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My Gender is Precolonial: Transtemporal Minoritarian Aesthetics in “Diwata”
Authors: Na Ali 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
This paper takes up the visual art piece “Diwata: Queering Pre-Colonial Phillipine Mythology” by the artists Renz (he/him/they/them), Natu (he/him), and Ram (she/her) at the 2021 Southeast Asia Queer Cultural Festival. I argue that in performing tactics of transtemporal minoritarian aesthetics, the artists destabilize contemporary cultural acceptance of anti-queer and anti-trans norms. Engaging the transformative artistic embodiments of pre-colonial mythologies, I highlight these acts of performing within a queer affective spatio-temporal arc. I approach “Diwata” through the provocation that the artists’ embodied art enacts a performative: “My gender is pre-colonial.” Through this focus, I unpack several of the cultural figures embodied by the artists. I attend to the figures in three primary ways: aesthetic reading, mythological/historical reference, and artists’ reflection. Understanding the importance of embodiment to the politics of “Diwata,” I analyze the visual works as both image and performance. Working across studies in folklore, religion, and historiography, I expand the figures in relation to how their practices of gender and sexuality subvert contemporary norms. These artists from the Philippines enact a disobedient epistemological orientation to LGBTIQ expression. The artists do not simply announce that what would now be characterized as queer and trans histories were a part of their culture before colonial oppression; they instead reanimate these oral histories, mythological narratives, and persistent practices as manifest through their bodies. I argue that “Diwata” offers an alternative rendering of queerness and transness that thickens the topography of what counts as queer and trans theory. I also want to suggest that this queer Southeast Asian perspective provides a necessary alternative to the continual focus on the recent past as originary. The recent decades are continually posited as the most vital historical precursors for queer theory. These movements and theoretical formations are genealogically important in the United States and the reach of the US abroad. And, even as there is still much to unpack about the transnational currency of the term queer, the recent decades’ dominance in narratives about where queer theory might come from often reaffirms white Western centrality, even while attending to decolonial and anti-racist commitments. Working through the far distant past, this paper instead builds with transtemporal minoritarian aesthetic tactics animate gender-variant possibilities of embodied queer worldmaking.
Tax Litigation and Corporate Debt: A Brazilian Perspective
Authors: Lopo Martinez Antonio , Coutinho Julia , Formigoni Henrique , Santos Luis Paulo 
Published: April 2024

Objective: The study aims to explore the impact of tax litigation on the indebtedness levels of Brazilian firms. The research is motivated by Brazil's high volume of tax disputes and the lack of existing studies focusing on the relationship between tax litigation and firm indebtedness in this particular context.
Method: The sample includes non-financial firms listed on the Brazilian stock exchange from 2017 to 2022. Linear regression methodology, utilizing panel data and fixed effects, was employed to analyze the relationship. Tax litigation was quantified by summing tax provisions and contingent liabilities, which were then relativized by the firms' total assets. Data were sourced from Comdinheiro software, with additional information manually gathered from company explanatory notes.
Results or Discussion: The study found a positive relationship between tax litigation and firm indebtedness in Brazil. This suggests that companies involved in more tax disputes tend to have higher levels of debt, pointing towards a complex relationship between the two variables in the Brazilian economic landscape.
Contributions: This research fills a gap in existing literature by investigating the effects of tax litigation on the capital structure of Brazilian firms. It provides valuable insights that can be beneficial for policymakers, regulatory bodies, and firms in understanding the implications of tax disputes on financial strategies.
Effects of Liberalizing the Exchange Rate on the Production Costs for Cotton and Sugar Beet (Case Study: the New Lands of Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt)
Authors: Shehata Gaber Ahmed Bassyouni , Jumaa Nadia F. , Ahmed Karema Z. S. , Mustafa Hanan Muhammad , Ali Noha Ramadan 
Published: April 2024

The policy of decreasing the local currency is considered one of the most important policies to achieve external balance by increasing exports and reducing imports. The exchange rate of the Egyptian pound has deteriorated compared to the US dollar in light of the liberalization of the economy from about 2.1 LE/$ in 1990 to about 3.4 LE/$. in 2000, then to about 5.95 LE/$ in 2010, and exceeded LE 8 in 2015, reaching about 8.88 LE/$ in October 2016. The problem of the study is the emergence of positive and negative effects on the national economy in general and the agricultural sector in particular, and the problem of high prices has led to Local demand for goods, especially agricultural and food, and the occurrence of fluctuations in the volume of agricultural trade and the agricultural trade balance affect the national economy, The research generally aims to measure the impact of changing the exchange rate on the production requirements for cotton and sugar beet crops in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate by achieving the following sub-objectives: studying the productive indicators for cotton and sugar beet crops in Egypt and Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, studying the impact of liberalizing the exchange rate on agricultural production requirements in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, a study Productive problems of cotton and sugar beet crops in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate The study relied on the descriptive and quantitative analytical method to estimate and explain economic phenomena related to the economic and social effects of liberalizing the exchange rate on production requirements, using the descriptive analysis method to describe the problem, in addition to the quantitative analysis method using some different measurements such as the general trend. Regarding data sources, the study relied mainly on field data by selecting a random sample in the Al-Hamoul center in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate during the agricultural season 2022/2023. The most important results were an increase in the cost of an feddan of cotton from about LE 30,500 during the 2021/2022 production season to about LE 36,380 during the 2022/2023 production season, an increase of LE 5,880, representing about 16.16%. The highest increase was in the items of human labor costs, followed by the cost of pesticides, with percentages amounting to about 35.16%, 10.99%, and it was also shown that the costs of an feddan of sugar beets increased from about LE 20,601 during the 2021/2022 production season to about 28,245 pounds during the 2022/2023 production season, an increase of LE 7,644, representing about 27.06%, and that the highest increase was in the labor cost items. Human work is followed by automated work, with percentages of about 29.39% and 12.79%.
Kierunki i natężenie migracji zagranicznych na pobyt stały w Polsce w latach 2019–2022
Authors: Szymańska Wioletta 
Published: April 2024

Współcześnie migracje zagraniczne stają się zjawiskiem coraz bardziej złożonym i powiązanym z niemal wszystkimi dziedzinami życia społeczno-gospodarczego. Dywersyfikacji podlegają także kierunki migracji, a przy ich akceleracji wymuszają kształtowanie polityki migracyjnej poszczególnych państw. Celem artykułu jest przed- stawienie natężenia i kierunków migracji zagranicznych na pobyt stały w Polsce w latach 2019–2022. Zróżnicowanie przestrzenne imigracji i emigracji przedstawiono w układzie województw.
W wyniku przeprowadzonych badań uwidacznia się przekształcanie Polski z kraju emigracyjnego w kraj emigracyjno-imigracyjny, a nawet imigracyjny. Kierunki emigracji w okresie wymuszonego ograniczenia mobilności pandemią COVID-19, a od lutego 2022 r. wzmożonego przepływu w związku z wybuchem wojny na Ukrainie dzieliły Polskę na dwa zasadnicze obszary: w województwach zachodnich dominowały wyjazdy do Niemiec, a w centralnych i wschodnich do Wielkiej Brytanii. Z drugiej strony województwa zachodnie cechował w badanym okresie także największy poziom imigracji z Niemiec, województwo podlaskie z Białorusi, a mazowieckie z Ukrainy. Pozostałe województwa, o dominującym początkowo kierunku imigracji z Wielkiej Brytanii, w coraz większym stopniu zaczęły oddawać tę pozycję imigracji z Ukrainy.
Exploring the Heterogeneous Impact of Trade Agreements on Trade: Depth Matters
Authors: Díaz-Mora Carmen , Esteve-Pérez Silviano , Gil-Pareja Salvador 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
One of the most relevant features in the context of international trade in recent decades is the increase in the depth of trade agreements. The aim of this article is to explore the heterogeneous effect of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) on bilateral trade flows including their depth in addition to other agreement characteristics such as the geographical scope of the member countries, their degree of development, or their nature. To measure depth, we follow the most recent works that propose indirect instead of direct measures. Once we control for depth, our results reveal that (i) the positive effect of regional PTAs is notably larger for deep agreements whereas the shallow interregional agreements do not seem to increase bilateral trade flows; (ii) North–North PTAs only boost trade when they exhibit a high depth level; and (iii) the depth is not a relevant factor for plurilateral agreements and those that consist of the adhesion of a country to an existent PTA.
Green synthesis and characterisation of spherical structure Ag/Fe2O3/TiO2 nanocomposite using acacia in the presence of neem and tulsi oils
Authors: Al-Zahrani Fatimah Ali M. , El-Shishtawy Reda M. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
In this study, tulsi and neem oils were used to effectively synthesise Ag/Fe2O3/TiO2 nanocomposite utilising environmentally friendly methods. X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) methods were used to characterise the green synthesised nanocomposite. The triangle-spherical shaped nanoparticles (NPs) with an average size of 26–42 nm were shown by XRD and SEM investigations to be crystalline in Ag/Fe2O3/TiO2 nanocomposite, respectively. Additionally, the dynamic light scattering histogram was used to quantify the size distribution of these NPs, and the results were consistent with those of the SEM picture, having an approximate element size of 28 nm. The Ag/Fe2O3/TiO2 nanocomposite is reduced and stabilised as a result of functional groups present in acacia, and neem, and tulsi oils, as shown by FT-IR measurements. In a nutshell, this method offers a quick, affordable, and environmentally safe technique to create NPs without the use of potentially dangerous chemical agents.
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Nuits, prologue et épilogue: le point de vue narratologique
Authors: Chraïbi Aboubakr 
Published: April 2024

Résumé
Le récit-cadre des Mille et une nuits est composé d’un prologue et d’un épilogue (texte ZER) et soulève des problèmes lorsqu’il appartient à des versions lacunaires qui ne comportent que le prologue (texte G) ou l’épilogue (texte K). Ces problèmes ont été traités du point de vue philologique, rarement d’un point de vue littéraire. En partant d’une série de manques, au sens narratologique de ce terme, que l’on peut relever dans un discours du roi Šāhriyār dans le prologue de G, on va montrer ici comment ces manques sont comblés grâce à Šahrazād dans l’épilogue de K. Des compétences complémentaires, laïques et islamiques, ont été attribuées à l’héroïne pour réussir dans sa tâche: elle connaît la médecine et peut donc soigner le roi par la thérapie du récit en miroir et le guérir ; elle intervient par délégation divine, en réponse aux prières qu’une population qui souffre adresse à Dieu, et peut donc sermonner le roi à l’aide du ḥadīṯ et du Coran et le remettre sur le droit chemin.
No genetic causality between obesity and benign paroxysmal vertigo: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study
Authors: Guo Zhiyan , Huang Bingyu , Gan Lingxiao , Liang Shanshan , Liu Ying 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Objective:
We applied Mendelian randomization to explore the causal relationship between obesity and benign paroxysmal vertigo (BPV).

Methods:
We chose two types of obesity diseases. Obesity due to excessive calories and other or unspecified obesity from the FinnGen database. We used genomic significance (p < 5 × 10−8) to obtain independent single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as instrumental variables. Similarly, genome-wide association study data for the disease BPV were selected from the FinnGen database. R was then used to test the data for multiplicity and heterogeneity, as well as to detect the effect of individual SNPs on the results. Random effects inverse variance weighting was used as the main statistical analysis.

Results:
First, by analyzing, we found an outlier in obesity due to excessive calories (rs12956821). Outliers were then removed, and the statistical results were analyzed without heterogeneity (p > 0.05) and horizontal pleiotropy (p > 0.05), as well as individual SNPs having no effect on the results. Meanwhile, random-effects IVW results showed obesity due to excessive calories (p = 0.481; OR = 0.941), and other or unspecified obesity (p = 0.640; OR = 0.964).

Conclusions:
The present study did not find a causal relationship between the above two obesity types and BPV at the genetic level.
Identification and validation of autophagy-related genes in SSc
Authors: Liu Chen , Guo Xiaofang , Wei Maoyun , Xie Jiaxin , Zhang Xuting , Qi Qing , Zhu Ke 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Multiple organs are affected by the complex autoimmune illness known as systemic sclerosis (SSc), which has a high fatality rate. Genes linked to autophagy have been linked to the aetiology of SSc. It is yet unknown, though, whether autophagy-related genes play a role in the aetiology of SSc. After using bioinformatics techniques to examine two databases (the GSE76885 and GSE95065 datasets) and autophagy-related genes, we were able to identify 12 autophagy-related differentially expressed genes that are linked to the pathophysiology of SSc. Additional examination of the receiver operating characteristic curve revealed that SFRP4 (AUC = 0.944, P < 0.001) and CD93 (AUC = 0.904, P < 0.001) might be utilized as trustworthy biomarkers for the diagnosis of SSc. The SSc group’s considerably greater CD93 and SFRP4 expression levels compared to the control group were further confirmed by qRT-PCR results. The autophagy-related genes SFRP4 and CD93 were found to be viable diagnostic indicators in this investigation. Our research sheds light on the processes by which genes linked to autophagy affect the pathophysiology of SSc.
Corrosion resistance of powder metallurgy fabricated Cu–10Sn/SiC/mica hybrid composite
Authors: Zakeri Mehrabad Vahid , Doniavi Ali , Arghavanian Reza , Kavanlouei Majid 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
For the first time, bronze/SiC/mica hybrid composite has been manufactured using powder metallurgy method. Mixture – process variable design has been applied to design of experiments and optimization of the composite composition, as well as the production process variables (compaction pressure and sintering temperature) to attain superior corrosion resistance. This involved mixing different compositions of bronze, SiC, and mica powders, which were subsequently subjected to varied pressures and temperatures during the pressing and sintering stages, all in accordance with the experimental design plan. The microstructure, chemical composition, and elemental distribution of the samples were examined using scanning electron microscope equipped by energy dispersive X-ray analyzer, and an optical microscope. In order to study the corrosion resistance, potentiodynamic polarization test and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were performed in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution. The results revealed that co-incorporation of SiC and mica particles in Cu–10Sn bronze matrix increases the corrosion resistance, with a synergistic effect between these particles. The result of optimization process showed that the highest corrosion resistance could be achieved for the composite with the composition of Cu–10Sn/9.85SiC/0.67mica. This outcome was subsequently validated through experimental procedures.
Mechanical behavior of epoxy resin with graphite additive subjected to water absorption
Authors: Torabizadeh Mohammad Amin , Maleki Sattar 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Epoxy resin-based composites find extensive applications across various industries due to their unique mechanical properties. They are commonly used in gas and petrochemical industries for pipes and fittings in transmission lines. The primary objective of this study is to investigate changes in the mechanical properties of epoxy resin-based composites under different environmental moisture conditions. To achieve this, epoxy resin with varying weight percentages of graphite additive (0, 5, 10, 15, and 25 wt%) was used. The water absorption characteristics of the specimens were assessed by immersing samples in potable water (PW), distilled water (DW), a 10 vol% alkaline solution (NaCl), and a 10 vol% acidic solution (HCl), following ASTM standards. Both dry and wet samples were examined for various mechanical strengths. The results indicate that, for all weight percentages of graphite additive, water absorption follows the increasing order: NaCl < PW < DW < HCl, as compared to the blank resin case. In terms of mechanical testing, increasing the weight percentage of graphite additive resulted in a 24 % decrease in Barcol hardness and a 39 % decrease in impact strength, while the hot deflection temperature (HDT) increased for 5 wt% and showed no significant effects for the other cases.
The Political Economy of Trade, Work, and Economy: De-globalization – or Re-globalization?
Authors: Smith David A. , Ciccantell Paul S. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
What forces will shape the global future? We begin with discussion of the central roles of globalization and the ecologically destructive Anthropocene and then move onto more current popular and political debates about questions of unchallengeable globalization versus de-globalization and re-globalization. We side with the former. The broad story is how historical global capitalism, with different leading core states or hegemons, inexorably pushed global society into an increasingly tight related connected world-economy, meshed together by commodity webs and supply chains that linked increasingly far-flung locations, geologies, landscapes, and ecosystems. The vision is one of a world-system, embedded to a large degree on market and nation-state capitalism and political power, conflict, and cooperation, that grows more and more tightly integrated, spatially widespread, and ecologically destructive as it expanded for six hundred years. We disagree with a fundamental “break” from the old political economy view. In fact, we are confident that today’s current Anthropocene global consciousness remains – with major concern with climate change and worldwide pandemics. There is little doubt that worldwide globalization is not only needed but essentially inescapable.
The Evil Twin: Older Bronze Age Ceramic Typology of the Nordic Circle
Authors: Schaefer-Di Maida Stefanie 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
This paper focuses on the Older Bronze Age pottery of the Nordic Circle, which has so far been given a wide berth in research. Due to the insufficient amount of published material, the study applied the classical and yet often frowned upon type classification and brought it into dialogue with multivariate statistical analyses. This represents then the first overview study of the Older Bronze Age ceramic material of Schleswig-Holstein and it is even more relevant, because it can can be helpful for later refinements and the classification of further material. In addition to the elaboration of ten vessel categories, which in turn could be subdivided into different numbers of types and type variants, the study makes clear how pottery production gains during the course of the Older Bronze Age in variety of form, size and expression. Links between this increasing complexity and the change in burial customs around 1300 BCE are also highlighted in relation to other changes in this period that have already been identified in the context of intensive transformation research in this region, so that the relevance of an examination of Older Bronze Age pottery becomes even clearer.
Population decline: where demography, social science, and biology intersect
Authors: Aitken Robert John 
Published: April 2024

In brief
Over the past half century, the world has witnessed an unprecedented decline in human fertility rates. This analysis reviews the various socioeconomic, cultural, and biological factors involved in driving this change and considers whether low fertility rates are a temporary or permanent feature of our future demographic profile.

Abstract
Since the early 1960s, the world has witnessed the spectacular collapse of human fertility. As a result of this phenomenon, several countries are already seeing their population numbers fall and more will follow in the coming decades. The causes of this fertility decline involve a complex interplay of socio-economic, environmental, and biological factors that have converged to constrain fertility in posterity’s wake. Since large numbers of offspring are no longer needed to compensate for high infant mortality in contemporary society, couples have opted to have small families in a quality-over-quantity investment in their progeny’s future. Simultaneously, increases in female education, the enhanced participation of women in the paid workforce, and a resultant delay in childbearing has placed limits on achievable family size. Progressive urbanization, the improved availability of contraceptives, and the socio-economic pressures experienced by young adults in ageing societies are also contributing to fertility’s demise. These factors, together with the individualism that pervades modern society and the increasing social acceptability of voluntary childlessness, have firmly established a low fertility ethos in most post-transition countries. Since none of these forces are about to relent, it looks as if extremely low fertility might be with us for some time to come. This may have long-term consequences. The lack of selection pressure on high fertility genotypes, the ability of ART to retain poor fertility genotypes within the population, and sustained exposure to reproductive toxicants in modern industrialized environments may all contrive to leave a permanent mark on the fecundity of our species.