Cincinnati: Building on the First Century

Building 21st Century Enterprises

Knowledge Building for the Health Sciences in the Twenty-First Century

Preparing a paper of this breadth was quite intimidating. First, I don't consider myself a philosopher of science, rather a scientist who is a student of philosophy. So, in preparation of this paper, I decided to seek the highest and purest of philosophical thinking. With this in mind, I consulted one of the most profound sages of our time . . . Winnie-the-Pooh. For those of you who are a littl...

Building computers in Serbia: The first half of the digital century

In this paper, we describe the early development of CER-10, the first digital computer built in Serbia, honor its inventors, and follow the professional path of its chief designers, prof. Rajko Tomovic and prof. Tihomir Aleksic, who became the first university professor of computer engineering in Serbia. We also give a short overview of CER family of computers that were developed after the CER-...

Air Force Culture and Cohesion: Building an Air and Space Force for the Twenty-First Century

THE US AIR FORCE has a co­ he sion problem. Dr. Donald B. Rice, former secre tary of the Air Force, complained that offi cers identi fied with their weapon systems, not with the Air Force or any concept of service mission or doctrine. Carl Builder agrees. To Builder, the Air Force has no strong, unify ing mission or vi­ sion, so loyalty has devolved to functions, tech nolo gies, and occu pa tio...

Building Interdisciplinary Leadership Skills among Health Practitioners in the Twenty-First Century: An Innovative Training Model

Transformational learning is the focus of twenty-first century global educational reforms. In India, there is a need to amalgamate the skills and knowledge of medical, nursing, and public health practitioners and to develop robust leadership competencies among them. This initiative proposed to identify interdisciplinary leadership competencies among Indian health practitioners and to develop a ...