Covers the results in the field including abstracts of papers which appeared between the publication of Annual Retrospective VIII (Volumes 245-246) and the end of January 2007 (journal availability permitting).

Defect Analysis in Semiconductor Materials Based on p-n Junction Diode CharacteristicsSurface Microrelief Transformation Induced by Laser during Thin Al Film Growth on the (001) GaAs by the CBE MethodLocal Vibrational Modes of Zn-H-P in GaP, InP and ZnTeElectronic structure and doping effect of Ni and Co in the kink on the edge dislocation of bcc ironModeling of Diffusion Saturation of Titanium by Interstitial Elements under Rarefied AtmospheresPositron Lifetime in Deformed AlSi10.9Mg0.17Sr0.06 AlloysPeculiarities of Discontinuous Precipitation in the Pb-Sn Alloy Direct Force Controversy in Electromigration ExitLow Temperature Self-Diffusion of Iron in the 56Fe/57Fe Stable-Isotope Thin-Film SystemInvestigations of the axial displacements of Co2+and Ni3+ in Al2O3Monte Carlo Modelling of the Effective Diffusivity in Composite MaterialDiffusion of Molecules at the Interface of Water-Membrane Structures