Effects of Supportive Organizational Climate and Positive Psychological Capital on Organizational Citizenship Behavior

In this study, it has been aimed to investigate the moderator effect of positive psychological capital on the relationship between supportive organizational climate and organizational citizenship behavior of employees. For this aim, formulated hypothesis have been tested using data collected from a sample of 48 white collar employees working in an IT business operated in Turkey. The results suggest that in this organization both supportive organizational climate and positive psychological capital have positive effects on organizational citizenship behavior of employees. However, as opposed to expectation, positive psychological capital has no moderator effect on supportive organizational climate and positive psychological capital relationship. Keywords: Supportive Organizational Climate, Positive Psychological Capital, Organizational Citizenship Behavior

Job Insecurity and Burnout: The Moderating Role of Employability

It seems that feelings of job insecurity are an important problem in the global context. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between employability, job insecurity and burnout of employees. Furthermore, the buffering effect of employability in the relationship between job insecurity and burnout was also investigated. Hypotheses were tested on 154 white collar employees who are working for a newly privatized industrial enterprise in Turkey. A positive relationship was confirmed between job insecurity and burnout. Results also supported that there is a moderating role of employability between job insecurity and burnout. Accordingly, it was observed that as the employees' perceptions of employability increases, they were less affected by burnout. These results suggest that employability is an important resource in coping with the negative outcomes of job insecurity after the privatization. The results have implications for practitioners and future research. Keywords: job insecurity, employability, burnout, newly privatized company, contemporary labor marke

Hydatid Disease Involving Some Rare Locations in the Body: a Pictorial Essay

Hydatid disease (HD) is an endemic illness in many countries, and it poses an important public health problem that's influenced by peoples' socioeconomic status and migration that spreads this disease. Although rare, it may occur in any organ or tissue. The most common site is the liver (59-75%), followed in frequency by lung (27%), kidney (3%), bone (1-4%) and brain (1-2%). Other sites such as the heart, spleen, pancreas and muscles are very rarely affected. Unusual sites for this disease can cause diagnostic problems. This pictorial essay illustrates various radiological findings of HD in the liver, spleen, kidney, pancreas, peritoneal cavity, omentum, adrenal, ovary, lung, mediastinum and retroperitoneum. Familiarity with the imaging findings of HD may be helpful in making an accurate diagnosis and preventing potential complications

Higher COVID-19 pneumonia risk associated with anti-IFN-α than with anti-IFN-ω auto-Abs in children

We found that 19 (10.4%) of 183 unvaccinated children hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia had autoantibodies (auto-Abs) neutralizing type I IFNs (IFN-alpha 2 in 10 patients: IFN-alpha 2 only in three, IFN-alpha 2 plus IFN-omega in five, and IFN-alpha 2, IFN-omega plus IFN-beta in two; IFN-omega only in nine patients). Seven children (3.8%) had Abs neutralizing at least 10 ng/ml of one IFN, whereas the other 12 (6.6%) had Abs neutralizing only 100 pg/ml. The auto-Abs neutralized both unglycosylated and glycosylated IFNs. We also detected auto-Abs neutralizing 100 pg/ml IFN-alpha 2 in 4 of 2,267 uninfected children (0.2%) and auto-Abs neutralizing IFN-omega in 45 children (2%). The odds ratios (ORs) for life-threatening COVID-19 pneumonia were, therefore, higher for auto-Abs neutralizing IFN-alpha 2 only (OR [95% CI] = 67.6 [5.7-9,196.6]) than for auto-Abs neutralizing IFN-. only (OR [95% CI] = 2.6 [1.2-5.3]). ORs were also higher for auto-Abs neutralizing high concentrations (OR [95% CI] = 12.9 [4.6-35.9]) than for those neutralizing low concentrations (OR [95% CI] = 5.5 [3.1-9.6]) of IFN-omega and/or IFN-alpha 2