BUKU ABSTRAK - Universiti Putra Malaysia

Science, Technology & Engineering
Keywords: Blood container, vacuum tube
Non-penetrative Vacuum Blood Container
Dr. Abd. Rahim Abu Talib
Mohd. Saleh Yahaya, Ummi Noor Nazahiah Abdullah, Siti Aishah Adam dan Mohd. Nazim Abdul Rahman
Faculty of Engineering, University Putra Malaysia,
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
+603-8646 6272; abrahim@eng.upm.edu.my
Vacuum blood container (VBC) is used for storing blood sample in laboratory testing. All applications
require closure device tightly seal the VBC. This is to maintain the vacuum inside the tube until the time of use
and to avoid contamination of the contents which would distort the analytical result. Currently, vacuum blood tube
was prepared using penetrative technique. A needle was used to withdraw air from the tube to provide vacuum
condition. Due to the penetration of the needle through the enclosure of the tube will eventually create potential
leaking for air to enter the tube. Hence, this will reduce the capability of the tube to withdraw sufficient amount
of blood sample required. The present vacuum blood container invention was design to have non-penetrative
vacuum process. The novel vacuum blood container is designed in three assembly parts; cap, an enclosure and
tube. The inner surface of the cap was designed to have a number of air passages to allow air withdrawal process.
The new invention does not require any penetration through its enclosure to produce vacuum. During vacuuming
process, the air trapped inside the tube will be withdrawn through the air passages to create the required vacuum
pressure. The novel design of cap, enclosure and tube allow the innovative process of non-penetrative vacuum
blood container.
Dialogue-based Visualisation for Quranic Text
Dr. Aida Mustapha
Hamidah Ibrahim
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University Putra Malaysia,
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
+603-8946 6554; aida@fsktm.upm.edu.my
Visualisation is a human cognitive activity and is not something that a computer does. A good visualisation
for Quranic text enables us to communicate the content with clarity, precision, and efficiency. Being a large
information source, a visualisation system for Quranic text is required. This research proposes AQILAH,
dialogue-based information visualisation for Quranic text. AQILAH facilitates the interaction and rearranges the
content based on need-to-know basis, as opposed to sequential order as in recitals.
Keywords: Dialogue systems, information visualisation, Quranic text
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