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CHIEF EDITOR'S WORDS
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As I pen these words, I
reflect on a year’s worth of achievements for
research efforts at UCSI, and I realize that 2005/06
has indeed been a very fruitful year. UCSI and its
Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) are the proud
recipients of nearly a million Ringgit grant from
the Multimedia Development Corporation to conduct a
research on Volumetric Displays. The CRE now sports
a new, fully equipped Research Laboratory located at
the 3rd floor of the Block A Student Centre at the
UCSI Campus. Other achievements include the
launching of a re-designed and upgraded website (www.ucsi.edu.my/research)
and the publication of this journal. The Journal for
the Advancement of Science & Arts, better known as ‘JASA’,
is the fruit of months of labour involving numerous
parties.
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IN-DEPTH - MEDICINE PRICES IN MALAYSIA
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The Malaysian
pharmaceutical industry insists that Malaysian
medicine prices are the lowest in the region;
however several systemic and well-organized studies
show that Malaysian government and consumers are
paying high prices to buy medicines. Malaysian
government also faces high budgetary expenditures on
drugs in the public sector, which is increasing over
the years. Malaysian National Medicine Policy draft
6 clearly describes the affordability and
accessibility of medicines as its prime
objective-the following review article explores the
situation and suggests various policy options.
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ACADEMIC PAPERS
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Creative climate and learning culture: Their
contributions towards innovations within a
property development organization
By Meriam Ismail
A brief historical overview: Lessons from
the American experience with educational
technology & e-learning
By Tee Meng Yew
Implementation of GPIB in MATLAB: Spectrum
analyzer
By Cho Sheng Tiong, Gilbert Thio and L.K.
Moey
Corporate branding: Its role in sustainable
competitive advantage
By Thomas S.C. Yap |
Determination of the thermodynamic
interaction parameter in polymers by inverse
gas chromatography
By Yap Kon Sang
Pharmacist: To move forward with principles
and practice of pharmaceutical care
By Rexy J. & Shurti S. Bhat
Evaluation of inversion layer pinch-off and
velocity saturation in MOSFET
By Mohd. Rafael b. Muhd. Rizal, Khedr M.M.
Abo-Hassan & Shamini Pillay |
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FOUNDERS
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Join us as we take a
step back in history to delve the life and
achievements of past icons in the field of Science &
Arts. In this issue we introduce the famous painter
Rembrandt and take a sneak peek at the mysterious
yet well-known icon of science & arts, Leonardo da
Vinci.
Rembrandt |
Leonardo da Vinci
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PROFILES
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This issue of JASA
profiles 2 prominent figures from UCSI’s School of
Pharmacy. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yeong and Dr. Gabriel are
lecturers with extensive experience in the field of
pharmacy. Dr. Yeong is also the Head of the Pharmacy
School at UCSI and JASA gets the opportunity to
listen to this remarkable woman describe her
experience and aspirations. Dr. Gabriel who hails
from Ghana also shares with us his numerous
achievements and thoughts on Malaysia.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yeong
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