1. Foreword

   Events 19 July 2011 Pages: 1 - 2

2. Laudation for Professor Darleane C. HOFFMAN

   • William D. James
   • Amares Chatt

   OriginalPaper 01 December 2011 Pages: 3 - 4

   

3. Development, relevance, and applications of “atom-at-a-time” techniques

   • Darleane C. Hoffman

   OriginalPaper 05 August 2011 Pages: 5 - 11

   

4. Establishing a basis for nuclear archaeometry in Australia using the 20 MW OPAL research reactor

   • John W. Bennett
   • Peter Grave
   • Attila Stopic

   OriginalPaper 26 June 2011 Pages: 13 - 17

   

5. Evaluation of relative comparator and k ₀-NAA for characterization of Aboriginal Australian ochre

   • Rachel S. Popelka-Filcoff
   • Claire E. Lenehan
   • Keryn Walshe

   OriginalPaper 26 June 2011 Pages: 19 - 24

   

6. Raising the temper—μ-spot analysis of temper inclusions in experimental ceramics

   • Johannes H. Sterba
   • Frans Munnik
   • Nick J. G. Pearce

   OriginalPaper 11 June 2011 Pages: 25 - 35

   

7. Neutron activation analysis of archaeological artifacts using the conventional relative method: a realistic approach for analysis of large samples

   • Patricia S. Bedregal
   • Pablo A. Mendoza
   • Eduardo H. Montoya

   OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 37 - 42

   

8. Comparison of INAA elemental composition data between Lago Grande and Osvaldo archaeological sites in the central Amazon: a first perspective

   • Roberto Hazenfratz
   • Guilherme Mongeló
   • Eduardo G. Neves

   OriginalPaper 17 June 2011 Pages: 43 - 48

   

9. Selenium and mercury determination in biological samples using gamma–gamma coincidence and Compton suppression

   • S. Horne
   • S. Landsberger

   OriginalPaper 28 June 2011 Pages: 49 - 53

   

10. Education in nuclear science at IPEN - CNEN, São Paulo, Brazil: Advanced School of Nuclear Energy—EAEN

    • R. Semmler
    • M. G. M. Catharino
    • M. B. A. Vasconcellos

    OriginalPaper 05 June 2011 Pages: 55 - 58

11. Undergraduate research opportunities in neutron activation analysis for local, regional and international students

    • S. Landsberger
    • T. Tipping
    • G. Ban

    OriginalPaper 28 June 2011 Pages: 59 - 61

12. Elemental composition of air masses under different altitudes in Azores, central north Atlantic

    • B. J. Vieira
    • M. C. Freitas
    • H. Th. Wolterbeek

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 63 - 69

    

13. Elemental composition evaluation in lichens collected in the industrial city of São Mateus Sul, Paraná, Brazil

    • A. B. Ferreira
    • M. Saiki
    • P. H. N. Saldiva

    OriginalPaper 17 June 2011 Pages: 71 - 76

    

14. Characterization of dust material emitted during harbour activities by k₀-INAA and PIXE

    • S. M. Almeida
    • A. V. Silva
    • T. Pinheiro

    OriginalPaper 02 July 2011 Pages: 77 - 82

    

15. Burn wood influence on outdoor air quality in a small village: Foros de Arrão, Portugal

    • N. Canha
    • M. C. Freitas
    • H. Th. Wolterbeek

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2011 Pages: 83 - 88

    

16. Neutron activation analysis of antimony in soils: a comparison of NAA with digestion/ICP-MS methods and ‘consensus’ laboratory data

    • D. G. Kelly
    • K. M. Mattson
    • S. D. White

    OriginalPaper 18 June 2011 Pages: 89 - 94

17. Preliminary study on air pollution source identification in Xinzhen, Beijing, using NAA and PIXE

    • Caijin Xiao
    • Guiying Zhang
    • Weizhi Tian

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2011 Pages: 95 - 100

    

18. Vanadium biomonitoring by using Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758) mussels transplanted in the coast of the State of São Paulo, Brazil

    • D. Seo
    • M. B. A. Vasconcellos
    • C. D. S. Pereira

    OriginalPaper 16 June 2011 Pages: 101 - 105

    

19. Applying INAA to the homogeneity study of a Perna perna mussel reference material

    • E. G. Moreira
    • M. B. A. Vasconcellos
    • M. Saiki

    OriginalPaper 17 June 2011 Pages: 107 - 111

    

20. Biomonitoring of coastal regions of São Paulo State, Brazil, using mussels Perna perna

    • M. G. M. Catharino
    • M. B. A. Vasconcellos
    • E. G. Moreira

    OriginalPaper 28 June 2011 Pages: 113 - 117

    

21. Concentrations of trace elements in livers of the Great Egret (Ardea alba) from the metropolitan region of São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    • Rita de Cássia A. Silva
    • Mitiko Saiki

    OriginalPaper 05 July 2011 Pages: 119 - 122

22. Lichens as biomonitors at indoor environments of primary schools

    • N. Canha
    • M. Almeida-Silva
    • H. Th. Wolterbeek

    OriginalPaper 28 June 2011 Pages: 123 - 128

    

23. PGAA metals analysis in tailings in Zaida abandoned mine, high Moulouya, Morocco

    • M. Bounakhla
    • K. Embarch
    • T. Belgya

    OriginalPaper 10 July 2011 Pages: 129 - 135

    

24. Metals and semi-metals in street soils of São Paulo city, Brazil

    • Andreza P. Ribeiro
    • Ana Maria G. Figueiredo
    • Guilherme Zahn

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2011 Pages: 137 - 142

    

25. Measurements of Ir concentration in geological standard samples using neutron activation analysis with multiple gamma-ray coincidence method

    • Yuichi Hatsukawa
    • Takahito Osawa
    • Kazuyoshi Furutaka

    OriginalPaper 26 July 2011 Pages: 143 - 145

26. Assessment of metals and trace elements in sediments from Rio Grande Reservoir, Brazil, by neutron activation analysis

    • Robson L. Franklin
    • Francisco J. Ferreira
    • Déborah I. T. Fávaro

    OriginalPaper 21 June 2011 Pages: 147 - 153

    

27. Neutron activation analysis applied in sediment samples from the Guarapiranga Reservoir for metals and trace elements assessment

    • Guilherme M. Guimarães
    • Guilherme S. Zahn
    • Déborah I. T. Fávaro

    OriginalPaper 17 June 2011 Pages: 155 - 161

    

28. Rare earth elements, thorium and uranium in ores of the North-Latium (Italy)

    • Geraldo Capannesi
    • Alberto Rosada
    • Pasquale Avino

    OriginalPaper 31 May 2011 Pages: 163 - 168

    

29. Investigating the antimony determination in environmental samples by NAA

    • Tassiane C. M. Matsubara
    • Mitiko Saiki
    • Guilherme S. Zahn

    OriginalPaper 25 June 2011 Pages: 169 - 173

30. A combined method of neutron activation analysis and radiometric measurements for ²³⁴U and ²³⁸U determination in soil samples of low uranium concentration

    • Eduardo H. Montoya
    • Pablo A. Mendoza
    • Isaac M. Cohen

    OriginalPaper 28 June 2011 Pages: 175 - 178

    

31. Performance of Compton suppression system (CSS) and applicability in food matrices

    • Luís Gustavo Cofani dos Santos
    • Márcio Arruda Bacchi
    • Simone Silveira Nery da Silva Cofani dos Santos

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 179 - 185

    

32. Bioaccumulation pattern of lanthanides in pteridophytes and magnoliophytes species from Atlantic Forest

    • André Luis Lima de Araújo
    • Elisabete A. De Nadai Fernandes
    • Elvis Joacir De França

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2011 Pages: 187 - 192

    

33. Radiotracing selenium in bread-wheat seeds for a Se-biofortification program: an optimization study in seed enrichment

    • C. Galinha
    • M. C. Freitas
    • A. S. Almeida

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2011 Pages: 193 - 195

    

34. Determination of the radon emanation fraction from phosphogypsum using LSC

    • Kil Yong Lee
    • Soo Young Cho
    • Young Nam Jang

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 197 - 200

    

35. Further investigating the determination of phosphorus in plants by INAA using bremsstrahlung measurement

    • Tassiane C. M. Matsubara
    • Márcio A. Bacchi
    • Elisabete A. De Nadai Fernandes

    OriginalPaper 19 June 2011 Pages: 201 - 205

    

36. Macro, minor and trace elements in bovine milk from two Brazilian dairy regions

    • Luís Gustavo Cofani dos Santos
    • Elisabete A. De Nadai Fernandes
    • Fernando Barbosa Júnior

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 207 - 211

37. Micrometeorites in Antarctic ice detected by Ir: estimation of 120k year old accretion rate

    • A. Miura
    • Y. Saito
    • H. Motoyama

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 213 - 216

    

38. A NAA collaborative study in white rice performed in seven Asian countries

    • J. H. Moon
    • M. Ebihara
    • P. C. B. Pabroa

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2011 Pages: 217 - 221

    

39. Comparison of elemental contents of Korean space foods using instrumental neutron activation analysis

    • Yong Sam Chung
    • Sun Ha Kim
    • Ju Woon Lee

    OriginalPaper 02 July 2011 Pages: 223 - 229

    

40. Determination of selenium in bread-wheat samples grown under a Se-supplementation regime in actual field conditions

    • C. Galinha
    • M. C. Freitas
    • A. S. Almeida

    OriginalPaper 18 June 2011 Pages: 231 - 235

    

41. Trace elements in 11 fruits widely-consumed in the USA as determined by neutron activation analysis

    • A. Michenaud-Rague
    • S. Robinson
    • S. Landsberger

    OriginalPaper 25 June 2011 Pages: 237 - 240

    

42. Mineral composition of frozen taro for determination of geographic origin

    • Yoshimi Ohmae
    • Natsuko I. Kobayashi
    • Tomoko M. Nakanishi

    OriginalPaper 16 June 2011 Pages: 241 - 244

    

43. Neutron activation analysis for assessing chemical composition of dry dog foods

    • Camila Elias
    • Elisabete A. De Nadai Fernandes
    • Márcio Arruda Bacchi

    OriginalPaper 05 July 2011 Pages: 245 - 250

    

44. A performance study of radio-opaque personal protective fabrics for the reduction of transmittance of gamma-rays and neutrons

    • Emily C. Corcoran
    • William Forest
    • Andre Yonkeu

    OriginalPaper 31 May 2011 Pages: 251 - 256

    

45. Production of ³⁷Ar in The University of Texas TRIGA reactor facility

    • Christine M. Egnatuk
    • Justin Lowrey
    • Martin Keillor

    OriginalPaper 19 June 2011 Pages: 257 - 260

    

46. Xenon diffusion studies with prompt gamma activation analysis

    • Carlos A. Rios Perez
    • Justin D. Lowrey
    • Mark R. Deinert

    OriginalPaper 10 July 2011 Pages: 261 - 265

    

47. Neutron activation analysis of concrete for cross-border nuclear security

    • Christopher M. Ryan
    • Craig M. Marianno
    • William D. James

    OriginalPaper 19 June 2011 Pages: 267 - 272