Böcker av Barbara Misztal

The author demonstrates that the further development of wooden structures depends on both supplementing the testing of wood as a heterogeneous material, as well as on further improvement of fibrous structures with visco-elastic properties.

These essays examine how the spread of the HIV infection has been dealt with in nine countries. The countries cited in this study have been chosen to emphasize contrasts in the social and epidemiological profiles of AIDS and to suggest the diversity of problems the virus presents.

Argues that only the society that achieves an appropriate balance between informality and formality of interaction will find itself in a position to move forward to further democratisation and an improved quality of life.