Abstract: The invention provides a security system comprising a security apparatus and a monitoring unit which provide a user with real time security information. The security apparatus comprises a housing, a mounting bracket attached to the outside of the housing, the mounting bracket configured for attachment to a secured item and comprising a switch, the switch configured to produce a first indication when the mounting bracket is attached to the secured item and a second indication when the mounting bracket is removed from the secured item, a power source positioned inside the housing, a transceiver positioned inside the housing and connected to the power source and an electronic circuit positioned inside the housing and connected to the power source, the transceiver and the switch of the mounting bracket. The transceiver is configured for communication with the monitoring unit.

Abstract: The invention provides a security system comprising a security apparatus and a monitoring unit which provide a user with real time security information. The security apparatus comprises a housing, a mounting bracket attached to the outside of the housing, the mounting bracket configured for attachment to a secured item and comprising a switch, the switch configured to produce a first indication when the mounting bracket is attached to the secured item and a second indication when the mounting bracket is removed from the secured item, a power source positioned inside the housing, a transceiver positioned inside the housing and connected to the power source and an electronic circuit positioned inside the housing and connected to the power source, the transceiver and the switch of the mounting bracket. The transceiver is configured for communication with the monitoring unit.

Abstract: A proximity monitoring system for individually identifying an object or person, and having a central information processor, and a signal receiver, several remote detectors in various locations at a distance from the information processor, each having a first transmitter for communicating with such processor and having a second transmitter and a receiver, and several individual personalized portable identifiers, each identifier having a continuously activated receiver, a signal transmitter which is normally de-activated, a battery pack, and a switch operated by the receiver in response to a signal from a detector, to switch the battery on to activate the transmitter, for emitting a personalized coded identification signal.

Abstract: A series of novel 7-(D-.alpha.-acylaminoarylacetamido)-.DELTA..sup.3 -cephem derivatives have been prepared wherein the acyl moiety contains an epoxy group immediately adjacent to the carbonyl carbon atom. These compounds are useful as antibacterial agents for the treatment of diseases caused by Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Preferred members include 7-[D-.alpha.-(cis-2-carboxyoxiran-3-carboxamido)phenylacetamido]-3-(1-meth yl-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-5-ylthiomethyl)-.DELTA..sup.3 -cephem-4-carboxylic acid and 7-[D.alpha.-(cis-2-carboxyoxiran-3-carboxamido)phenylacetamido]cephalospor anic acid. Alternate methods of preparation are provided for these compounds and the principal synthetic route is described in detail.