History of Development and Applications of Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Czech Republic. Methodology of Nuclear Analytical Methods. Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences. Use of k0-NAA in the Life Sciences. Application of Short-Lived Radionuclides in Neutron Activation Analysis of Biological and Environmental Samples. Analytical Applications of Guided Neutron Beams. Developments in Tomographic Methods for Biological Trace Element Research. Use of Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis in the Life Sciences. Applications of PIXE in the Life Sciences. Radiotracer Method in the Study of Environmental Speciation and Migration of Contaminants. Comprehensive RNAA of Cadmium, Cobalt, Nickel, and Copper Using 109Cd, 57Co, and Reactor-Produced 67Cu as Radioisotopic Yield Monitors. Enhanced Sensitivity for the Determination of Selenium by INAA. Effects of Target Temperature on Analytical Sensitivities of Cold-Neutron Capture Prompt g-Ray Activation Analysis. Use of 191Pt Radiotracer for the Development of Enrichment Procedures to Detect Natural Levels of Platinum in Biological and Environmental Materials. Determination of Cobalt in Biological Samples by Radiochemical Neutron Activation Analysis Employing Reversed-Phase Chromatography. Advanced Short-Lived Nuclide NAA with Application in the Life Sciences. Application of Nuclear Analytical Techniques Using Long-Life Sealed-Tube Neutron Generators. Optimization of Irradiation Conditions for Photon Activation Analysis of Biological and Environmental Samples Using a High Power Electron Accelerator. Environmental Applications. Use of Nuclear Analytical Techniques in Bioenvironmental Studies. Nuclear Analytical Techniques in Environmental Studies. Studies of Incinerator Ashes and Environmental Effects Using Radioanalytical Techniques. Study of a Low-Selenium Environment in China by INAA and Mossbauer Spectrometry. Analysis of Membrane Filters and Thick Fly Ash Samples by PIXE. Rubidium and Cesium in Spruce Needles: Concentrations and Biodynamics. Heavy Metals in Parmelia sulcata Collected in the Neighborhood of a Coal-Fired Power Station. Metal Determination by EDXRF in Lichens: A Contribution to Pollutants Monitoring. Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis Applied to Biomonitoring on Alps. A Survey of Trace Elements in Fresh-Water Fish and Rice Along the Han River by Neutron Activation Analysis. The Accumulation and Distribution of Trace Metals in Some Localized Marine Species. Determination of Antimony in Natural Waters by Preconcentration on a Chelating Sorbent Followed by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis. Investigation of Element Speciation in Atmosphere. Determination of Heavy Metals in Humic Substances by Instrumental Photon Activation Analysis. Accumulation of Cesium and Radiocesium in Forest Litter in Selected Regions of Poland and Its Influence on Litter-to-Mushroom Transfer Factor. The Radioanalytical Laboratory at Pelindaba: Some Applications for Environmental and Health Monitoring. Biomedical Applications. Application of Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Investigation and Identification of New Selenoproteins. Detection and Determination of Selenoproteins by Nuclear Techniques. A Study on Children's Condition Thalassemia Using Neutron Activation Analysis and Other Techniques. Kinetics of Elemental Content Changes of Bone Tissue of Mice During Evolution Under Hypokinetic Stress. Determination of Sodium-to-Calcium Ratio in Mouse Femora by INAA. Vanadium Levels in Urine and Cystine Levels in Fingernails and Hair of Exposed and Normal Persons. Hair Trace Elements in Kidney Dialysis Patients by INAA. Determination of Platinum by Neutron Activation Analysis in Nerve Tissue from Rats Treated with Cisplatin. Study of Trace Elements in Blood of Cancer Patients by Proton-Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE) Analysis. Elemental Concentrations in Nigerians with Affective Disorders Using Proton-Induced X-Ray Emission. Trace Element Content in Breasts with Fibrocystic Disease. Mapping Using Human Blood Composition Data. Determination of Trace Elements in Normal and Diabetic Whole Blood by Neutron Activation Analysis. Changes of Concentrations of the Elements Co, Cr, Sb, and Sc in Tissues of Persons with Joint Implants. Analysis of Elemental Absorption and Excretion in Mice Bearing Malignant Ascites. Analysis of Biological Samples. Neutron Activation Analysis for the Determination of Trace Elements in Biological Materials. Toxic Heavy Metals and Other Trace Elements in Foodstuffs from 12 Different Countries: An IAEA Coordinated Research Program. Total and Methyl Mercury Levels in Human Scalp Hairs of Typical Populations in China by NAA, GC(EC), and Other Techniques. Mercury Determination in Hair of Malaysian Fishermen by Neutron Activation Analysis. Elemental Composition of Head Hair and Fingernails of Some Nigerian Subjects. Correlations Between Trace Element Levels in Head Hair and Blood Components of Nigerian Subjects. Baseline Levels of Elemental Concentrations in Whole Blood, Plasma, and Erythrocytes of Nigerian Subjects. A Comparative Study of Elemental Composition of Human Breast Milk and Infant Milk Substitutes. Trace Element Contents in Food Determined by Neutron Activation Analysis and Other Techniques. Determination of Trace Elements in Human Lung Samples. Levels of Some Trace Elements in Serum of Prague Inhabitants Measured by INAA. Determination of Aluminum and Phosphorus in Biological Materials by Reactor Activation Analysis Using Germanium as Integral Flux Monitor and Comparator. Effect of Enhanced Bromide Intake on the Concentration Ratio I/Br in the Rat Thyroid Gland. Neutron Activation Analysis of Biological Samples at the Radiochemistry Division of IPEN-CNEN/SP. Quality Assurance and Comparison with Other Methods. Some Improvements in the Quality of NAA Procedures and the Reliability of the Results. RNAA as Compared to ICP-MS for the Analysis of Normal Human Serum. Intercomparison of Techniques Available at INETI in the Analysis of Two IAEA Candidate Research Materials. Comparative Study of Methods for Determining Lanthanide Elements in Biological Materials by Using NAA, HPLC Postcolumn Reaction, and ICP-MS. The IRMM-International Measurement Evaluation Program (IMEP): IMEP-3-Trace Elements in Synthetic and Natural Water. Validation of the Cumulative or Replicate NAA Method for the Determination of Trace Elements in Biological Materials. Sum and Mean: Standard Programs for Activation Analysis. A PC-Based Computer Program for Quality Assessment of INAA Results of Emission and Air Particulate Samples. Accurate Determination of Cobalt Traces in Several Biological Reference Materials. NAA Methodology for the Certification of Eight Trace Elements in a Plankton Reference Material. Interlaboratory Analysis of IRM NSC-21 Compost Vitahum. Nuclear and Conventional Methods for Soil Determination in Sugar Cane Industry: Validity of Sampling Procedure. Miscellaneous. Programs of the IAEA Utilizing Nuclear Analytical Techniques in the Life Sciences. Evaluation of the Washing System Efficiency in Sugar Cane Mills by Neutron Activation Analysis. Determination of Copper by Isotopic Dilution. Simulation and Optimization of Cyclic Activation Analysis of Short-Lived Isotopes with 14MeV Neutron Generator. Measurement of Uranium Content and Its Distribution in Some Crustacea of Mysidacea Species by the Fission Track Method. True-Coincidence Correction When Using an LEPD for the Determination of the Lanthanides in the Environment via k0-Based INAA. The Influence of Scattering on the Total Efficiency for Point Sources in g-Ray Spectrometry. Distribution of Na, K, Rb, Cs, and 137Cs in Some Austrian Higher Fungi. Radioactive Contamination of Forests in Poland. The Measurement of Low Concentrations of Kr-85 in Atmospheric Air Samples. Extraction of Uranium from Acidic Solutions by TBP Impregnated Polyurethane Foam. Investigation of Uranium Recovery from Dilute Aqueous Solutions Using Silk Fibroin. Author Index. Subject Index.