Abstract: An assembly for attaching gauges or other accessories to vehicles provides a rampart member for securing the assembly to a vehicle surface and a gauge display member secured to the rampart member for receiving and displaying gauges and other instruments.

Abstract: A method for facilitating a wireless transaction includes receiving, by a transaction management system, a transaction request and a spoken authentication code from a transaction requester. After authenticating the spoken authentication code, a transaction code is communicated from the transaction management system to a wireless communication device. The transaction code is then optically scanned from a visual display of the wireless communication device.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for determining the three dimensional location of an acoustic event using a system of five or more sound sensing elements. The sensing elements are positioned at substantially the same elevation and in spatially distributed locations with respect to the acoustic event. The sensing elements generate notification signals indicating occurrence of the acoustic event. A central processor receives the notification signals, associates the locations of each of the sensing elements with the time at which each sensing element sensed the sound, determines the speed of sound for the medium, and calculates a three dimensional location for the acoustic event using a linear error minimization algorithm. A system of six or more sensing elements enables the processor further to discriminate between near simultaneous acoustic events.

Abstract: A combined microphone and in-ear monitoring (IEM) system enhances sound and/or visual data transmission, production, recording, reinforcement and monitoring in real-time.

Abstract: Selective antagonists of A2A adenosine receptors like those of formula I are provided, wherein Y forms a ring. The novel A2A blockers are useful for the treatment of Parkinsons disease and other diseases.

Abstract: A method for facilitating a wireless transaction includes receiving, by a transaction fulfillment system, a transaction request from a transaction requester and verifying an identity of the transaction requester. After verifying the identity of the transaction requester, a transaction code is communicated from the transaction fulfillment system to a wireless communication device. After receiving the transaction code, the transaction code is optically scanned from a visual display of the wireless communication device by the transaction fulfillment system.