bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Economic Prospect Of Fishing Egg Flying for Coastal Communities in Fak Fak District, West Papua Province
Authors: Tebaiy Selvi , Boli Paulus , Simatauw Fanny , Leatemia Simon , Parenden Dedi , Ananta Andra
Published: July 2020

The economic value of the activity of catching eggs in the waters of the Fak Fak Regency of West Papua not only provides income for migrant fishermen from South Sulawesi but also for the people in the Fak Fak Regency who live in coastal areas. This study aims to provide an overview of the economic impact of flying egg fishing and the marketing channels of these flying fish eggs. Data collection was carried out in August and September 2017 in the coastal areas of Fak Fak and the Fak Fak Fishing Base and several other landing areas. Interview and questionnaire techniques used for data collection also used secondary data from various sources and previous research. The data collected was analyzed descriptively and displayed in graphical form and percentage to reveal facts based on field information. The results showed that in 2017 the production of flying fish eggs per ship ranged from 270 - 1,575 kg, with an average value of IDR 307,446,154. The fish egg marketing channel in Fakfak Regency has 3 main actors namely: producers (fishermen), collecting traders (Papalele) and inter-island traders (Makassar, Takalar). The percentage of costs provided by fly fishing include: (1) fuel and oil 28 %, (2) food supply 26 %, (3) coconut leaves (24 %), and (4) fishing permit (22 %). The economic benefits as an added value from the activity of catching flying fish eggs for the Fak Fak coastal community are the opening of other business opportunities such as coconut leaf providers, fuel and food ingredients providers, boarding or lodging owners, and grater eggs.
Action Adventure Game Based for Virtual Faculty Environment
Authors:   Center for Advanced Computing Technology (C-ACT), Fakulti Teknologi Maklumat Dan Komunikasi, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia (UTeM), 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia., Sulaiman* H.A. , Muhamad Syazwan Harith Bin ,   Former Student of Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia., Pee A. N. Che ,   Center for Advanced Computing Technology (C-ACT), Fakulti Teknologi Maklumat Dan Komunikasi, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia (UTeM), 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia., Abdullah M. H. L. ,   Center for Advanced Computing Technology (C-ACT), Fakulti Teknologi Maklumat Dan Komunikasi, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia (UTeM), 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia., Zakaria M. H. ,   Center for Advanced Computing Technology (C-ACT), Fakulti Teknologi Maklumat Dan Komunikasi, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia (UTeM), 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia., Rahim S. S. ,   Center for Advanced Computing Technology (C-ACT), Fakulti Teknologi Maklumat Dan Komunikasi, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia (UTeM), 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia.
Published: July 2020

Aim of this game is to promote Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (FTMK) and teach a basic C++ programming using game. FTMK is a faculty at University Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) that offer computer science and information technology course. The Savior is an action adventure game that consist of several mission and story that need player to follow. The mission is involving of answer the question and fight the enemy. This game is action adventure where the game is not totally full educational game. It also has some entertainment and action in this game. The objective of this project is to study on action adventure game for educational based game. Next, to design and develop educational based action game that concentrating on promoting FTMK. Finally, to evaluate, debug and then conduct a survey for the corresponding action adventure game. This project has four phases, which is Concepting phase, Per-Production phase and Post Production phase. The expected result is to let people know more about FTMK and more understand C++ programming language.
Crop Monitoring and Recommendation System using Machine Learning and IOT
Authors:   Assistant Professor, G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Science (for women), Reddy* R. Pallavi , Vinitha B. ,   B.Tech Student , G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Science (for women), Rishita K. ,   B.Tech Student , G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Science (for women), Pranavi K. ,   B.Tech Student , G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Science (for women)
Published: July 2020

Farming is an important sector of input for any country’s economic growth. Country like India’s majority population livelihood relies on agriculture. The usage of Internet of Things in agriculture promises unavailable productivity, resource and cost reduction, automation and data driven processes. This paper proposes the implementation of a smart agricultural system that uses advantages of cutting edge technologies such as IoT, Sensor network and data analysis to help farmers enhance the way farming and marketing are done. The work focuses on crop selection for planting, conservation of humidity and nutrient content during plant development, suitable usage of fertilizer and quality check of the crop. The selection of crops is done by checking the soil which includes various factors such as color, soil PH value and moisture content. Sensors such as humidity, moisture etc. are used to gather field information and help farmers make precise decisions about insights and recommendations for irrigation based on the data collected. The soil’s nutrient level is sensed, and if there is a deficiency, a suitable fertilizer is suggested and a notification is generated to the farmer. An acceptable price for the plant based on its yield is calculated and a standard price is fixed. Ultimately, the farming and agriculture industries will benefit from these various technologies and platforms. Not only is the revolutionary farming system of today a smart agricultural solution, it is the main solution to the increasing concern for the food intake and environmental footprint of the global population.
Engineering Education and Power: the Case of Innovation in the 21st Century
Authors:   Mangosuthu University of Technology., Fomunyam Dr. Kehdinga George
Published: July 2020

Engineering education is the application of scientific, economic, social and practical knowledge to invent, create, design, build, maintain, research and improve structures machines, devices, systems, materials and processes. Engineering education is therefore an important component of innovation. The various innovations brought about by engineering education has delineated various countries along the lines of power and there is a dichotomy between them. Key among this is the separation between the Global North and the Global South. Innovation is a process and application of a new or meaningfully amended creation that needs long term commitment, resources and innovative climate in an organization. Findings from the study revealed that power dynamics is present in all situation and it takes different forms. It influences and shapes relationship. The study therefore recommends that there is a need to intensify efforts on engineering education in developing countries to create more innovations in the 21st century and effort should be geared towards the use and application of these innovations.
The language of Engineering Education in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Authors:   Mangosuthu University of Technology, Fomunyam* Kehdinga George
Published: July 2020

Engineering was defined by the Royal Academy of engineering as the creative use of scientific principles to invent, design, build, maintain and improve structures, machines, devices, systems materials and processes. From the creation of simple tools to the complex engineering machineries which abounds now, the journey has been chronicled into series of epoch Industrial revolutions are periods in modern human history where innovative technologies are used in ensuring rapid change in the socio-economic condition of people globally. The fourth industrial revolution is an era of massive technological breakthrough. The era is driven by technologies such as automation and robotics, additive manufacturing and the industrial internet. This study conceptualized the language of engineering education in the era of the fourth industrial revolution as the means through which the knowledge of engineering education is communicated. Findings from the study revealed that the industrial revolution is responsible for some changes in engineering education and it has with it immense opportunities for the conduct of the discipline. Some of the opportunities of the fourth industrial revolution on engineering education is the overhauling of production processes, the possibility of remote monitoring of engineering projects will also be made possible as a result of the technologies brought about by the fourth industrial revolution The study therefore recommends that that efforts be intensified on developing the languages in which engineering education is communicated in the fourth industrial revolution.
Performance of Distribution Grid Connected Solar Photovoltaic Array with Unified Power Quality Conditioner
Authors:   Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Salem -636011, Tamilnadu, India., Ashokaraju* D. , Abirami A. ,   Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Salem -636011, Tamilnadu, India.
Published: July 2020

The control of distribution grid connected Solar Photovoltaic Array with Unified Power Quality Conditioner (SPV-UPQC) is presented. The SPV-UPQC comprises of a solar photovoltaic array, a shunt active power filter (APF) and series APF. In UPQC, the series and shunt Active Power Filters (APFs are connected in back to back with a common DC-bus capacitor. The shunt active compensator is used to extracts the power from solar PV array as well as compensates load current harmonics. The Synchronous Reference Frame (SRF) based control theory is used in shunt active compensator for extracting fundamental load active current component. The Unit Vector Template (UVT) technique is used in series active compensator. The series active compensator mitigates grid voltage sags and swells conditions by injecting voltage in phase or out of phase at the Point of Common Coupling (PCC) respectively. The proposed system performs both the transfer of active power and power quality enhancement simultaneously. The performance of the test system are examined under steady-state condition, grid voltage fluctuations and varying solar irradiation conditions by detailed simulation in MATLAB/Simulink software.
Fabrication and Testing of Novel Aluminium Composite Panel and Analysis of Composite Panel for Impact Loads in Collision Environment for Four-Wheelers Automobile
Authors:   M. Tech scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Godavari Institute of Engineering and Technology, Rajahmundry, India., babu* Valluru Nagendra , Ramakrishna G ,   Assistant professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Godavari Institute of Engineering and Technology, Rajahmundry, India.
Published: July 2020

Impact loads from the crash of automobile always challenge the structural parts of the collided vehicles. Modern high – speed vehicles are subjected to high impact loads during accidents when the vehicle is accelerating at high speeds. This results in structural damage to the vehicle as well as passengers in the vehicle. In recent years, high-strength aluminum alloys have increasingly been used for building high-speed vehicles, and other types of weight-critical structures. In such structures, stiffened panels are the basic strength members. Composite panels can be used for the car body to reduce the weight of the vehicle and to increase the collision resistance. In this study, the aluminum composite panels with composite filled stiffeners are fabricated and tested experimentally under compression and impact loadings. Recycled ceramic powder, recycled steel flakes, and E - glass fiber mesh is taken as reinforcements and thermoplastic resins as matrix materials in the preparation stiffener filler composite. The composite panel specimens are fabricated and are tested experimentally under axial compression for collapse resistance.
Multifactor Authentication over Credit Card Fraud Detection and Prevention
Authors:   Department of CSE, PESCOE,Aurangabad,India., Zinjurde* Ashwini. M. , Kamble Dr. Vilas. B. ,   Department of CSE, PESCOE, Aurangabad, India.
Published: July 2020

Online banking becomes most used method for banking transaction now days. Now the trend is turning towards digitization and so is the population going towards the same thing. People often go to the credit/debit card, Net Banking, etc. online methods. Confidentiality may be hacked during online transactions. To reduced, fraud online activities so, as to secure the data by a two-step authentication method. The primary step of authentication is to verifying OTP. Once the OTP is verified, face recognition will be done. The data is analyzed and the results for both the valid and invalid transactions are sent to the Bank. A new card scanning system has important factor such as most safety, user-friendliness, etc. The application's importance is to mitigate credit card fraud through Face device awareness. The customers get both most usable and highly secure online banking application.
Thermo-Structural Analysis of Ventilated and Non – Ventilated Disc Brake using Different Materials.
Authors:   Mechanical Engineering, Anurag Group of Institutions, Hyderabad, India., Harsha* Kunchum Sai Sri , Loya Vishnu Kanth ,   Mechanical Engineering, Anurag Group of Institutions, Hyderabad, India., Bhargav Annavajjala Sai ,   Mechanical Engineering, Anurag Group of Institutions, Hyderabad, India., Reddy Katta Nithish ,   Mechanical Engineering, Anurag Group of Institutions, Hyderabad, India., Nagasurya Chetirala ,   Mechanical Engineering, Anurag Group of Institutions, Hyderabad, India.
Published: July 2020

Every year Automobile industry is evolving. Significant inventions and improvements are occurring day by day. One of the important inventions in an automobile industry is the braking system. Disc brakes are widely used for maintaining and controlling speed of the vehicle by hindering the rotation of the shaft or any mechanical member. Material selection and design are one of the important factors, which plays an important role in the dissipation of heat generated. This paper compares three different materials i.e. C/C-SiC ceramic, Titanium grade 5 alloy, Tungsten Carbide, with two of the popular designs i.e. Ventilated disc and Solid disc (non-ventilated disc)
Leaf Disease Identification using Convolution Neural Network (CNN)
Authors:   Associate Professor in Computer Science and Engineering Department, Dayananda Sagar University - School of Engineering, R* Dr. Reeja.S. , N Pavithra ,   is currently pursuing the B.Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering Department, Dayananda Sagar University, Bangalore, B Pinky ,   is currently pursuing the B.Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering Department, Dayananda Sagar University, Bangalore, Hammaad Sheikh ,   is currently pursuing B.Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering Department, Dayananda Sagar University, Bangalore, Anjum M Alfiya ,   is currently pursuing the B.Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering Department, Dayananda Sagar University, Bangalore
Published: July 2020

The tomato plant is the most broadly cultivated produce in India. As the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) which comes under the field of image classification is performing the progressive work, thus using an approach of deep learning which mainly centers on achieving high accuracy of leaf disease of the tomato plant. Therefore, the main objective of this paper is to acquire more reliable performance in the identification of diseases. Amidst various plant diseases that affect leaf comprise of Late blight, bacterial and viral diseases have been chosen to differentiate infected leaves from that of the healthy leaves includes Late blight, bacterial and viral diseases. As we know, none of the other method has been proposed earlier which helps in detecting plant leaf diseases for the first time. Hence the proposed model is designed in such a way that it effectively identifies specific diseases that affect leaves of tomato plants through the use of a dataset containing about 4000 leaf images. CNN achieves an overall accuracy of 96% without implementing any pre-processing and feature extraction methods.
A Review on Hardware Accelerator Design and Implementation of CORDIC Algorithm for a Gaming Application
Authors:   Department of Electronics and Communication, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysore, Karnataka, India,, B* Trupthi , H E Jalendra ,   Department of Electronics and Communication, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysore, Karnataka, India,, C P Srilaxmi ,   Department of Electronics and Communication, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysore, Karnataka, India,, M S Varun ,   Department of Electronics and Communication, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysore, Karnataka, India,, A Dr. Geethashree ,   Department of Electronics and Communication, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysore, Karnataka, India,
Published: July 2020

Co-ordinate Digital rotation computer is the full form of CORDIC.CORDIC is a process for finding functions using less hardware like shifts, subs/adds and then compares. It's the algorithm used for some elementary functions which are calculated in real-time and many conversions like from rectangular to polar co-ordinate and vice versa. Rectangular to polar and polar to rectangular is an important operation in CORDIC which are generally used in ALUs, wireless communications, DSP processors etc. This paper proposes the implementation of physical design for CORDIC algorithm for polar to rectangular and rectangular to polar conversions, by the use of RTL code in written in Verilog and fed to pre-processor, cordic core and post processor. This type of implementation results with greater efficiency, throughput by reducing power consumption and implanting it with high frequency. Hence due to great efficiency with low power it can be used for gaming applications.
A report on Privacy Preservation Methods on Big Data, Social Network Data, Medical Data.
Authors:   School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tirumalasetti* Guna Sekhar , Gontla Bhargava Sai Sathvik ,   School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Kuppusamy Vijayakumar ,   School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
Published: July 2020

Now a days Privacy-preserving of data is an essential philosophy in the digital computer era. As the leakage of preserved data has been increasing in the daily life. In this survey paper we have collected the different types of privateness maintenance in the view of big records of data , clinical and social networking data. In this paper we had explained deeply about the privacy preserving methods on these three types of data. We also gathered the various implementations which are implemented by various researchers until the present trend. In this survey paper we have given a clean view on the kind of arts of the secure and privateness maintaining techniques of big analytic data, in medical field data, and in social networking data. We also mentioned about the future works to be done for preserving the data. In now a days the attackers who stole the preserved data has been increased so we should increase the security levels of privacy gradually. In this survey paper we had mentioned what are the infrastructures that are preserving based on the type of data.
Performance Comparison of Fixed and Tracking Type Solar Plants
Authors:   Department of Mechanical engineering, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh, India,, Singh* Devendra Pratap , Dhami S.S. ,   Department of Mechanical engineering, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh, India, Banwait S.S. ,   Department of Mechanical engineering, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh, India, Goyal Deepam ,   Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab, India,
Published: July 2020

Solar energy, which is essential for all on earth, is clean and plentiful and can be transformed into electrical energy using photovoltaic (PV) systems. The generation of energy using different types of PV solar panel mountings viz. fixed, tracking, and adjustable, depends on a variety of factors such as sun intensity, relative humidity, cloud cover, and heat buildup. This paper reviews the various parameters which influence the performance of solar power plants. Further, the performance comparison of fixed and tracking PV systems shows that in comparison to the classical fixed-position PV systems, the tracking type of PV systems capture much more solar energy and thus produce substantially higher output power. Furthermore, consideration is also given to design variables which should be taken into account during the initial stage of engineering of a plant to achieve better performances and outcomes from the generation of a solar power plant.
Networking in IoT: Technologies used, Security Threats and Possible Countermeasures
Authors:   IT department, Institute of Management Studies Noida, Noida, India, Gupta* Purnima , Singh Aswani Kumar ,   Software Engineer, Soft-Tech development Solution, DDU, India., Sharma Dr. Archana ,   IT department, Institute of Management Studies Noida, Noida, India,
Published: July 2020

IoT is the networking of daily use objects. Internet of Things amalgamates various kinds of physical object to communicate with each other directly. These objects are commonly known as constrained devices. Constrained devices work with low memory, low storage, and low computation power. Implementing security algorithms in these devices is challenging. The researchers take these challenges as opportunity. The diverse and heterogeneous structure of the IoT phenomenon introduces a variety of new security risks and challenges. Many threats, like botnets, home intrusion, remote control of the IoT devices, and man in the middle attacks, are emerging and need a stronger security implementation to protect IoT devices from being compromised. The authors surveys different kinds of IoT networking technologies, security challenges and solutions of these challenges to form more secure IoT environment for trustful adoption of services through industrial or personal use. In this paper, the authors presented a study of numerous networking technologies along with possible threats and their countermeasures.
Multimodal Integrated Technique for Wrist Fracture Identification
Authors:   Associate Professor, Department of Computer Networks & Management, RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India., Rao H* Manjula Gururaj , Nagaraja Dr G S ,   Professor and Associate Dean, Department of Computer Networks & Management, RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India.
Published: July 2020

Medical image processing is one of the fastest growing fields in Computer Science. It is a technique used to obtain the images of various parts of the body for clinical analysis to identify and treat diseases. Medical Imaging helps in detecting fractures, lesions present in the images like X-ray, CT-scan, and MRI. Fracture detections are difficult and sometimes may lead to the misjudgment. Existing fracture detection system is complex and accuracy of the detection is low. Hence, the proposed paper focuses on single and multi-modal system that helps radiologists in detecting the wrist fractures. The proposed system uses the multimodal system to detect the fracture in the wrist bone. It uses the combination of the Hierarchical centroid, Principal Component Analysis and Connected components analysis technique to identify the fracture in the wrist bones. This paper also elaborates on the various segmentation techniques used in the multimodal and single modal system.
Improved Approach of Rail Fence for Enhancing Security
Authors:   Department of CSE, Comilla University, Cumilla, Bangladesh., Nahar* Khairun , Chakraborty* Partha ,   Department of CSE, Comilla University, Cumilla, Bangladesh
Published: July 2020

In the era of a global village, a huge amount of people are connected to the web through their PC, mobile and any type of communication tool for communication purposes, hence we require a safe approach that provides security and protection from unauthorized clients and misuses of data and information. Cryptography is a widespread technique to guarantee security for the internet-based communication framework. Many cipher technique have developed but the rail Fence is the simplest and amusing cryptographic algorithm until now. In this technique, the plain text is organized as crosswise and read it from top to the bottom row produces the cipher text. An inadequate quantity of keys is its weakness. This paper redesigned the current rail fence by applying the three basic phases: substitution phase once and transposition phases uses twice. The proposed technique ensures that the resultant cipher text is a fusion of various symbols precise by a chart. The proposed algorithm eliminates the limitation of the existing algorithm and significantly improves the performance by transforming the plain text unrecognizable and unpredictable.
A Reliable Energy Efficient Data Aggregation Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Network
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Deptartment of IT, PSNA College of Engineering & Technology, India., R* Sudha , N Sasikala ,   Assistant Professor, Deptartment of IT, PSNA College of Engineering & Technology, India., P Senthil Kumar ,   Assistant Professor, Deptartment of IT, PSNA College of Engineering & Technology, India, J Jeganathan ,   Assistant Professor, Deptartment of IT, PSNA College of Engineering & Technology, India.
Published: July 2020

One of the popular and emerging networks is wireless sensor networks (WSN), where it comprises of an unlimited number of sensors deployed dynamically and irregularly in a geolocation, for a specific purpose. Each sensor node in the network sense, collect and transmit the environmental data from one location to other location. All the nodes have the capabilities of transmitting and receiving the documents. The major problem in WSN is energy efficiency and network lifetime. By reducing the energy consumption, the network life time can be increased. Clustering, scheduling and other related methods are used to reduce the energy consumption, during the data transmission and receiving. This paper proposed a Reliable Energy Efficient Data Aggregation (REEDA) method for improving the energy efficiency. All the common nodes or the cluster head nodes gather, aggregate, and transmit the data where it reduces the energy consumption. The aggregation method is applied according to correlation of data packets generated by entire node. Simulations results prove that the proposed algorithm provides a good solution for minimizing communication and computation cost.
The Formation of Marxist Theory of Surplus Value
Authors: Shi Yan
Published: July 2020

Marxist theory of surplus value is founded on the basis of Marx's labor theory of value. The theory of surplus value is based on mercantilism and the theory of surplus value of David Ricardo. Adam Smith and Owen also played a certain role in the formation of Marxist surplus value theory. Marx's analysis of the subject of labor and the process of labor is the basis of historical materialism of surplus value theory. This paper analyzes the significance of the formation of Marxist surplus value.
CiteScore-Based Quartiles for Scientometric Analysis
Authors: Khosravi Mohammad R. , Menon Varun G.
Published: July 2020

This study intends to
review and discuss some topics around CiteScore (here abbreviated as CS) which
is a new citation impact indicator of Scopus. Qualitative analysis of journals
based on scientometric indicators has been usual and is a good way of rapid
evaluation of them. Here, we use them to reach a conclusion. We believe that
reliability of CiteScore-based quartile is more and this index is preferred
because in comparison to IF-based quartile, there are some reasons of
preference of CS. In addition, CS can provide a more natural perception on
citations compared to SJR-based quartile computation. The result of this study
can be considered as a proof that both types of SJR- and CiteScore-based
quartiles should not be assumed as baseline of quality evaluations at the same
time.
La ricerca elettorale dell'Istituto Cattaneo
Authors: Corbetta Piergiorgio , Parisi Arturo M.L.
Published: July 2020

The present article relates the story of the electoral research project by Istituto Cattaneo since the early '60s up to 2001. It is a conceptual and methodological reenactment distinguishing three periods. A first phase (1958-1974) of quite exclusive attention payed to the continuity of both the political party system and the political behavior. A second phase (1975-1987) in which, under the pressure of electoral results strongly different from the past (i.e. referendum on divorce in 1974, regional election in 1075 and national election in 1976), studies were focused on cues of "change inside the continuity". Finally, in the third phase (1988-2001) the change - both on a structural and individual level - was the focus of scholars' attention. This transformation of the interpretative paradigms is view in relation to the research methods employed. Such methods progressively shifted from the ecological analysis of the vote based on official data of territorial aggregates to the analysis of self-reported individual behavior through surveys.
Le elezioni comunali di Parma (2012-2017)
Authors: Morini Mara
Published: July 2020

The article describes the political evolution of the Italian Five Star Movement (Movimento 5 Stelle - M5S) at the local level (2009-2012) with a specific reference to the «Italian Stalingrad» i.e. the city of Parma. In the administrative elections held in 2012 the M5S was able to get its first Major, Federico Pizzarotti, who was unexpectedly elected in the second round defeating the center left coalition. Born as a local and civic experience in the so called Meetup (local party meetings), the M5S of Parma is an example of «overpromising populism» (Mény & Surel 2000) accused by Beppe Grillo (the central office) of a compromise-collusion made by Pizzarotti with the «old» power (traditional parties). Firstly, a short overview of the local evolution of M5S is given in order to better understand its level of local penetration and representation between 2009-2014. Secondly, the analysis of the 2012-2017 electoral campaigns will be described taken into consideration the political characteristics of all the competitors and the main determinants of Pizzarotti's two electoral success. Thirdly, some hypothesesabout the future of the «Effetto Parma» civic party and Pizzarotti's leadership at the local and national level will be provided.
Towards the 2017 French election
Authors: De Luca Marino
Published: July 2020

Primaries have become an important aspect of the French party system. In recent times, the process, used by different parties, has been opened up to coopérateurs (‘sympathisers'). Both the Socialist Party and the Republicans held primaries in the 2017 presidential elections. This can be seen as an expected step towards addressing problems such as leadership and representativeness. This process is also in line with the personalisation that has become a feature of the Fifth Republic. Following the collapse of the main parties during the last elections, the primary system seems to have entered a period of crisis. This article will hence analyse the introduction of primaries in France, with particular attention to the 2017 presidential election. Our focus is on the similarities and differences between these two open selection processes and their respective effects.
Elezioni comunali 2017
Authors: Paparo Aldo
Published: July 2020

Review of Italian elections, municipal elections of 2017
Luglio-Dicembre 2016
Authors: Rombi Stefano
Published: July 2020

Review of elections around the world, July 2016 - December 2016
I sistemi elettorali nelle regioni a statuto ordinario
Authors: Cunial Nicolas Alejandro , Terreo Raffaele
Published: July 2020

The goal of this paper is to answer the following question: what are the regional electoral systems in Italy now? After sixteen years of «electoral federalism», the electoral systems used to elect the President and the Regional Council have suffered more than a simple change over the years. Seven indicators are used to compare and contrast each of the systems: the broad family of systems it belongs to (majoritarian; proportional; mixed); the electoral constituencies; the structure of the electoral formula(s); the «second best candidate» clause; the majority prize; the electoral thresholds; the modes of vote's expression. Even though the goals that electoral reforms have set twenty years ago are still valid today – a higher bipolarity degree in the competition; high stability of the regional government; lower party fragmentation – a real progress has not been made towards these matters. The overview that emerges is clear: regions are adopting electoral systems that are more similar with respect to some indicators, and completely different with respect to others. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to clarify how current electoral rules work in the Italian regions, and to highlight the trends of electoral reforms.
Gennaio-Giugno 2015
Authors: Rombi Stefano
Published: July 2020

Review of elections around the world, January 2015 - June 2015
Le elezioni comunali del 2014 a Livorno
Authors: Ribechini Maurizio
Published: July 2020

The local elections that were held in spring 2014 led to the renewal of the Municipal Councils and Mayors of over 4,000 Italian cities. The electoral results were hardly predictable by the political analysts. This is particularly true in the case of the Tuscan town of Livorno, where for the first time in history, the centre-left coalition had lost the political leadership of the city, after having governed for almost seventy years after the end of the World War II. In Livorno the mayoral candidate of the Democratic Party has been defeated after the second round by the candidate of the Five Star Movement. This article tries to shed lights on the reasons behind this political change. More specifically, the article looks at the electoral results of 2014, 2009 and 2004; moreover, it is based on interviews to politicians and observers. Finally, the article tries to provide some conclusive remarks.
Luglio-Dicembre 2015
Authors: Rombi Stefano
Published: July 2020

Review of elections around the world, July 2015 - December 2015
Assessing the Effects of the Environment on Consumers’ Evaluations for Wine
Authors: Pappalardo Gioacchino , Chinnici Gaetano , Selvaggi Roberta , Pecorino Biagio
Published: July 2020

In the wine sector, experiential marketing is becoming increasingly important since the success of a wine hinges on “experiential” attributes that include hedonic and symbolic values associated with emotions. An aspect not yet fully explored in the scientific literature concerns the extent to which emotions aroused by the environment where wine is consumed are able to influence consumers’ evaluation of wine. To this end, we conducted an economic experiment in Italy in the territory of Mt Etna, Sicily and through a non-hypothetical experimental auction we assessed the effects of 10 emotions related to the environment of Mt Etna on consumers’ Willingness to Pay (WTP) for Etna wine. The results of this study show that the values of consumers’ WTP for wine are affected by emotions aroused by the experiential environment of Mt Etna.
Price Determinants of Sparkling Wine in Poland: Does Reputation Really Matter?
Authors: Trestini Samuele , Stiletto Alice , Stranieri Stefanella
Published: July 2020

Due to the important worldwide growth of the sparkling wine sector in the last years, this research aims to explore the Polish sparkling wine retail market by applying a hedonic price model. Poland is the most important market in Eastern Europe, with a noticeable increase in wine consumption in recent years. Few researches have investigated the price premium of wine attributes in this area, while none of these concentrated their analysis on sparkling wines. The aim of this research is to apply a hedonic price model to estimate the effects of credence attributes and quality signals on sparkling wines sold in the Polish capital. Data were collected from 35 retail stores in Warsaw. Findings suggest that collective reputation linked to designation of origin is the variable that most affects the price, followed by brand reputation and characteristics of the point of sale. The type of retailer has a significant effect on price: discounts and supermarkets imply a price decrease with respect to hypermarkets, whereas specialised shops charge a premium. Moreover, we explore the presence of wine with Italian sounding names: this positively affects wine price, confirming the role of imitations stressed in the recent literature.
Apresentação
Authors: Oliveira Marcelo Fernandes , Salatini Rafael
Published: July 2020

Apresentação dos Editores da Revista Brazilian Journal of International Relations, que pretende ser um espaço aberto, plural e transparente para a demonstração científica da dinâmica contemporânea das relações internacionais, e sobre esta terceira edição do volume dois, a qual expressa exatamente esta perspectiva científica.
A Efetivação do Direito Ambiental no Século XXI Através de um Estado Transnacional Ambiental / The Effective Environmental Law in the Twenty – First Century Through a Environmental Transnational State
Authors: Armada Charles Alexandre Souza
Published: July 2020

O mundo atual é um mundo que compartilha diversas crises simultâneas. Aliada a uma crise ambiental cada vez mais preocupante, boa parte do planeta continua sofrendo com uma crise econômica e, desde 2008, também com uma crise financeira. O fator comum em cada uma das crises é a globalização, processo que extrapola o econômico e atinge praticamente todos os segmentos da vida das pessoas. A fragilidade e incapacidade do Estado nacional para lidar com estas crises de âmbito planetário tornam-se cada vez mais evidente. O objetivo do presente artigo é analisar a posição limitada do Estado contemporâneo frente às crises de âmbito planetário e, a partir dessa análise, identificar as alternativas de nova configuração estatal no tratamento das crises, em particular a crise ambiental global, e, dessa forma, fazer frente às demandas planetárias. O método utilizado para desenvolvimento da pesquisa foi o indutivo e sua operacionalização se deu pelas técnicas das categorias básicas, conceitos operacionais, referente e fichamento. Depreendeu-se da pesquisa efetuada que o desenvolvimento do Direito Ambiental pode significar a possibilidade de instauração de uma nova figura de Estado, o Estado Transnacional Ambiental, voltada para a solidariedade, no sentido de uma ação voltada para o coletivo e para o futuro.    ABSTRACT Today's world is a world that shares several simultaneous crises. Allied to an environmental crisis worrying OUR planet continues to suffer from an economic crisis, and since 2008, also with a financial crisis. The common factor in each of the crises is globalization, a process that goes beyond the economic and reaches virtually every segment of people's lives. The weakness and inability of the national state to deal with these planetary crises become increasingly evident. The aim of this paper is to analyze the limited position of the contemporary state ahead of a planetary crises, and from this analysis, identify new configuration state alternatives in the treatment of seizures, in particular the global environmental crisis, and thus meet the demands planetary. The method used to develop the research was the inductive one and its operationalization is given by the basic categories technics, operational concepts and book reports. The search has shown that the development of environmental law may mean the possibility of establishing a new figure of the State, the State Transnational Environmental, toward solidarity, towards action directed to the collective and for the future.
A Cooperação Subnacional no Mercosul: os casos das Mercocidades e do FCCR / The Subnational Cooperation in Mercosur: the cases of Mercocities and CCRM
Authors: Junqueira Cairo Gabriel Borges
Published: July 2020

Com as novas configurações do ordenamento internacional nos últimos anos, os Estados nacionais passaram a dividir espaço com outros atores, dentre eles os blocos regionais e os atores subnacionais. No Mercado Comum do Sul (Mercosul), a Rede Mercocidades e o Foro Consultivo de Municípios, Estados Federados, Províncias e Departamentos (FCCR) configuram-se como as duas principais instâncias que levam as demandas locais para o âmbito regional. No presente artigo, objetiva-se analisar ambos os órgãos com vistas a discriminar suas formas de institucionalização e vínculos com o processo de integração, interpretar a formulação de suas agendas temáticas e caracterizar suas principais iniciativas. Parte-se da hipótese de que ainda há uma baixa, porém crescente, participação subnacional no nível institucional do Mercosul. Ademais, com os resultados obtidos, a conclusão atesta a importância das Mercocidades e do FCCR tanto para a articulação subnacional no bloco quanto para o próprio fortalecimento da integração regional para muito além dos anseios econômicos.   Abstract: With the new configurations of the international order in recent years, the nation states began to share space with other actors, among them the regional blocs and subnational actors. In the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), the Mercocities and the Committee of Municipalities, States, Provinces and Departments (CCRM) constitute the two main instances that bring local demands for the regional level. This article aims to analyze both institutions with the intention to distinguish their forms of institutionalization and links with the integration process, investigate the formulation of their thematic agendas and characterize their main initiatives. It is assumed that there is still a low, but increasing, subnational participation in Mercosur's institutional level. Furthermore, with the results obtained, the conclusion underlines the importance of Mercocities and CCRM for the subnational articulation in the block and the strengthening of regional integration beyond economic anxieties.
Resenha da Obra "Understanding Brazil-United States relations: contemporary history, current complexities and prospects for the 21st century"
Authors: Lourenção Humberto
Published: July 2020

O livro resenhado traz uma síntese muito bem elaborada tanto da história da relação Brasil e Estados Unidos ao longo do século XX, clareando importantes aspectos do exercício da Política Externa de ambos os países, como do panorama recente da relação bilateral e suas possibilidades.
A China, o Sistema Internacional e o Sul: Ascensão Pacífica? / China, the International System and the South: peaceful rise?
Authors: Pecequilo Cristina Soreanu , Carmo Corival Alves do
Published: July 2020

O processo de reordenamento do equilíbrio de poder global iniciado em 1989 atravessa, no século XXI uma de suas fases mais decisivas, com a consolidação das potências do Sul como atores de relevância internacional, como exemplificado pelos BRICS. Dentre estes, a ascensão da China tem provocado transformações nas relações Sul-Sul e na dinâmica Norte-Sul, incluindo o papel dos Estados Unidos, por conta de seu poder econômico, político e estratégico. Definida como ascensão pacífica, porém, esta consolidação de poder é cercada de controvérsias e tem gerado inúmeras análises sobre o seu impacto no Primeiro e no Terceiro Mundo. Diante deste contexto, o objetivo deste artigo é discutir, a partir da política externa da China os pilares de sua projeção internacional, avaliando a dinâmica de cooperação Sul-Sul contemporânea, em nível bilateral e multilateral. Por meio de uma análise documental e bibliográfica, indica-se que a possibilidade de consolidação de uma hegemonia global chinesa é matizada por seu discurso diplomático externo, e gera tanto prosperidade e crescimento, quanto desequilíbrios ao Norte e ao Sul. Da mesma forma, indica a existência de possíveis vulnerabilidades na própria China.  Abstract: The process of redefinition of the global balance of power that begun in 1989 is undergoing one of its most decisive stages in the 21st century, with the strengthening of powers from the South as relevant players in the international arena, as exemplified by the BRICS. Among them, China´s rise is affecting South-South relations and the North-South dynamics, including US role, due to its economic, political and strategic power. Although defined as a peaceful rise, the consolidation of China´s power is surrounded by debate and is generating several studies regarding its impacts on the First and Third Worlds. Considering these trends, the goal of this paper is to analyze, by evaluating China´s foreign policy, the main pillars of its international power projection agenda, considering the dynamics of contemporary South-South cooperation in bilateral and multilateral levels. By analyzing official documents and bibliographical references, it is possible to suggest that the rise of China´s possible global hegemony is balanced by its diplomatic rhetoric, and is generating both prosperity and growth, and imbalances in the North and South. At the same time, it shows China´s own possible vulnerabilities.