Universal City Studios, Inc. V. Corley: The Constitutional Underpinnings of Fair Use Remain an Open Question

At first blush, the Copyright Clause and the First Amendment of the United States Constitution appear to serve conflicting interests and to exist in irrevocable tension. On one hand, the Copyright Clause grants authors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries, thereby prohibiting others from utilizing certain forms of expression. On the other hand, the First Amendment prohibits Congress from abridging the freedom of speech and expression. ;Thus, by simultaneously prohibiting the use of another\u27s expression and safeguarding expression, the two provisions appear to be on a constitutional collision course

ON KANNAN FIXED POINT PRINCIPLE IN GENERALIZED METRIC SPACES

Abstract. The concept of a generalized metric space, where the triangle inequality has been replaced by a more general one involving four points, has been recently introduced by Branciari. Subsequently, some classical metric fixed point theorems have been transferred to such a space. The aim of this note is to show that Kannan’s fixed point theorem in a generalized metric space is a consequence of the Banach contraction principle in a metric space. 1. Introduction an

Some remarks on fuzzy contractive mappings

Recently a new concept of fuzzy contraction in fuzzy metric spaces in the sense of George and Veeramani (Wardowski, 2013 [5]) has been introduced. Here we provide some comments to this paper.Juan-Jose Minana acknowledges the support of Conselleria de Educacion, Formacion y Empleo (Programa Vali+d para investigadores en formacion) of Generalitat Valenciana, Spain and the support of Universitat Politecnica de Valencia under Grant PAID-06-12 SP20120471.Gregori Gregori, V.; Miñana, J. (2014). Some remarks on fuzzy contractive mappings. Fuzzy Sets and Systems. 251:101-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fss.2014.01.002S10110325

Energy storage systems and power conversion electronics for e-transportation and smart grid

The special issue “Energy Storage Systems and Power Conversion Electronics for E-Transportation and Smart Grid” on MDPI Energies presents 20 accepted papers, with authors from North and South America, Asia, Europe and Africa, related to the emerging trends in energy storage and power conversion electronic circuits and systems, with a specific focus on transportation electrification and on the evolution of the electric grid to a smart grid. An extensive exploitation of renewable energy sources is foreseen for smart grid as well as a close integration with the energy storage and recharging systems of the electrified transportation era. Innovations at both algorithmic and hardware (i.e., power converters, electric drives, electronic control units (ECU), energy storage modules and charging stations) levels are proposed

Thermal Analysis of Power Rectifiers in Steady-State Conditions

Power rectifiers from electrical traction systems, but not only, can be irreversibly damaged if the temperature of the semiconductor junction reaches high values to determine thermal runaway and melting. The paper proposes a mathematical model to calculate the junction and the case temperature in power diodes used in bridge rectifiers, which supplies an inductive-resistive load. The new thermal model may be used to investigate the thermal behavior of the power diodes in steady-state regime for various values of the tightening torque, direct current through the diode, airflow speed and load parameters (resistance and inductance). The obtained computed values were compared with 3D thermal simulation results and experimental tests. The calculated values are aligned with the simulation results and experimental data.publishedVersio

A novel energy-safe algorithm for enhancing the battery life for IoT sensors applications

Energy safe is mandatory for all isolated IoT tools, as in long way roads, mountains, or even in smart cities. If increasing the lifetime of these tools, the rentability of the global network loop becomes more efficient. Therefore, this paper's base main is to present a new approach for saving energy inside the source nods by supervising the state of energy inside each source nod and calculating the duty cycle factor. The relationship between these parameters is based on an optimization problem formulation. In this respect, the present paper is designed to propose a new approach that deals with increasing the lifetime of the Wireless Sensors Network (WSN) attached nodes, as fixed in the application. The newly devised design rests on implementing the IEEE 802.15.4 standard beacon-enabled mode, involving a cluster tree topology. Accordingly, every subgroup is allotted to apply a specifically different duty cycle, depending on the battery's remaining energy level, which contributes to creating a wide range of functional modes. Hence, various thresholds are defined. Simulation results are proving the efficiency of the proposed approach and show the energetic benefit. The proposed flowchart has minimized the consumed energy for the WSN, which improve the battery lifetime and enhance the IoT applications robustness. Simulations and experiments have been carried out under different conditions and the results proved that the proposed method is a viable solution.publishedVersio