Intermediality: A Paradigm for African Identity in the Twenty-First Century

The Eight Managerial Competencies: Essential Competencies for Twenty First Century Managers

The objective of the present study was to identify managerial competencies. This study reviewed existing managerial competencies in a cultural context resulting in the development of a broad based psychometrically sound leadership questionnaire. The unit of analysis of the research was a theoretical and experimental research related to managerial competencies, provided from seventeen Iranian an...

Twenty-first century vaccines.

In the twentieth century, vaccination has been possibly the greatest revolution in health. Together with hygiene and antibiotics, vaccination led to the elimination of many childhood infectious diseases and contributed to the increase in disability-free life expectancy that in Western societies rose from 50 to 78-85 years (Crimmins, E. M. & Finch, C. E. 2006 Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 103, 498-5...

Twenty-First Century Assurance

Every aspect of the accounting profession is being pervasively affected by advances in information technology (IT). IT shifts power from producers (such as accountants and auditors) to consumers (such as investors, creditors, and other information users). Present and potential users of accounting and auditing services have increasing needs for relevant, reliable, and timely information, and IT ...

Dentin adhesives for the twenty-first century.

The efforts of numerous clinical scientists have resulted in the development of tooth bonding systems that have changed the way clinical dentistry is practiced. The adhesion between polymeric restorative materials and dentin has been optimized to the point that little improvement can be expected within the next decade or even more. Already, the adhesion between the two substrates is greater tha...

Repositioning mission for the twenty-first century.