High-risk sexual behavior has been linked to social problems such as substance abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, and deprivation. This volume's unique multidisciplinary biopsychosocial approach combines relevant medical information regarding disease states with the cultural, social, and psychological facets of successful prevention programs. Becker and Rankin outline specific interventions that address the needs of particularly vulnerable populations: women, ethnic minorities, and the gay community. Useful chapter summaries which review the pros and cons of different approaches will aid...

The Thirteenth International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics was held in Moscow from Monday, 21 August, to Saturday, 26 August 1972. About 2500 participants from 37 countries all over the world attended the congress that was convened by the Congress Committee of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. The local or ganization lay in the hands of the Organizing Committee, established by the USSR National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. The USSR Academy of Sciences rendered partial financial help to the organization of th8 congress. The...

Das Buch ist hervorgegangen aus Vorlesungen, die wir beide seit mehreren Jahren vor einem gemischten Zuhorerkreis aus Mathematikern und Ingenieuren an der Technischen Hochschule Darmstadt gehalten haben. Wir waren bemuht, das Gebiet fur beide inter essant zu machen, die Mathematiker in einer ihnen verstandlichen Sprache in Anwen dungsnahe zu bringen und die Ingenieure an die Grundlagen ihrer Wissenschaft heranzu fUhren. Wir finden es bedenklich, dass in der Mechanik wie in allen Ingenieurwissen schaften eine so starke Zersplitterung in Spezialgebiete eingetreten ist. An unseren Hochschulen...