UCSI JASA Volume 2

CHIEF EDITOR'S WORDS

Text Box: EDITORIAL It is with great joy that I write here for JASA Volume 2. Drawing on the success of the first volume, the team has once again put together a wonderful compilation of articles, further strengthened by academic papers of high quality produced by our contributors. In conjunction with this issue of JASA, we will also be launching the online version, which can be accessed at http://www.ucsi.edu.my/jasa. It is our hope that all these efforts will help make JASA more accessible for all, as we gradually become an exemplary open access publication.

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IN-DEPTH - VOLUMETRIC DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY

Volumetric Display Technologies are set to revolutionize the way we display information. Once this groundbreaking technology takes off, it may quickly replace the conventional television set and other 2-dimensional display systems. This technology has the potential to become the ultimate entertainment system working its way into the advertising world, the gaming world and even business meetings. But, what is a Volumetric Display? Will it truly display 'hologram' objects like the ones in the Holodeck from the Star Trek series? Can we interact with these objects? And how long do we have to wait before we can truly buy one of these gadgets off-the-shelf at the local consumer electronics store? But most importantly, will it cost a fortune? These are probably some of the questions running through everyone’s mind. In this article, we explain how a Volumetric Display works and why it is not the same as the Holodeck. We also introduce some of the technologies that are already available in the market including some pioneering research work being undertaken at the UCSI Centre for Research Excellence.

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ACADEMIC PAPERS

Knowledge Sharing Among Academic Staff; A Case Study of Business Schools in Klang Valley, Malaysia

By Prof. Dr. Kamal Kishore Jain, Manjit Singh Sandhu, Gurvinder Kaur Sidhu

Design of Visual-Based Color Classification System

By Ling Mei Chan, Rodney Tan, Gilbert Thio

New Dissolution Method for the Evaluation of Enalapril Maleate Tablets Using pH 7.2 Phosphate Buffer In Vitro and Determination of its Content by Validated UV Spectrophotometric Method

By B.V.S.Lokesh, S. Raghava Naidu

Evaluating the Links Between Management Development and Competitive Advantage.

By Dr. Law Kian Aun

A Critical Literature Review on e-Learning Limitations

By Dominic Wong

Conjugated Conducting Polymers: A Brief Overview

By Mohd Hamzah Harun, Elias Saion, Anuar Kassim, Noorhana Yahya, Ekramul Mahmud.

Culture in the Land Down Under: A Malaysian Manager’s Perspective

By Thomas S.C. Yap

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FOUNDERS

In this issue we introduce Galileo Galilei, the famous Italian inventor and astronomer. Read how he subtly yet boldly preached a doctrine that was forbidden during his time. We also present the gifted music composer Mozart; the 250th anniversary of his birth was widely celebrated in 2006.

Galileo Galilei | Wolfgang A. Mozart

PROFILES

JASA 2 introduces 3 prominent figures in the Profiles section. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eyad is the Head of the UCSI School of Engineering, while Dr. Zaheer is a prominent researcher in the field of medicine accessibility and also a senior lecturer at the UCSI School of Pharmacy. The third figure is Dr. Richard Eason, an Associate Professor at the University of Maine, USA. He is a project consultant with the UCSI Centre for Research Excellence attached to the Volex project. Find out how these 3 figures have helped contribute to the research scene at UCSI.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eyad | Dr. Zaheer | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eason