Homophily and Organizational Identification Towards Organizational Commitment and Organizational Justice Among Male and Female Office Workers in Iligan City

The study of identification within the organizational setting has highlighted various factors that may contribute significant changes, either positively or negatively, to the commitment and perception of fairness of employees. As workers, their jobs and relationship with their organization are also influenced by how they perceive people around them in terms of attitude and background. In connection, this study explored on the homophily and organizational identification towards the organizational commitment and organizational justice among male and female office workers in Iligan City. The respondents are male (n = 35) and female (n = 35) office workers coming from selected companies and institutions located in Iligan City. Based on the results and findings, there is a significant relationship between homophily and organizational identification; and organizational identification and organizational commitment among male office workers while there is a significant relationship between organizational identification and organizational justice among female office workers. Finally, there is a significant interaction between invested self-concept to organizational commitment of male office workers in Iligan City while there are significant interactions between background homophily to organizational justice; management connection to organizational justice; and coworker connection to organizational justice of female office workers in Iligan City

Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas

Soils provide numerous ecosystem services. Most people do not know that the key drivers of soil ecosystems are the living organisms within the soil. Soils may be home to over one fourth of all living species on Earth, with a significant part not yet characterized. The first Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas is a product of the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative. It aims at raising awareness of the importance and beauty of soil biodiversity among the general public and policy makers. Furthermore, it highlights the need to increase efforts to develop a global assessment of soil biodiversity. Data on distribution of soil-dwelling organisms are often difficult to combine. The atlas represents an attempt to create a unique network among soil biodiversity scientists. Such an effort may help in reaching the level of attention that research on soil biodiversity deserves. With contributions from over 80 experts in soil biodiversity from all over the world, and over 170 pages, the atlas will also display distribution maps of the main soil organisms. Furthermore, an exceptionally high number of images will allow non-specialists to get in touch with this fascinating and mysterious world.JRC.D.6-Knowledge for Sustainable Development and Food Securit

Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette–Guérin strains secreting listeriolysin of Listeria monocytogenes

Recombinant (r) Mycobacterium bovis strains were constructed that secrete biologically active listeriolysin (Hly) fusion protein of Listeria monocytogenes. The r-BCG strains pAT261:Hly or pMV306:Hly expressed plasmid multicopies or chromosomal single copies of the hly gene, respectively. Human and murine macrophage-like cell lines were infected with r-BCG pAT261:Hly and pMV306:Hly strains. Interestingly, intracellular persistence of both r-BCG strains was reduced in macrophages as compared with the parental BCG strain. By immunogold labeling Hly was detected in membrane structures and within the phagosomal space of macrophages. In addition, Hly was localized within cytoplasmic vacuoles outside the mycobacteria-containing phagosome of host cells infected with r-BCG pAT261:Hly or r-BCG pMV306:Hly. Hly fusions consistently colocalized with a lysosome-associated membrane glycoprotein, suggesting that membrane-attack conformation of Hly was not altered. Although r-BCG pAT261:Hly and r-BCG pMV306:Hly microorganims apparently did not egress into the cytoplasmic compartment of host cells, they both improved major histocompatibility complex class I presentation of cophagocytosed soluble protein as compared with wild-type BCG microbes. These data suggest that Hly secretion endows BCG with an improved capacity to stimulate CD8 T cells. Because CD8 T cells play a major role in protection against tuberculosis such Hly secreting r-BCG constructs are antituberculosis vaccine candidates

Global soil biodiversity atlas

2015 was the United Nations International Year of Soils and, for the first time, soils and the life within them were in the spotlight globally. An international group of experts and scientists from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), in close collaboration with colleagues from the Commission’s Directorate-General for the Environment and the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, have produced the first ever Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas. Soils are vital for human survival and underpin many sectors of our economy. It is estimated that 99% of the world’s food comes from the terrestrial environment. But soils are also home to over a quarter of global biodiversity. Millions of soil-dwelling organisms promote essential ecosystem services – from plant growth to food production. They support biodiversity, benefit human health, promote the regulation of nutrient cycles that in turn influence climate, and represent an unexplored capital of natural sources. Our knowledge of soil life is growing continuously, thanks to recent technological advances and awareness of its value. However, it is estimated that only 1% of soil microorganism species have been identified. Therefore, understanding the highly complex and dynamic life below ground remains one of the most fascinating challenges facing scientists today. A clearer picture of our soils will allow us to better understand environmental and global climate change processes whilst also exploring possible adaptation strategies. Pressures on soil organisms are well known. An ever increasing global population, and increased demand for food and fibre lead to intensified agriculture, greater use of fertilisers and pesticides as well as monocultures. Unsustainable agricultural practices, climate change, soil erosion and loss of aboveground diversity all negatively affect organisms that live in soil. To develop actions that will preserve soil life, we need to better understand the consequences of the loss of soil biodiversity. The Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas raises awareness of the role of soil organisms in sustaining life on our planet, and presents the latest research on soil biodiversity. It is also a major contribution to the EU target of halting the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU by 2020, and the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development on sustainable food production and fighting land degradation. This publication marks a crucial step towards a global coordinated effort to assess life below ground, and highlights the need to improve soil conservation and the diversity of life within it

Atlas Européen de la Biodiversité des Sols

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European Atlas of Soil Biodiversity

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