An organizational justice perspective to task-and person-focused counterproductive work behaviors towards individuals.

The authors investigated the relationship between organizational justice and counterproductive work behaviors directed towards individuals (CWBI) to understand if the two behaviors of task-focused and person-focused CWBIs exist within the domain of CWBI. A total of 143 working adults from various industries were surveyed. Regression analysis revealed non-significant relationships between distributive, procedural and interactional justice and task- and person- focused CWBIs. Hence, the hypothesized composite structure of CWBI could not be proven. An additional regression analysis and a further t-test analysis revealed a marginally significant interactional effect between interactional and distributive justice with respect to task-focused CWBI and significant differences between male and female CWBI scores respectively. The marginally significant interactional relationship emphasizes the importance of interactional justice in the workplace, thereby providing reasons for managers to ensure respectful treatment of employees. Lastly, possible theoretical explanations for the non-significant findings and future research directions are proposed at the end of the paper.BUSINES

Rapid detection methods for foodborne pathogens based on nucleic acid amplification: Recent advances, remaining challenges, and possible opportunities

This article presents a review of recent advancements in the utilization of NAA-based techniques for detecting foodborne pathogens in food products, focusing on studies conducted within the past five years. This review revealed that recent research efforts have primarily aimed at enhancing sensitivity and specificity by improving sample pre-treatment/preparation, DNA isolation, and readout methods. Isothermal-based amplification methods, such as LAMP, RPA, RAA, and RCA, have emerged as promising approaches, providing rapid results within one h and often demonstrating comparable or superior sensitivity to conventional or qPCR methods. However, the attention paid to specific pathogens varies, with Salmonella spp., Listeria spp., E. coli, and V. parahaemolyticus receiving more focus than norovirus and other similar pathogens. NAA-based methods have the potential to significantly contribute to food safety and public health protection. However, further advancements are necessary to fully realize their benefits