In interviews with privileged individuals such as academics, power relations become particularly salient and explicit. Investigating how shifts in power relations are manifested in the interview allows us to understand the workings of power in academia as well as in the research process. This article presents a close analysis of selected segments of interviews with academics in elite positions to illustrate this. Comparisons between collaborative and non-cooperative interaction in the interview show interactional features that characterise such dynamics. By providing a reflexive and detailed analysis of interview episodes that characterise both cooperation and a refusal to cooperate, the article illustrates the significance of understanding discursive and contextual factors that are relevant to the management of interviews.

This article illustrates participant reflexivity in an interview. Even though scholars have called for ‘a consideration of real-time reflexivity as a means of reconfiguring the participant within epistemological research debates’ (Riach, 2009: 366) illustrations of real-time reflexivity are hard to locate in literature. Most accounts of reflexivity focus on the researcher, and are generally post-research reflections on the research process. This article presents a closely-analysed segment of a semi-structured interview, where the participant changes her position on militarisation in Sri Lankan universities during the interview. This is presented as an instance of realtime participant reflexivity. Using this interview, factors contributing towards reflexivity in interviews are examined and a case made for closer examination of the participant’s reflexivity in qualitative research.

Cytokine receptor-like factor 3 (CRLF3) is an ancient protein conserved across metazoans that contains an archetypal cytokine receptor homology domain (CHD). This domain is found in cytokine receptors present in bilateria, including higher vertebrates, that play key roles in a variety of developmental and homeostatic processes, particularly relating to blood and immune cells. However, understanding of CRLF3 itself remains very limited. This study aimed to investigate this evolutionarily significant protein by studying its embryonic expression and function in early development, particularly of blood and immune cells, using zebrafish as a model. Expression of crlf3 was identified in mesoderm-derived tissues in early zebrafish embryos, including the somitic mesoderm and both anterior and posterior lateral plate mesoderm. Later expression was observed in the thymus, brain, retina and exocrine pancreas. Zebrafish crlf3 mutants generated by genome editing technology exhibited a significant reduction in primitive hematopoiesis and early definitive hematopoiesis, with decreased early progenitors impacting on multiple lineages. No other obvious phenotypes were observed in the crlf3 mutants.

Digital health has significant potential in health and healthcare system improvement. My Health Record (MyHR), one of digital health solutions, has been one of the focus in Australia for past few years. Aiming to initiate a study of MyHR adoption in general practices, this paper brings up results of systematically reviewed literature. Four phased tool supported approach was employed and thematic analysis was conducted to describe the findings of the review. Three main themes were identified, focusing on MyHR system design/developments, its change management and evaluation. Evaluation was detailed further into eight sub themes related to MyHR intentions and outcomes, workflow conundrum, usability and effectiveness, awareness and knowledge, personal control, ethical considerations, impact of policy and economics and MyHR comparison worldwide. The literature drew a holistic picture about MyHR system and its adoption. There is some knowledge about the impacts of MyHR in the moral orders of the medical practices but the details and extent of this impact on general practices with this integration is noted as a gap, hence, setting direction for future research.

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