu Min , Zhou Guoliang , Wang Hongxu , Zheng Yi 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
At present, the amount of information on power grid operation and maintenance monitoring image data is increasing, and the requirements for data compression are higher and higher. Based on the improved SPIHT image compression algorithm, this study presents the research of power grid data compression. First, the basic theory of image compression, and the principle of one-dimensional wavelet transform and two-dimensional wavelet transform are introduced. The development process, characteristics, and advantages of image coding are discussed. Then, the shortcomings of the SPIHT algorithm are analyzed, and the SPIHT coding is improved by parallel computation. The parallel wavelet transform algorithm based on the block idea and the parallel SPIHT coding algorithm based on the code tree are proposed in the data parallelism of the compression algorithm. At the same time, the data dependence between tasks in the process of SPIHT image compression coding is analyzed, and the task parallelism in the compression algorithm is realized by using the relative independence of tasks in different threshold coding. Finally, the application and simulation analysis of power grid data based on the SPIHT compression algorithm, the construction of power grid data model simulation, and the composition of two-dimensional power grid data images are carried out. Secondly, the obtained 2D power grid data image is compressed by the SPIHT algorithm and improved SPIHT algorithm, respectively, and the compression effect of the two algorithms on the power grid data image is compared. When the bit rate is 0.5, the compression effect of the improved SPIHT algorithm is 13.6506. When the bit rate is 1, the compression effect of the improved SPIHT algorithm is 18.9287. The results show that the improved SPIHT algorithm can compress the grid data to obtain better grid image quality.
Experimental and numerical investigation of crash performances of additively manufactured novel multi-cell crash box made with CF15PET, PLA, and ABS
Authors: Kopar Mehmet , Yıldız Ali Rıza 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
In this study, a novel multi-cell crash box was designed and produced using 15 % short carbon fiber reinforced polyethylene terephthalate (CF15PET), polylactic acid (PLA), and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) filaments using one of the additive manufacturing methods, the melt deposition method (FDM). All structures’ maximum force and energy absorption performances have been investigated. As a result of the test, it was determined that the crash box, which best meets the high energy absorption and folding properties, one of the expected features in crash boxes, has parts manufactured using ABS and CF15PET materials. According to the test result, it was found that the energy absorption of the ABS crash box is 11 % higher than CF15PET and approximately 4.5 % higher than PLA. It has been determined that the maximum force response value of the ABS box is 5 % higher than CF15PET and 12 % higher than PLA. As a result, it has been determined that ABS and CF15PET materials can be used in crash boxes and can form an idea about the design and test result by designing and analyzing crash boxes using finite element programs.
Effect of concentration on PVA solutions and its usage in recycling carbon fiber/polyamide 12 prepregs
Authors: Altınbay Aylin 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a biodegradable synthetic polymer with high chemical resistance and excellent mechanical and oxygen barrier properties. Besides these superior properties, it is water-soluble, which provides its wide usage. However, its solubility depends on some factors. Although the temperature is one of these factors and increasing temperature could promote solubility, there is a solubility limit according to hydrolysis degree. In this study, PVA solutions at various concentrations were obtained by mixing fully hydrolyzed PVA1500 and water. Solutions were characterized by density, surface contact angle and dynamic viscosity measurements. Then, solvent casting was used to obtain films, and physical and mechanical properties were determined. Tensile test results showed optimum values at 10–12.5 wt.% PVA concentration. Also, vacuum drying changed the mechanical behavior of films significantly at all concentrations. While ultimate tensile stress values almost doubled and modulus values increased approximately three times, elongations critically decreased. Solutions were also subjected to waste carbon fiber (CF)/polyamide 12 (PA12) prepregs for recycling purposes. Lay-up and compression molding processes were applied to produce CF/PA12 composites. It was seen that mechanical results were significantly increased with increasing PVA concentration.
The effect of extralinguistic variables on verb selection in Italian requests
Authors: Staszkiewicz Bruno , Czerwionka Lori , Concu Valentina 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Politeness relies on interlocutors’ frames, which are cognitive concepts that include a linguistic expression and extralinguistic variables. Politeness research has highlighted the importance of extralinguistic variables on speakers’ linguistic choices. Despite many studies that touch on these topics, questions about the comparative importance of contextual variables and the joint effect of them on speakers’ utterances remain unanswered. To examine these questions, a quantitative approach using a conditional inference tree was employed to investigate the influence of power, distance, and imposition on the use of verb forms in requests in Italian. Verb forms were selected as the dependent variable because they are essential for performing speech acts and they can be placed on a politeness continuum. Considering the importance and hierarchical relationship of the predictor variables of power, distance, and imposition, the results indicated that the three variables were predictors of verb form. While power was the main predictor, the effect of distance and imposition depended on whether the other variables were considered, showing a varying and complex effect of contextual variables. The findings enhance the understanding of Italian politeness, and represent the complex calculations that speakers make when selecting linguistic forms by considering interacting contextual variables.
Determining the kinetic and optimum characteristics of glucose oxidase immobilized on polyurethane
Authors: Kalay Şaban 
Published: August 2024

Abstract

Objectives
The primary aim of this study is to immobilize glucose oxidase (GOX) as a model enzyme using a simple and efficient method without the use of any toxic chemicals. This will enable the multiple reusability of GOX, thereby reducing the process cost. Furthermore, the objective is to determine the kinetic, optimum pH, and temperature parameters in comparison to soluble GOX.

Methods
For immobilization, GOX at a concentration of 5 mg/mL was mixed with an equal volume of hypol prepolymer in a beaker. Immobilization was achieved by the formation of amide bonds between –NH2 groups on the enzyme surface and the prepolymer. The activities of polyurethane foam (PUF)-immobilized and soluble GOX were monitored using horse radish peroxidase enzyme as a second enzyme. 2,2′-Azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid radical ABTS+ generated as a result of the enzymatic reactions was detected at 420 nm.

Results
The kinetic parameters for soluble GOX were Km=9.39 ± 1.13 mM and Vmax=9.14 ± 0.45 A.U sec−1 × 10−4, while for PUF-immobilized GOX Km=10.04 ± 1.30 mM and Vmax=9.09 ± 0.49 A.U sec−1 × 10−4. PUF-immobilized GOX displayed high performance during reuse experiments. PUF-immobilization led to the activity at higher temperatures and over a wide pH range compared to its soluble counterpart.

Conclusions
GOX was successfully immobilized for the first time using PUF. This technique can be used in the healthcare and food sectors as well as in biosensor applications. In the future, when successfully applied to many enzymes of industrial value, it could offer significant advantages.
Dynamic light scattering study on quercetin/surfactant/solvent system
Authors: Güzeloğlu Alişan , Bhattarai Ajaya , Wilczura-Wachnik Hanna 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
The Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) measurements have been performed on quercetin with dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (Aerosol OT, AOT), Triton X-100 in 1,4-dioxane, as well as on the solutions containing water in the core of suitable reversed micelles; the water amount was calculated using the relation R = [H2O]/[surfactant], defining the ratio of water to surfactant concentration. The amount of quercetin in the studied systems as well as the effects of the water presence on the size of the micelles and diffusion effects were discussed. A significant effect of the research was the determination of the maximum amount of water that can be introduced into the AOT micelles in the studied systems.
Aperiodic activity indexes neural hyperexcitability in generalized epilepsy
Authors: Kopf Markus , Martini Jan , Stier Christina , Ethofer Silke , Braun Christoph , Li Hegner Yiwen , Focke Niels K. , Marquetand Justus , Helfrich Randolph F. 
Published: August 2024

Generalized epilepsy (GE) encompasses a heterogenous group of hyperexcitability disorders that clinically manifest as seizures. At the whole-brain level, distinct seizure patterns as well as interictal epileptic discharges (IEDs) reflect key signatures of hyperexcitability in magneto- and electroencephalographic (M/EEG) recordings. Moreover, it had been suggested that aperiodic activity, specifically the slope of the 1/ƒxdecay function of the power spectrum, might index neural excitability. However, it remained unclear if hyperexcitability as encountered at the cellular level directly translates to putative large-scale excitability signatures, amenable to M/EEG. In order to test whether the power spectrum is altered in hyperexcitable states, we recorded resting state MEG from male and female GE patients (n = 51; 29 females; 28.82 ± 12.18 years; mean ± SD) and age-matched healthy controls (n = 49; 22 females; 32.10 ± 12.09 years). We parametrized the power spectra using FOOOF to separate oscillatory from aperiodic activity to directly test whether aperiodic activity is systematically altered in GE patients. We further identified IEDs to quantify the temporal dynamics of aperiodic activity around overt epileptic activity. The results demonstrate that aperiodic activity indexes hyperexcitability in GE at the whole-brain level, especially during epochs when no IEDs were present (p = 0.0130, d = 0.52). Upon IEDs, large-scale circuits transiently shifted to a less excitable network state (p = 0.001, d = 0.68). In sum, these results uncover that MEG background activity might index hyperexcitability based on the current brain state and does not rely on the presence of epileptic waveforms.Significance StatementIt had long been suspected that electric brain activity is systematically altered in hyperexcitability disorders, such as epilepsy. To date, it remained unclear how pathologic aperiodic activity can be quantified. Kopf et al. demonstrate that aperiodic MEG activity indexes neural hyperexcitability, especially when epileptic discharges were absent; hence, providing a novel non-invasively biomarker that possibly reflects neural excitability at the level of whole-brain recordings.
Privacy in payments: What a CBDC can do better than commercial bank money
Authors: Sillaber Christian , Eggen Mirjam 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
This paper presents the privacy limitations inherent in existing real-time payment systems, such as Eurosystem’s TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS), and examines the potential of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) to enhance privacy through a design-centric approach. By comparing the data flows in TIPS with the online and offline variants of the proposed digital Euro CBDC, we uncover significant privacy challenges within existing transactional systems. Our findings highlight the complex stakeholder interactions and the loose privacy framework currently governing TIPS. In contrast, with foundational privacy-by-design principles, the digital Euro offline CBDC emerges as a promising solution to bridge the privacy gap in digital transactions. This paper argues that adequately designed CBDCs could augment existing payment systems and transform the digital transaction landscape into one that prioritizes privacy. At the same time, we advocate for a nuanced approach to technology selection and implementation in the digital Euro, emphasizing the need for future research to explore the optimal balance between operational efficiency, privacy, and concise legal frameworks in the emerging era of digital central bank money.
B-Cell Epigenetic Modulation of IgA Response by 5-Azacytidine and IgA Nephropathy
Authors: Yu Shanshan , Li Xiang , Wang Ting , Li Jingyi , Li Hongzhi , Xu Ying , Hu Yanling , Zhu Fubin , Wang Jinwei , Wang Tianhe , Zhu Bin , Zhou Xu-jie , Zhang Hong , Lv Jicheng , Barratt Jonathan , Zhao Binghai 
Published: August 2024

Key Points

Dysregulated IgA production plays a key role in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy.Increased 5-methylcytosine modification, an epigenetic regulatory mechanism, exaggerated IgA nephropathy phenotype in mice.Conversely, inhibition of 5-methylcytosine modification ameliorated progression of IgA nephropathy–like kidney disease in mice.

Background
IgA nephropathy is an important global cause of kidney failure. Dysregulation of IgA production is believed to play a key role in IgA nephropathy pathogenesis; however, little is known about the epigenetic mechanisms, such as RNA 5-methylcytosine (5mC) modification, in regulating IgA synthesis.

Methods
To decipher the role of RNA 5mC in regulation of IgA class switch, the microRNA (miR)-23b−/− and Lactobacillus casei (Chinese Industrial Microbial Culture Collection Center) cell wall extract–induced Kawasaki disease mice were treated with 5-azacytidine. Trdmt1
−/− and double Trdmt1
−/−/miR-23b
−/− mice and Aid
−/− mice or Aid
−/−/miR-23b
−/− mice were also used.

Results
We showed that miR-23b downregulated expression of Transfer RNA Aspartic Acid Methyltransferase 1 and consequently reduced 5mC (m5C) RNA modification and IgA synthesis in B cells. Inhibition of m5C RNA modification normalized serum IgA levels and ameliorated progression of the IgA nephropathy–like kidney disease in miR-23b
−/− and Kawasaki disease mice, while mesangial IgA and C3 deposition failed to develop in Trdmt1
−/−
miR-23b
−/− mice. By contrast, increased m5C RNA modification resulted in an exaggerated IgA nephropathy phenotype. miR-23b regulation of serum IgA levels and the development of an IgA nephropathy–like kidney disease in miR-23b
−/− and Kawasaki disease mice is likely mediated through TRDMT1-driven 5mC RNA modification in B cells, resulting in impaired activation-induced cytidine deaminase activity and IgA class switch recombination.

Conclusions
This study revealed TRDMT1-induced RNA 5mC methylation regulated IgA class switch, and inhibition of RNA 5mC by 5-azacytidine ameliorated progression of IgA nephropathy.
O efeito blacklash dos tribunais de contas subnacionais ao ativismo judicial na delimitação da competência sobre o julgamento dos atos de gestão dos chefes do poder Executivo
Authors: Pereira Luiz Carlos Azevedo Costa , Aufiero Mário Jumbo Miranda , Novelli José Carlos , Thamay Rennan Faria Kruger 
Published: August 2024

O artigo tem por objetivo apresentar o ativismo judicial decorrente da ampliação da atuação revisora do Judiciário sobre as esferas constitucionais de competências dos demais Poderes e órgãos de extração constitucional. Como foco na jurisdição constitucional, a discussão se volta para a delimitação do juiz natural no controle de atos de gestão, especificamente nas contas anuais de Chefes do Poder Executivo. Em vista disso, o artigo parte da seguinte problemática: A intervenção judicial do STF na extensão da competência judicante dos Tribunais de Contas sobre as contas de gestão dos Chefes do Poder Executivo configura um caso de judicialização do direito ao juiz natural ou uma prática de ativismo judicial? E a postura reativa dos Tribunais de Contas de resistência à plena eficácia dos Precedentes firmados nos temas 157 e 835 do STF pode ser enquadrada como um contra-ataque institucional ou se trata de um legítimo exercício da técnica de distinguish? Para tanto, a pesquisa adota a metodologia que envolve revisão bibliográfica, análise de precedentes e levantamento de acórdãos. A estrutura do artigo contempla seis partes, incluindo a introdução. A pesquisa aborda o princípio do juiz natural nos processos de controle externo, a competência dos Tribunais de Contas, a possibilidade de ativismo judicial, a resposta dos Tribunais de Contas e da Atricon, a rejudicialização da matéria e as implicações para a separação de poderes. O estudo leva a conclusão de que a falta de pacificação da questão gera reações dos Tribunais de Contas, notadamente da Atricon, buscando preservar suas competências. A situação expõe um fenômeno de backlash, caracterizado por reações sociais e políticas a soluções judiciais polêmicas. A investigação é relevante para futuros estudos sobre a validade jurídica do julgamento de contas anuais de gestão de Prefeitos Municipais e os limites interpretativos do STF sobre as competências dos Tribunais de Contas.