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Prior methodological literature on conducting interviews emphasizes the importance of skill development in conducting interviews. However, in contrast to qualitative data analysis, there are few systematic processes in place to guide the interviewer into reflexivity about their role in the interview situation. Here, we present the interview quality reflection tool (IQRT) as a process that we developed from conducting and mentoring semi-structured and unstructured interviews focused on personal lived experiences. The IQRT prompts the interviewer to transcribe each interview question and reflect on how the spoken question served to advance experiential quality in the interview. We illustrate the IQRT itself before demonstrating how we authors used the process to examine experiential quality in three cases conducted in our prior research. Finally, we consider how the IQRT enables researchers to examine the interview situation as a whole, by increasing the self-awareness of the interviewer, and the parts, by commenting on the mechanics of constructing useful questions.

   This article offers two case studies of faith-based organizing and programming in Colombia and Peru to better understand the peacebuilding work of Latin American evangelical Christians and how their identification as faith-based actors impacts their work. Evangelical Christians are understudied actors in the peacebuilding field, and our cases illustrate the need for careful sifting within this particular Christian movement. We draw on assemblage theory to delineate the particular religious logics, civic commitments, and organizational practices employed by faith-based NGO leaders to sustain broader projects of transformation in Colombia and Peru.

Background: All forms of asbestos are now banned in 52 countries. Safer products have replaced many materials that once were made with it. Nonetheless, many countries still use, import, and export asbestos and asbestos-containing products, and in those that have banned other forms of asbestos, the so-called \"controlled use\" of chrysotile asbestos is often exempted from the ban. In fact, chrysotile has accounted for > 95% of all the asbestos used globally. Objective: We examined and evaluated the literature used to support the exemption of chrysotile asbestos from the ban and how its exemption reflects the political and economic influence of the asbestos mining and manufacturing industry. Discussion: All forms of asbestos, including chrysotile, are proven human carcinogens. All forms cause malignant mesothelioma and lung and laryngeal cancers, and may cause ovarian, gastrointestinal, and other cancers. No exposure to asbestos is without risk. Illnesses and deaths from asbestos exposure are entirely preventable. Conclusions: All countries of the world have an obligation to their citizens to join in the international endeavor to ban the mining, manufacture, and use of all forms of asbestos. An international ban is urgently needed. There is no medical or scientific basis to exempt chrysotile from the worldwide ban of asbestos.

The leading 20 th century proponent for primary prevention of environmental cancer was Dr. Lorenzo Tomatis, the former Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer and founder of the IARC Monographs program. This paper is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Tomatis – eminent scientist, scholar, teacher, humanitarian, and public health champion - and includes many perspectives that he promoted throughout his career, with original quotations from some of his scientific writings on primary prevention of environmental cancer. Any attempt by us to simply summarize his views would only detract from the power and logic of his language. “Cancer still remains a mainly lethal disease. Primary prevention remains the most relevant approach to reduce mortality through a reduction in incidence” [ 1 ].

Health care use is high in persons who are homeless and vulnerably housed, but their health literacy (ability to read and understand health information) is often not known. The purpose of this study was to determine health literacy rates in a Canadian population of homeless and vulnerably housed individuals with mental health disorders. Higher levels of health literacy were associated with being housed, higher levels of education, non-psychotic mental health diagnoses and lower levels of drug use. This suggests that health literacy may be a potential barrier for accessing and utilizing health services and information for vulnerable populations.

[...]to the posit by Suarthana et al (Occup Environ Med 2009;66:713-14) for predicting occupational diseases, long-term carcinogenesis bioassays using experimental animals are the most predictive method for identifying likely human carcinogens. Since the 1960s, bioassays have proven a mainstay for identifying chemical carcinogens, establishing occupational exposure standards, and primary cancer prevention.

Strategic renewal is accomplished in large and small ways. This paper proposes a four phase characterization of how organizations move between state sustaining renewal and the more radical reconceptualizations that significantly alter organization activity. The argument juxtaposes inertia (or commitment to current strategy) and stress, the dissatisfactions that signal the need for renewal. To explore the details of this interaction, and its implications for the evolution of strategy over time, a formal model is developed. Quite plausible organization paths of renewal are simulated via the model which help illustrate our main theoretic arguments.

Early in their careers, engineering education researchers, trained in quantitative precision, may suddenly need to capture the nuances of human experience. They must transition to qualitative methodologies to explore the lived experiences of study participants, aiming to uncover the reasons behind their behaviors. This change may be daunting, causing a fear of misrepresenting study participants. But the rewards can be immense. Qualitative interviews unlock insights that can influence and improve educational practices and policies. Honing the craft of interviewing requires practice and patience, as well as a steady commitment to interpreting and transforming raw data into meaningful and coherent social science research. Yet the quality of such studies and the richness of their findings rely heavily on the quality of the interviews themselves. Here, Rivera-Jimenez et al suggest key practices to become proficient in the craft of interviewing.