1. Optimization of the reinforcement scheme of a composite with respect to deformability at assigned stresses

   • A. F. Kreger
   • Y. G. Melbardis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 265 - 270

2. Application of the theory of viscoelasticity to composite materials

   • B. E. Pobedrya

   OriginalPaper Pages: 271 - 278

3. Integral presentations of second-rank tensors and the field theory of plasticity

   • A. Z. Lagzdin'

   OriginalPaper Pages: 279 - 286

4. Stability of viscoelastic rods and shells under the action of loads that decrease with time

   • V. D. Potapov

   OriginalPaper Pages: 287 - 291

5. Nonlinear equations of a timoshenko-type theory of laminated anisotropic shells

   • I. A. Buyakov

   OriginalPaper Pages: 292 - 296

6. Ultrasonic flexural wave study of human skull bones

   • V. V. Dzenis
   • Y. I. Purin'sh

   OriginalPaper Pages: 297 - 301

7. Numerical simulation of the movement of a viscous liquid (blood) in a tube with an actively deforming wall

   • V. M. Zaiko
   • I. M. Starobin
   • A. V. Utkin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 301 - 307

8. Integral evaluation of the hydrodynamic properties of aortic valve prostheses

   • A. V. Agafonov
   • M. M. Litvinov

   OriginalPaper Pages: 307 - 309

9. Background for the study of the functional anatomy of the root of the aorta

   • B. A. Konstantinov
   • S. K. Dzemeshkevich
   • A. S. Ivanov

   OriginalPaper Pages: 310 - 312

10. Elasticity of the crystal lattice of a polyesterimide based on the dianhydride of p-phenylene-bis-trimellitate and 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfide

    • B. M. Ginzburg
    • E. T. Magdalev
    • S. Tuichiev

    Brief Communications Pages: 313 - 316

11. Determination of the foaming parameters of polyurethane compositions from the velocity of longitudinal ultrasonic waves

    • V. M. Mel'nikov
    • É. A. Putnin'sh
    • V. P. Karlivan

    Brief Communications Pages: 316 - 317

12. Analysis of the dynamics of artificial heart valves

    • A. V. Agafonov
    • S. N. Kiselev

    Brief Communications Pages: 318 - 319

13. Main parameters of the mechanical properties of human vertebrae

    • Y. M. Anikin
    • A. S. Obysov

    Brief Communications Pages: 320 - 321

14. Strength of construction of the human spinal column

    • V. I. Danilov
    • Y. M. Anikin

    Brief Communications Pages: 322 - 324

15. Role of structural organization in determining the mechanical properties of collagen fibers

    • Y. A. Khoroshkov

    Brief Communications Pages: 324 - 327

16. Comparative assessment of the strength of tendons preserved by different means

    • L. N. Shestemina
    • E. P. Pashkov
    • L. A. Yagoda

    Brief Communications Pages: 328 - 329

17. Effect of ultrasound on the strength of metal fixing pins for fractured bones

    • E. I. Lotsova

    Brief Communications Pages: 330 - 330

18. Comparison of mean molecular orientation factors determined by an acoustic method and by infrared spectroscopy

    • A. P. Verkhovets
    • A. É. Gal'
    • N. P. Leksovskaya

    Brief Communications Pages: 331 - 333

19. Modification of the normal stress measurement unit of the weissenberg rheogoniometer

    • A. I. Alekseenko
    • L. A. Faitel'son

    Brief Communications Pages: 334 - 336

20. Book reviews

    • Georgi Brankov
    • V. A. Latishenko
    • V. V. Bolotin

    BookReview Pages: 337 - 339

21. Second all-union conference on biomechanics

    • I. V. Knets

    Chronicles Pages: 340 - 342

22. The strength of polymeric and composite materials

    • A. K. Malmeister
    • V. P. Tamuzh
    • G. A. Teters

    New Books Pages: 343 - 343