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2. Caged, helpless but not bored: consumption values derived from over-the-top platforms during pandemic.
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Shalini Talwar, Puneet Kaur, Sushant Kumar, Michel Laroche, and Amandeep Dhir
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- 2024
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3. Discontinuation of Denosumab: Gradual Decrease in Doses Preserves Half of the Bone Mineral Density Gain at the Lumbar Spine
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Michel Laroche, Guillaume Couture, and Yannick Degboé
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BONE MINERAL DENSITY ,DENOSUMAB ,DISCONTINUATION ,OSTEOPOROSIS ,Orthopedic surgery ,RD701-811 ,Diseases of the musculoskeletal system ,RC925-935 - Abstract
ABSTRACT Stopping treatment for osteoporosis with denosumab (Dmab) leads to a major and rapid loss in bone mineral density (BMD) and a risk of vertebral fracture. Subsequent treatment with bisphosphonate (Bp) does not completely prevent this bone loss. We carried out a prospective pilot study to find out whether the gradual dose reduction with denosumab could prevent this bone loss. We proposed a therapeutic protocol consisting in reducing the doses of Dmab to women treated with Dmab for postmenopausal osteoporosis. Six months after the last dose of Dmab 60 mg, the subsequent injection was performed with a reduced dose of 30 mg, and the month‐12 injection was a 15‐mg injection. BMD and serum C‐terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX) were measured at the start of treatment with Dmab (T0), at the last dose with 60 mg (T1), and at 6 months (T2) and 12 months (T3) after the last 15 mg Dmab injection. We included 13 patients aged 68.7 ± 3 years, and treated with Dmab for 45.2 ± 5 months. At the lumbar spine, 39% of the initial gain in BMD was preserved 1 year after the last dose (15 mg). Conversely, at the hip, the bone loss at the end of the treatment reduction protocol was equivalent to the initial gain. The mean CTX level was 166 ± 152 pg/mL 6 months after the last dose (T2; 15 mg), and 549 ± 425 pg/mL 12 months after the last dose (T3; 15 mg). One patient presented two vertebral fractures, 8 months after the last dose of Dmab (15 mg). Gradual dose reduction of denosumab (30 mg then 15 mg) does not prevent bone loss in the hip and partially maintains the initial gain at the spine. © 2023 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- 2023
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4. Osteogenesis Imperfecta: characterization of fractures during pregnancy and post-partum
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Eugénie Koumakis, Valérie Cormier-Daire, Azeddine Dellal, Marc Debernardi, Bernard Cortet, Françoise Debiais, Rose-Marie Javier, Thierry Thomas, Nadia Mehsen-Cetre, Martine Cohen-Solal, Elisabeth Fontanges, Michel Laroche, Valérie Porquet-Bordes, Christian Marcelli, Alexandra Benachi, Karine Briot, Christian Roux, and Catherine Cormier
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta ,Pregnancy ,Breastfeeding ,Fracture ,Medicine - Abstract
Abstract Background Pregnancy and breastfeeding are associated with bone density loss. Fracture occurrence during pregnancy and post-partum, and its determinants, remain poorly known in Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). The aim of this study was to characterize fractures that occurred during pregnancy and post-partum in OI patients. Results We conducted a retrospective multicentric study including a total of 50 previously pregnant OI women from 10 Bone Centers in France. Among these patients, 12 (24%) patients experienced fractures during pregnancy or in the 6 months following delivery, and 38 (76%) did not experience any fracture. The most frequent localizations were: proximal femur (25%), spine (25%), distal femur (12.5%), and pelvis (12.5%). Fractures during pregnancy occurred during the third trimester and post-partum fractures occurred with a mean delay of 2 months following delivery. No fractures occurred during childbirth. We next compared the 12 patients with pregnancy or post-partum fractures with the 38 patients without fractures. Mean age at pregnancy was 32.7 ± 3.1 years-old in the fractured group, vs 29.3 ± 5.0 years-old in the non-fractured group (p = 0.002). Breastfeeding was reported in 85.7% of patients in the fractured group, vs 47.1% in the non-fractured group (p = 0.03). All patients with post-partum fractures were breastfeeding. Bone mineral density was significantly lower in patients with pregnancy-related fractures compared with other patients: spine Z-score − 2.9 ± 1.6DS vs − 1.5 ± 1.7DS (p = 0.03), and total hip Z-score − 2.0 ± 0.7DS vs − 0.5 ± 1.4DS (p = 0.04). At least one osteoporosis-inducing risk factor or disease other than OI was identified in 81.8% vs 58.6% of fractured vs non-fractured patients (not significant). Fracture during pregnancy or post-partum was not associated with the severity of OI. Bisphosphonates before pregnancy were reported in 16.7% and 21.1% of patients with pregnancy-related fractures and non-fractured patients, respectively (not significant). Conclusions OI management during pregnancy and post-partum should aim for optimal control of modifiable osteoporosis risk factors, particularly in patients with low BMD. Breastfeeding should be avoided.
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- 2022
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5. Diagnostic yield of bone fragility gene panel sequencing in children and young adults referred for idiopathic primary osteoporosis at a single regional reference centre
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Coline Rouleau, Margaux Malorie, Corinne Collet, Valérie Porquet-Bordes, Isabelle Gennero, Sanaa Eddiry, Michel Laroche, Jean Pierre Salles, Guillaume Couture, and Thomas Edouard
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Bone mineral density ,DXA ,Early-onset osteoporosis ,Idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis ,Primary osteoporosis ,Diseases of the musculoskeletal system ,RC925-935 - Abstract
Aim: To describe the presenting features, bone characteristics and molecular genetics in a large monocentric cohort of children and young adults with idiopathic primary osteoporosis. Methods: Sixty-six patients (19 children, 47 adults; 28 males, 38 females; age at referral: 3.8 to 65 years) diagnosed with primary osteoporosis were included in this study; patients with features of osteogenesis imperfecta or other known syndromes associated with osteoporosis were excluded. For each patient, the following data were collected by retrospective chart review: family and personal history of fracture and osteoporosis, mineral homeostasis parameters and markers of bone formation and resorption, bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine (LS-BMD), the total body less head (TB-BMD), and total hip levels (TH-BMD) measured by DXA. As part of the initial assessment process, a bone fragility gene panel sequencing was performed in all of these patients. Results: There was a higher predominance of males in the children (63%) and of females in the adults (66%) (p = 0.030). Compared to the adults, the children had a significantly lower frequency of vertebral fractures (26 vs 57%, p = 0.022) and a higher frequency of peripheral fractures (84 vs 53%; p = 0.019). Bone fragility gene panel sequencing allowed the identification of the heterozygous pathogenic variant in 27% of patients (most frequently in LRP5, WNT1 and COL1A1 or 2 genes) and the heterozygous p.(Val667Met) LRP5 variant in 11% of them. The frequency of pathogenic variants tended to be higher in the children compared to the adults without reaching statistical significance (42 vs 19%; p = 0.053). The frequency of the p.(Val667Met) LRP5 variant was similar in children and adults. No significant differences were found regarding the various clinical, biological and radiological characteristics of the patients according to genotype. Conclusion: In this study, we reported the presenting features and bone characteristics in a large cohort of children and young adults with idiopathic primary osteoporosis. Bone fragility gene panel sequencing allowed the identification of genetic variants in a significant proportion of these patients. Molecular diagnosis in these patients is important in order to be able to offer genetic counselling and organise patient management.
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- 2022
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6. Introduction to the Special Issue: Information Communication Technology (ICT): People, culture, and globalization.
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Boris Bartikowski, Michel Laroche, and Hatice Kizgin
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- 2023
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7. Using big data analytics to study brand authenticity sentiments: The case of Starbucks on Twitter.
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Hamid Shirdastian, Michel Laroche, and Marie-Odile Richard
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- 2019
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8. Impact of acculturation, online participation and involvement on voting intentions.
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Ahmad Jamal, Hatice Kizgin, Nripendra P. Rana, Michel Laroche, and Yogesh K. Dwivedi
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- 2019
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9. Hypophosphatasia: A Case of Two Patients With Spinal Cord Compression From Increase in Ligamentous Ossifications During Treatment
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Michel Laroche, Guillaume Couture, Marie Faruch, Adeline Ruyssen‐Witrand, Valérie Porquet‐Bordes, Jean Pierre Salles, and Yannick Degboe
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BONE DISEASES, OTHER ,THERAPEUTICS, OTHER ,DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF/RELATED TO BONE ,DISORDERS OF CALCIUM/PHOSPHATE METABOLISM ,Orthopedic surgery ,RD701-811 ,Diseases of the musculoskeletal system ,RC925-935 - Abstract
ABSTRACT Treatment with asfotase alfa has transformed the prognosis of hypophosphatasia in children and improves the bone and muscle signs in adults. The doses used in adults are the same as in children, whereas bone remodeling is different between them. We report on the cases of two patients treated with 1 mg/kg/day of asfotase alfa who developed spinal cord compression from spinal ossifications during treatment. The first patient, 50 years old, presented after 2 years of treatment with quadraparesis secondary to an increase in ossifications of the cervical vertebral ligaments. The neurological damage was resolved after laminectomy, and the patient was then treated for 18 months with doses of 80 mg per week, without recurrence of the bone and muscle signs. The second patient, 26 years old, 78 kg, developed pain and cervical stiffness with pyramidal tract irritation secondary to ossifications of the vertebral ligaments. This improved with a reduction of doses to 80 mg/week, which then, after 6 months of follow‐up, enabled maintained improvement of the bone and muscle pain that was initially obtained. To our knowledge, these are the first reported cases of increased spinal ligamentous ossifications with neurological complications. Biological monitoring in adults does not seem to enable asfotase alfa doses to be adjusted. The levels of serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) while on the recommended treatment of 1 mg/kg/day are significantly supraphysiological (5000 to 20,000 IU) and the assays of pyrophosphate and pyridoxal phosphate are not correlated with clinical efficacy. In both of our patients, the treatment with 80 mg of asfotase alfa per week, which was proposed after the occurrence of spinal complications, seemed as effective, after a follow‐up of 18 months and 6 months, as the initial treatment for improving the bone and muscle signs, and could be provided as “attack” doses after healing of the pseudoarthroses. © 2021 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research © 2020 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- 2021
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10. Effect of risedronate on bone loss at discontinuation of denosumab
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Michel Laroche, Guillaume Couture, Adeline Ruyssen-Witrand, Arnaud Constantin, and Yannick Degboé
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Osteoporosis ,Bone mineral density ,Risedronate ,Denosumab ,Diseases of the musculoskeletal system ,RC925-935 - Abstract
Purpose: The occurrence of multiple vertebral fractures was reported after denosumab discontinuation. The use of bisphosphonates following denosumab has been suggested to prevent this bone loss. The aim of our observational trial was to evaluate the ability of risedronate to prevent the bone loss related to denosumab discontinuation in post-menopausal osteoporosis. Methods: Eighteen female patients, aged 69.8 years (56–79), were followed. All patients were prescribed 35 mg of risedronate per week for 3 months, starting when the next denosumab injection would have been administered. We measured BMD at denosumab initiation (T0), denosumab withdrawal (T1), and nine months after the discontinuation of risedronate (1 year post-denosumab: T2). Results: 1 year after denosumab discontinuation, the mean bone loss at the spine was – 4.6 ± 5.2% for the total population, −0.3 ± 2.3% in patients with prior exposure to bisphosphonates, −6.3 ± 5.7% in patients with prior exposure to teriparatide, and − 7.6 ± 3.5% in naïve patients. Spine BMD loss after the risedronate bridging therapy (T2 vs. T1) was significantly lower in patients who experienced prior exposure to bisphosphonates, when compared to naïve patients (p = .0190) and to patients with prior teriparatide exposure (p = .0176). 1 year after denosumab discontinuation, the mean densitometric loss at the hip was −1.8 ± 3.4% in the total cohort, −0.6 ± 1.8% in the patients previously treated with bisphosphonates, −1.5 ± 4.7% in the patients previously treated with teriparatide, and − 4.2 ± 0.6 in naïve patients. The mean densitometric loss during the off-denosumab period was lower in patients with previous bisphosphonate exposure than in naïve patients (p = .043) and in patients with previous exposure to teriparatide (p = .05). Conclusions: Three months of risedronate treatment does not prevent bone loss in patients who have not been treated with bisphosphonates before denosumab.
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- 2020
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11. Osteogenesis imperfecta: Fracture characteristics during pregnancy and post-partum
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Eugenie Koumakis, Azeddine Dellal, Marc Debernardi, Bernard Cortet, Françoise Debiais, Rose-Marie Javier, Thierry Thomas, Nadia Mehsen-Cetre, Martine Cohen-Solal, Elisabeth Fontanges, Michel Laroche, Karine Briot, Christian Roux, and Catherine Cormier
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Diseases of the musculoskeletal system ,RC925-935 - Published
- 2020
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12. Analyzing electronic word of mouth: A social commerce construct.
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Shimi Naurin Ahmad and Michel Laroche
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- 2017
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13. Extracting marketing information from product reviews: a comparative study of latent semantic analysis and probabilistic latent semantic analysis
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Shimi Naurin Ahmad and Michel Laroche
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Marketing ,Strategy and Management ,Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) ,Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty - Published
- 2023
14. Caged, helpless but not bored: consumption values derived from over-the-top platforms during pandemic
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Shalini Talwar, Puneet Kaur, Sushant Kumar, Michel Laroche, and Amandeep Dhir
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Library and Information Sciences ,Computer Science Applications ,Information Systems - Abstract
PurposeThe use of over-the-top (OTT) platforms grew substantially after the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. With the pandemic receding, there is a concern that users may not continue with their subscriptions. To counter this, OTT service providers must strategize proactively to retain and acquire new users once the pandemic abates. Positing that understanding the consumption values that users ascribe to OTT platform usage can provide useful customer retention insights, the purpose of this paper is to use the theory of consumption value (TCV) to study the values that users derived from their use of OTT following the onset of the pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThe mixed-method approach is used to collect qualitative and quantitative data. Analysis of qualitative responses collected through interviews of 12 current OTT platform users helped identify two categories of OTT platform-specific values: attribute-level and benefit-based. Next, the study examined the association of values thus identified with one another, as well as with continued intentions to use OTT platforms, by analyzing data collected from 371 existing users.FindingsThe findings indicated that functional value quality and social value, representing the attribute-level values, were positively associated with two benefit-based values – functional value price and emotional value (EMV). Next, EMV was not only associated with intentions but also partially mediated the association of attribute-level values with intentions. Premium subscription purchased and increased viewing time were confirmed to have moderating effects on the association between attribute-level and benefit-based values.Originality/valueThe study is amongst the foremost research initiatives to examine consumption values derived from OTT platform usage after the onset of the pandemic. Its novelty also comes from its identifying OTT platform-specific consumption values for the first time and adding a new dimension to the TCV by examining the interplay of these values in the OTT platform context.
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- 2023
15. Testing an extended model of consumer behavior in the context of social media-based brand communities.
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Mohammad Reza Habibi, Michel Laroche, and Marie-Odile Richard
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- 2016
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16. The impact of social media on consumer acculturation: Current challenges, opportunities, and an agenda for research and practice.
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Hatice Kizgin, Bidit Lal Dey, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, David Laurie Hughes, Ahmad Jamal, Paul Jones 0002, Bianca Kronemann, Michel Laroche, Lisa Peñaloza, Marie-Odile Richard, Nripendra P. Rana, Rene Romer, Kuttimani Tamilmani, and Michael D. Williams
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- 2020
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17. Applications of business intelligence and analytics in social media marketing.
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Nick Hajli and Michel Laroche
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- 2019
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18. Author response for 'Discontinuation of Denosumab: gradual decrease in doses preserves half of the bone mineral density gain at the lumbar spine'
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null Michel Laroche, null Guillaume Couture, and null Yannick Degboé
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- 2023
19. Global consumer culture and national identity as drivers of materialism: an international study of convergence and divergence
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Mark Cleveland, Michel Laroche, and Nicolas Papadopoulos
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Marketing ,Business and International Management - Abstract
PurposeThis paper studies the sociocultural drivers of materialism cross-culturally. Research in this area is scarce, even though rapid social transformations worldwide, fueled by globalization, make it imperative to identify the conditions under which commonalities and differences in materialistic tendencies are most likely to evidence among consumers as they seek to assert, restore, or enhance their self-concept and status in the context of global consumption trends.Design/methodology/approachThe psychographic determinants of materialism were rigorously validated across a diverse set of eight countries, by investigating which facets of acculturation to global consumer culture and national ethnic identity, along with consumer ethnocentrism, encourage or repel materialism. Using multigroup SEM and other analyses, the authors confirmed construct dimensionality and ascertained the stability of the relationships.FindingsThe most consistent positive drivers of materialism were self-identification with global consumer culture and exposure to American-based global mass media. The results demonstrated the compatibility of national identity and traditions with materialistic tendencies. Materialism was positively related to or independent of consumer ethnocentrism.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings offer consequential insights for both research and practice, although the cross-sectional character of survey research and certain sampling characteristics limit their generalizability.Practical implicationsThe results pinpoint segments that spill over national boundaries, and those that remain geographically constrained, thus providing guidance for marketing and communication strategies to practitioners.Social implicationsThe authors shed light on two widely held yet insufficiently researched assumptions: that the homogenizing effect of global consumer culture may be fomenting materialism worldwide, and that nationalistic, parochially oriented consumers may be more capable of resisting materialistic values.Originality/valueThe study design addresses several shortcomings of prior research, and its findings advance the understanding of materialism and its antecedents by identifying the conditions driving materialistic tendencies.
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- 2021
20. Éditorial
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Michel Laroche
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Marketing ,Public Administration ,Management of Technology and Innovation ,Business and International Management - Published
- 2022
21. How Do Expressed Emotions Affect the Helpfulness of a Product Review? Evidence from Reviews Using Latent Semantic Analysis.
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Shimi Naurin Ahmad and Michel Laroche
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- 2015
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22. What is this accent? Effects of accent and language in international advertising contexts
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Lu Xu, Marie-Odile Richard, Rong Li, and Michel Laroche
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Marketing ,Economics and Econometrics ,0502 economics and business ,05 social sciences ,Stress (linguistics) ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,050211 marketing ,Psychology ,050203 business & management ,Applied Psychology ,Linguistics ,International advertising - Published
- 2021
23. Brand communities based in social media: How unique are they? Evidence from two exemplary brand communities.
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Mohammad Reza Habibi, Michel Laroche, and Marie-Odile Richard
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- 2014
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24. The roles of brand community and community engagement in building brand trust on social media.
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Mohammad Reza Habibi, Michel Laroche, and Marie-Odile Richard
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- 2014
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25. To be or not to be in social media: How brand loyalty is affected by social media?
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Michel Laroche, Mohammad Reza Habibi, and Marie-Odile Richard
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- 2013
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26. Understanding Chinese consumers’ and Chinese immigrants’ purchase intentions toward global brands with Chinese elements
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Muxin Shao, Michel Laroche, Rong Li, and Marie-Odile Richard
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Marketing ,Management of Technology and Innovation ,media_common.quotation_subject ,0502 economics and business ,05 social sciences ,Immigration ,050211 marketing ,Advertising ,Sociology ,050203 business & management ,Acculturation ,media_common - Abstract
Purpose This study aims to investigate how consumers respond to global brands adapting to local elements. Specifically, this study identified three factors (i.e., cultural compatibility, cultural elements authenticity and cultural pride) affecting the purchase intentions (PIs) toward global brands using Chinese elements among Chinese consumers in China and Chinese immigrants in North America. Another aim is to examine the moderating role of acculturation in the relationship between cultural pride and PIs among Chinese immigrants. Design/methodology/approach Three studies were conducted to test the hypotheses in China and North America. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to confirm the factor structure. Hierarchical regression was used to test the main effects and moderated regression analysis was used to test the moderation effect. Findings Results show that cultural compatibility, cultural elements authenticity (CEA) and cultural pride positively affect the PIs toward global brands with Chinese elements for both Chinese consumers and Chinese immigrants. Further, among Chinese immigrants, acculturation moderates the relationship between cultural pride and PIs. Originality/value This study explored the factors influencing the PIs toward global brands using Chinese elements, filling a research gap. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to examine how perceived CEA affects consumers’ PIs toward global brands with Chinese elements. Further, the findings have implications for global brands that want to target Chinese consumers and Chinese immigrants in overseas markets.
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- 2020
27. Connecting with consumers using ubiquitous technology: A new model to forecast consumer reaction
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Harold Boeck, Anna Margulis, and Michel Laroche
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Marketing ,Customer experience ,Interactive marketing ,Consumer response ,Bond ,05 social sciences ,Stability (learning theory) ,Purchasing ,Ubiquitous technology ,0502 economics and business ,050211 marketing ,Business ,050203 business & management - Abstract
Firms increasingly use ubiquitous technology in marketing to interact with consumers, locate and identify them, push promotions, and gather detailed purchasing data. This increased connectivity through ubiquitous technology creates a new bond between consumers and firms. Although most consumers willingly accept this connection, some perceive it as unwanted proximity, qualify it as intrusive, and consequently refuse to engage with firms. This research is intended to support firms that are interested in implementing ubiquitous technology in their marketing activities. We propose a new consumer response model, confirm a good fit with the data, and its stability in the presence of socio-demographic moderators using structural equations and multi-group analyses. This model is a tool that accurately captures the optimal settings of ubiquitous technology use and enables firms to efficiently predict consumer reactions to this technology, handily design implementation, and provide an improved customer experience.
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- 2020
28. The effects of social media based brand communities on brand community markers, value creation practices, brand trust and brand loyalty.
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Michel Laroche, Mohammad Reza Habibi, Marie-Odile Richard, and Ramesh Sankaranarayanan
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- 2012
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29. Brand hate: a multidimensional construct
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Chun Zhang and Michel Laroche
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Marketing ,Structure (mathematical logic) ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Multidimensional measurement ,05 social sciences ,Anger ,Sadness ,Variation (linguistics) ,Management of Technology and Innovation ,Scale (social sciences) ,0502 economics and business ,050211 marketing ,Multidimensional scaling ,Psychology ,Construct (philosophy) ,Social psychology ,050203 business & management ,media_common - Abstract
Purpose This study aims to examine the emotional components of brand hate and the variation of emotions across different levels of brand hate. Design/methodology/approach Study 1 uses in-depth interviews and data triangulation. Studies 2-5 make use of quantitative methods to test and validate the multidimensional structure of brand hate and the variation of its composing emotions. Findings Study 1 suggests that brand hate is a multidimensional construct comprised of anger-, sadness- and fear-related emotions; possible antecedents and consequences are discussed. The quantitative results from Studies 2-5 confirm the findings in Study 1. A three-factor scale consisting of nine items is developed. The proposed model is tested among different samples and is compared with the currently available brand hate models. In addition, the findings show that emotions weigh differently for different brand hate levels. Research limitations/implications This study contributes to the brand hate literature and provides a structure to understand brand hate more thoroughly. Practical implications Companies can benefit from the research through a better knowledge of brand hate. Managers can use the multidimensional measurement to detect brand hate and better cope with it. Originality/value This study is among the first few attempts to examine the multidimensionality of brand hate and to investigate the variation of emotions in different brand hate levels. This study contributes to a more precise description of the brand hate construct and improves understanding of consumer-brand relationships.
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- 2020
30. Whipple’s disease: diagnosis and predictive factors of relapse
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Michel Laroche, Laurence Ferrieres, Laurent Alric, and Delphine Bonnet
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Adult ,Male ,Saliva ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Abdominal pain ,Arthritis ,Disease ,Polymerase Chain Reaction ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Recurrence ,Weight loss ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Whipple's disease ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Hepatology ,business.industry ,Gastroenterology ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Arthralgia ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Current practice ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Female ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Whipple Disease ,Rare disease - Abstract
BACKGROUND Whipple's disease is a very rare disease needing a long-term treatment. The most frequent symptoms are recurrent arthralgia or arthritis, chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss. OBJECTIVES In this article, we have highlighted the main clinical features and diagnostic procedures that lead to the diagnosis and comment on the clinical response, treatment, and the factors of relapse. METHODS Subjects were recruited from the Internal Medicine and Rheumatologic Departments of an University Hospital from November 1997 to January 2016. Overall, 12 subjects were finally diagnosed. RESULTS Mean age was 54.3 years (age range: 30-81), with more male patients (58.3%). Almost all patients had articular symptoms and impaired general condition (91.7%); and a majority had digestive symptoms (75%). Regardless of the symptoms, the most efficient diagnostic tools were the PCR screening on the gastrointestinal biopsies and saliva (83.3 and 72.7% positive results, respectively). More than half of the patients relapsed (55.6%). The relapsing patients were older [63.2 (44-81)] and mostly male with a majority (60%) of digestive symptoms and a delayed diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS In current practice, it is highly difficult to diagnose Whipple's disease. In order to decrease the delay between the first symptoms and the diagnosis, effective tools such as saliva and stools PCR should be used because higher delays of diagnosis lead to a higher number of relapses.
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- 2020
31. Location-Based Advertising: The Role of App Design: An Abstract
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Hamid Shirdastian, Boris Bartikowski, Michel Laroche, and Marie-Odile Richard
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- 2022
32. Digital innovations, impacts on marketing, value chain and business models: An introduction
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Jean-Michel Sahut, Michel Laroche, and Leo Paul Dana
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Marketing ,Public Administration ,Chain (algebraic topology) ,Management of Technology and Innovation ,Value (economics) ,Business ,Business and International Management ,Business model ,Industrial organization - Published
- 2019
33. Sjögren's syndrome associated with erosive rheumatoid arthritis alters its prognosis and long-term therapeutic response: a case-control study
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Michel Laroche, Yannick Degboe, and Arnaud Constantin
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Rheumatology ,Immunology ,Immunology and Allergy - Abstract
10% of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cases are associated to so-called secondary Sjögren's syndrome (SS). These RA cases have higher DAS, fewer remissions. Is this linked to a poor response to DMARDs (disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs)? No study has addressed this question to date. Does the association between secondary Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affect the therapeutic response to DMARDs and long-term prognosis? We conducted a retrospective case-control study: 39 RA associated with SS was (anti-SSA antibodies and/or Chisolm stage III or IV) were compared to 39 isolated cases of erosive RA matched by age, duration of progression and gender. The DAS CRP was higher in the RA + SS group in patients with disease progression of 16 years: 2.6 (1.5-4.5) compared to the RA group: 1.6 (1.3-2.8) (p = 0.0001) while fewer patients were in remission: 61 vs. 92% (p = 0.002). A higher number of B DMARDs have been prescribed: RA + SS = 3.04 (1-7); RA = 1.7 (1-5) (p = 0.004). Anti-TNFs are less effective when RA is associated with SS: 30 vs. 70%. Conversely, Rituximab is more effective when RA is associated with SS: 80 vs. 30%. Erosive RA-related SS exacerbates the clinical course of the condition: higher DAS, fewer remissions. This is linked to reduced treatment efficacy: higher number of DMARDs prescribed, reduced efficacy of anti-TNF drugs. RA-related SS could modify sensitivity to biotherapies: lower percentage of remissions and resistance to anti-TNF drugs.
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- 2021
34. Culture and the adoption of new information technologies: Introduction to the special issue
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Michel Laroche
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Marketing ,Knowledge management ,business.industry ,Information technology ,Business - Published
- 2020
35. Osteogenesis Imperfecta: characterization of fractures during pregnancy and post-partum
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Eugénie Koumakis, Valérie Cormier-Daire, Azeddine Dellal, Marc Debernardi, Bernard Cortet, Françoise Debiais, Rose-Marie Javier, Thierry Thomas, Nadia Mehsen-Cetre, Martine Cohen-Solal, Elisabeth Fontanges, Michel Laroche, Valérie Porquet-Bordes, Christian Marcelli, Alexandra Benachi, Karine Briot, Christian Roux, and Catherine Cormier
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Adult ,Bone Density Conservation Agents ,Diphosphonates ,Research ,Postpartum Period ,Breastfeeding ,General Medicine ,Osteogenesis Imperfecta ,Fractures, Bone ,Young Adult ,Fracture ,Bone Density ,Pregnancy ,Medicine ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Female ,Genetics (clinical) ,Retrospective Studies - Abstract
Background Pregnancy and breastfeeding are associated with bone density loss. Fracture occurrence during pregnancy and post-partum, and its determinants, remain poorly known in Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). The aim of this study was to characterize fractures that occurred during pregnancy and post-partum in OI patients. Results We conducted a retrospective multicentric study including a total of 50 previously pregnant OI women from 10 Bone Centers in France. Among these patients, 12 (24%) patients experienced fractures during pregnancy or in the 6 months following delivery, and 38 (76%) did not experience any fracture. The most frequent localizations were: proximal femur (25%), spine (25%), distal femur (12.5%), and pelvis (12.5%). Fractures during pregnancy occurred during the third trimester and post-partum fractures occurred with a mean delay of 2 months following delivery. No fractures occurred during childbirth. We next compared the 12 patients with pregnancy or post-partum fractures with the 38 patients without fractures. Mean age at pregnancy was 32.7 ± 3.1 years-old in the fractured group, vs 29.3 ± 5.0 years-old in the non-fractured group (p = 0.002). Breastfeeding was reported in 85.7% of patients in the fractured group, vs 47.1% in the non-fractured group (p = 0.03). All patients with post-partum fractures were breastfeeding. Bone mineral density was significantly lower in patients with pregnancy-related fractures compared with other patients: spine Z-score − 2.9 ± 1.6DS vs − 1.5 ± 1.7DS (p = 0.03), and total hip Z-score − 2.0 ± 0.7DS vs − 0.5 ± 1.4DS (p = 0.04). At least one osteoporosis-inducing risk factor or disease other than OI was identified in 81.8% vs 58.6% of fractured vs non-fractured patients (not significant). Fracture during pregnancy or post-partum was not associated with the severity of OI. Bisphosphonates before pregnancy were reported in 16.7% and 21.1% of patients with pregnancy-related fractures and non-fractured patients, respectively (not significant). Conclusions OI management during pregnancy and post-partum should aim for optimal control of modifiable osteoporosis risk factors, particularly in patients with low BMD. Breastfeeding should be avoided.
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36. Syndrome douloureux régional complexe secondaire à l’évérolimus : deux nouveaux cas cliniques
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Arnaud Constantin, Michel Laroche, Guillaume Couture, Marion Magnol, and Yannick Degboé
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Rheumatology - Published
- 2020
37. A content analysis of fear appeal advertising in Canada, China, and France
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Boris Bartikowski, Marie-Odile Richard, Michel Laroche, and Kedge Business School (Kedge BS)
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Marketing ,Product category ,Personal care ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,Advertising ,Cross-cultural studies ,Fear appeal ,[SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences ,Content analysis ,0502 economics and business ,Beauty ,050211 marketing ,China ,Psychology ,health care economics and organizations ,050203 business & management ,media_common - Abstract
International audience; We content analyzed 4155 Chinese, French, and Canadian print ads to examine how fear advertising differsacross countries or cultures. Findings show that advertisers use fear appeals more frequently in Canada andChina than in France. Moreover, fear appeals appear in all three countries more frequently for convenience thanfor shopping-type products, and more frequently for shopping than for search-type products. Beauty and personalcare products, as well as drugs and medical products are more prone to fear appeals than all other productcategories. However, the frequency of fear appeals in relation to the product category varies across countries. Wealso find variations in relation to types of fear appeals. Social and self-esteem fear appeals appear most frequentlyin China, while physical fear appeals are most dominant in France and Canada, and economic fearappeals most frequent in France.
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- 2019
38. From desire to help to taking action: Effects of personal traits and social media on market mavens’ diffusion of information
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Michel Laroche and Isar Kiani
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Marketing ,Action (philosophy) ,Diffusion of information ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Self-esteem ,Word of mouth ,Social media ,Psychology ,Social psychology ,Applied Psychology ,media_common - Published
- 2019
39. Is beauty a premium? A study of the physical attractiveness effect in service encounters
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Yaoqi Li, Michel Laroche, and Chun Zhang
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Marketing ,Service (business) ,Service quality ,Consumer response ,Social distance ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,Physical attractiveness ,Advertising ,Perception ,0502 economics and business ,Beauty ,050211 marketing ,Customer satisfaction ,Psychology ,050203 business & management ,media_common - Abstract
Physical attractiveness is an essential factor in consumers' evaluation processes during a service encounter. Using both experimental and field study designs, we demonstrate that a service representative's physical attractiveness affects consumer response (i.e., customer satisfaction, service quality perception, and likability of the service representative). Also, we find that a consumer's social distance perception between themselves and a service representative mediates the physical attractiveness effect on consumer response. Thus, this article is the first to demonstrate that social distance perception is an underlining mechanism of the physical attractiveness effect. Furthermore, findings from Studies 2 and 3 show that consumers' physical attractiveness and their attractiveness-ability belief moderate the physical attractiveness effect. Although contentious to some, our findings indicate that the recruitment of attractive representatives may be an effective business practice in service settings. However, managers should not regard consumers as a homogeneous group; self-perceived unattractive consumers may respond negatively to their service representative's physical attractiveness.
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- 2019
40. Frequency of isolated cutaneous involvement in adult mastocytosis: a cohort study
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C. Bulai Livideanu, V Del Mas, Laurence Lamant, P.A. Apoil, M Negretto, Michel Laroche, Patrice Dubreuil, Olivier Hermine, Carle Paul, Camille Laurent, S Evrard, M. Fradet, Emilie Tournier, Yannick Degboé, and C. Mailhol
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Adult ,Male ,0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Mastocytosis, Cutaneous ,Bone density ,Biopsy ,Osteoporosis ,Population ,Tryptase ,Dermatology ,Diagnosis, Differential ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Bone Density ,Prevalence ,Humans ,Medicine ,Systemic mastocytosis ,education ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,education.field_of_study ,biology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Cutaneous Mastocytosis ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,3. Good health ,Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit ,030104 developmental biology ,Infectious Diseases ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Mutation ,biology.protein ,Female ,Tryptases ,Bone marrow ,business ,Biomarkers - Abstract
Background Mastocytosis is characterized by the accumulation/proliferation of abnormal mast cells. The frequency of isolated cutaneous involvement in adults with mastocytosis has not been fully determined. The main objective of our study was to assess the frequency of isolated cutaneous mastocytosis (CM) in adults with mastocytosis skin lesions. The second objective was to compare the clinical, histological, biological and imaging features in patients with isolated CM and patients with systemic mastocytosis (SM). Methods We included all patients with histology-proven mastocytosis skin lesions between January 2009 and December 2017. The mastocytosis diagnosis was made according to the international diagnostic criteria. All data were collected from a dedicated specific case report. Results Among 160 patients with mastocytosis skin lesions, 25 patients had isolated CM (15.6%), 105 had SM and 30 (18.7%) patients had undetermined mastocytosis. Skin KIT mutation (OR: 51.9, 95% CI: 3.9-678, P = 0.001) and high bone marrow tryptase (OR: 97.4, 95% CI: 10.3-915, P = 0.001) were strong predictors of SM. The prevalence of osteoporosis was higher in the SM population than in the isolated CM population. Moreover, a decrease in bone mineral density over a short period of follow-up (1-2 years) was associated with SM. There were no differences between the two groups regarding the frequency of mast cell activation symptoms, the presentation of skin lesions, the number of mast cells in the dermis and the level of serum tryptase. We propose considering the KIT mutation status and bone marrow tryptase levels to aid the diagnosis of isolated CM in adult mastocytosis patients. Conclusion Only a small minority of adults with mastocytosis skin lesions has isolated cutaneous involvement. In 18.7% of mastocytosis cases, even complete workup does not allow for a precise classification of patients.
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- 2019
41. What’s the Big Deal? How Sales Promotions Displayed by Others Online Can Influence Online and Offline Purchase Intentions
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Kashef Majid and Michel Laroche
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Marketing ,Online and offline ,business.industry ,Communication ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,050801 communication & media studies ,Advertising ,Online advertising ,0508 media and communications ,Promotion (rank) ,Sales promotion ,0502 economics and business ,050211 marketing ,Business ,Dissemination ,media_common - Abstract
When consumers view a sales promotion in a store or online, they have the ability to disseminate it online and inform others. This dissemination may be beneficial to firms because promotion...
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- 2019
42. Higher prevalence of vertebral fractures in systemic mastocytosis, but not in cutaneous mastocytosis and idiopathic mast cell activation syndrome
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M. Eischen, C. Mailhol, Michel Laroche, Patrice Dubreuil, C. Bulai Livideanu, P.A. Apoil, Olivier Hermine, Carle Paul, Yannick Degboé, Centre de Physiopathologie Toulouse Purpan (CPTP), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet [Toulouse], CHU Toulouse [Toulouse], Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Unité différenciation épidermique et auto-immunité rhumatoïde (UDEAR), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Service de pneumologie [Toulouse], CHU Toulouse [Toulouse]-Hôpital Larrey [Toulouse], Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Fédération nationale des Centres de lutte contre le Cancer (FNCLCC)-Fédération nationale des Centres de lutte contre le Cancer (FNCLCC)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU), Centre de référence des mastocytoses de Marseille (CEREMAST), Hôpital de la Timone [CHU - APHM] (TIMONE), Service d'immuno-hématologie pédiatrique [CHU Necker], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-CHU Necker - Enfants Malades [AP-HP], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP), Centre de référence des mastocytoses (CEREMAST), CHU Necker - Enfants Malades [AP-HP], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP), Centre de Référence des Mastocytoses de Toulouse (CEREMAST), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse (CHU Toulouse), Université de Toulouse (UT), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut Paoli-Calmettes, and Fédération nationale des Centres de lutte contre le Cancer (FNCLCC)-Fédération nationale des Centres de lutte contre le Cancer (FNCLCC)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Male ,0301 basic medicine ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Osteoporosis ,0302 clinical medicine ,Bone Density ,Idiopathic mast cell activation syndrome ,Prevalence ,Systemic mastocytosis ,MESH: France / epidemiology ,Lumbar Vertebrae ,MESH: Lumbar Vertebrae / physiopathology ,Middle Aged ,Mast cell ,3. Good health ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Spinal Fractures ,Female ,Hip Joint ,France ,Mastocytosis ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Mastocytosis, Cutaneous ,MESH: Spinal Fractures / physiopathology ,MESH: Mastocytosis / epidemiology ,[SDV.CAN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cancer ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,MESH: Spinal Fractures / epidemiology ,MESH: Mastocytosis, Cutaneous / epidemiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Mastocytosis, Systemic ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Mast cell disorders ,MESH: Bone Density / physiology ,MESH: Spinal Fractures / etiology ,MESH: Prevalence ,Retrospective Studies ,MESH: Humans ,business.industry ,Cutaneous Mastocytosis ,MESH: Adult ,MESH: Retrospective Studies ,MESH: Osteoporosis / epidemiology ,medicine.disease ,Dermatology ,Rheumatology ,Fracture ,Orthopedic surgery ,030101 anatomy & morphology ,Densitometry ,business ,Osteoporotic Fractures ,[SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology - Abstract
International audience; Little is known about osteoporosis in mast cell disorders (MCDs) not related to systemic mastocytosis. We described osteoporosis and fractures in MCDs and showed that systemic mastocytosis was the only studied MCDs associated with osteoporotic vertebral fractures. Introduction : To describe osteoporosis (OP) and fragility fractures in mast cell disorders (MCDs). Methods : We retrospectively analyzed data concerning all successive patients with systemic mastocytosis (SM), cutaneous mastocytosis (CM), and mast cell activation syndromes (MCAS) diagnosed in our mastocytosis expert center between 2004 and 2015. We collected data concerning demographic profiles, clinical signs of MCD, osteoporosis, fractures, densitometry, and biological assessment of MCD. We compared CM and MCAS patients with SM patients with regard to the characteristics of OP and fragility fractures. Results : We assessed 89 SM patients, 20 CM patients, and 20 MCAS patients. Osteoporosis was less frequent in CM (15.0%) and MCAS (10.0%) than in SM (44.9%). Similarly, fractures were less frequent in non-SM MCDs, respectively 5.0%, 5.0%, and 28.1%. SM patients displayed high prevalence of vertebral fractures (22.5%), mostly multiple. Conversely, in non-SM patients, vertebral fractures appeared to be uncommon (5%) and more frequently associated with risk factors for osteoporosis. Conclusions : SM is associated with multiple vertebral osteoporotic fractures, whereas CM and MCAS do not appear to be associated with this phenotype.
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- 2019
43. Hypophosphatasia: A Case of Two Patients With Spinal Cord Compression From Increase in Ligamentous Ossifications During Treatment
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Yannick Degboé, Jean Pierre Salles, Michel Laroche, Valérie Porquet-Bordes, Marie Faruch, Guillaume Couture, and Adeline Ruyssen-Witrand
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,medicine.medical_treatment ,DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF/RELATED TO BONE ,Diseases of the musculoskeletal system ,medicine.disease_cause ,Bone remodeling ,Spinal cord compression ,BONE DISEASES, OTHER ,medicine ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Reduction (orthopedic surgery) ,Orthopedic surgery ,Pyramidal tracts ,business.industry ,Hypophosphatasia ,Laminectomy ,DISORDERS OF CALCIUM/PHOSPHATE METABOLISM ,Original Articles ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,RC925-935 ,Asfotase alfa ,Original Article ,THERAPEUTICS, OTHER ,Irritation ,business ,RD701-811 - Abstract
Treatment with asfotase alfa has transformed the prognosis of hypophosphatasia in children and improves the bone and muscle signs in adults. The doses used in adults are the same as in children, whereas bone remodeling is different between them. We report on the cases of two patients treated with 1 mg/kg/day of asfotase alfa who developed spinal cord compression from spinal ossifications during treatment. The first patient, 50 years old, presented after 2 years of treatment with quadraparesis secondary to an increase in ossifications of the cervical vertebral ligaments. The neurological damage was resolved after laminectomy, and the patient was then treated for 18 months with doses of 80 mg per week, without recurrence of the bone and muscle signs. The second patient, 26 years old, 78 kg, developed pain and cervical stiffness with pyramidal tract irritation secondary to ossifications of the vertebral ligaments. This improved with a reduction of doses to 80 mg/week, which then, after 6 months of follow‐up, enabled maintained improvement of the bone and muscle pain that was initially obtained. To our knowledge, these are the first reported cases of increased spinal ligamentous ossifications with neurological complications. Biological monitoring in adults does not seem to enable asfotase alfa doses to be adjusted. The levels of serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) while on the recommended treatment of 1 mg/kg/day are significantly supraphysiological (5000 to 20,000 IU) and the assays of pyrophosphate and pyridoxal phosphate are not correlated with clinical efficacy. In both of our patients, the treatment with 80 mg of asfotase alfa per week, which was proposed after the occurrence of spinal complications, seemed as effective, after a follow‐up of 18 months and 6 months, as the initial treatment for improving the bone and muscle signs, and could be provided as “attack” doses after healing of the pseudoarthroses. © 2021 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research © 2020 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- 2020
44. Improvement in bone involvement of secondary hyperparathyroidism post-parathyroidectomy
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Michel Laroche, Guillaume Couture, Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet [Toulouse], and CHU Toulouse [Toulouse]
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Parathyroidectomy ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,medicine.disease ,Bone and Bones ,Surgery ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Rheumatology ,Bone Density ,Parathyroid Hormone ,Medicine ,Humans ,Secondary hyperparathyroidism ,Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary ,030212 general & internal medicine ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Published
- 2020
45. Understanding Chinese Consumers’ and Chinese Immigrants’ Purchase Intentions toward Global Brands with Chinese Elements: The Moderating Role of Acculturation: An Abstract
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Marie-Odile Richard, Muxin Shao, and Michel Laroche
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Pride ,Variables ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Immigration ,Advertising ,Market share ,Moderation ,Psychology ,Acculturation ,media_common - Abstract
Nowadays, global brands often use Chinese elements in their products to attract consumers and increase market share. However, research on this topic is still in its infancy. This article aims to investigate the relationship between three independent variables (cultural pride, cultural compatibility, and Chinese elements authenticity), and a dependent variable (purchase intentions) toward the global brands using Chinese elements in their products, both in the Chinese and North American markets. Another aim is to understand how acculturation moderates the relationship between cultural pride and purchase intentions, and the relationship between cultural elements authenticity and purchase intentions.
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- 2020
46. Developing an Individual-Level Scale for Indulgence vs. Restraint: The Sixth Dimension of Hofstede’s Framework: An Abstract
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Ali Heydari, Michel Laroche, and Marie-Odile Richard
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Indulgence ,Scale (social sciences) ,Discriminant validity ,Nomological network ,Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory ,Dimension (data warehouse) ,Ecological fallacy ,Psychology ,Social psychology ,Consumer behaviour - Abstract
Despite the important role of culture in consumer behavior studies, there has been no study of effect of indulgence vs. restraint, the sixth and last dimension of Hofstede’s cultural framework, at the individual-level in consumer behavior. This is mainly because there has been no scale yet developed to measure indulgence vs. restraint at the individual-level. Given that ascribing national-level cultural scores to individuals causes an ecological fallacy, the four studies of this research conceptualize and develop a measure for individual-level indulgence and establish the reliability, convergent and discriminant validity, as well as the nomological validity of this new scale.
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- 2020
47. An investigation into online atmospherics: The effect of animated images on emotions, cognition, and purchase intentions
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Michel Laroche, Rong Li, Mi Zhou, and Marie-Odile Richard
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Marketing ,Atmospherics ,Cognition ,Psychology ,Cognitive psychology - Published
- 2022
48. More than a mere cup of coffee: When perceived luxuriousness triggers Chinese customers’ perceptions of quality and self-congruity
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Michel Laroche, Xinyu Cui, Rong Li, and Marie-Odile Richard
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Marketing ,Communication design ,Willingness to pay ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Advertising ,Price premium ,Quality (business) ,Context (language use) ,Brand equity ,Business ,Service provider ,Emerging markets ,media_common - Abstract
While prior research shows that atmospheric cues such as visual design trigger customers' cognition and emotions, thus leading to approach-avoidance responses, this article proposes self-congruity as a mediator, paralleling cognitive evaluation (i.e., perceived quality). More specifically, this article, situated in the context of the coffee shop industry in China, investigates how perceived luxuriousness, reflected from the service provider's visual design, affects customers' willingness to pay a price premium (WTPP). The findings show that perceived luxuriousness leads to customers' inferences of high quality of the coffee and high self-congruity, thus increasing WTPP. Further, cosmopolitanism moderates the effect of perceived luxuriousness only via self-congruity, but not via perceived quality. This article contributes to the existing literature on atmospherics, self-congruity, brand equity, and cosmopolitanism. More importantly, this article provides managerial implications for global coffee/food brands that aim to set up their chain outlets and expand rapidly in China, one of the largest emerging markets.
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- 2022
49. DKK1 and sclerostin are early markers of relapse in multiple myeloma
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Yannick Degboé, Isabelle Gennero, Delphine Nigon, Michel Laroche, Herve Avet Loiseau, Charlotte Mabille, Benjamin Hebraud, Michel Attal, Murielle Roussel, and Adeline Ruyssen-Witrand
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Genetic Markers ,Male ,musculoskeletal diseases ,Oncology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Histology ,Physiology ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Bone remodeling ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,Biomarkers, Tumor ,Humans ,Medicine ,In patient ,Prospective Studies ,Prospective cohort study ,Multiple myeloma ,Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing ,Bone Marrow Transplantation ,Chemotherapy ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Progression-Free Survival ,Transplantation ,chemistry ,DKK1 ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Bone Morphogenetic Proteins ,Cancer research ,Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ,Sclerostin ,Female ,Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ,Multiple Myeloma ,business ,030215 immunology - Abstract
Recent studies have shown that Dickkopf-related protein (DKK1) and sclerostin decrease when a complete response (CR) is obtained after chemotherapy in myeloma multiple (MM). To study variations in DKK1, sclerostin and P1NP in patients treated for MM, between complete response (CR) and relapse, we carried out a prospective study ancillary to the IFM 2009 protocol (IFM). The aim of IFM was to compare progression-free survival between patients treated with chemotherapy with or without transplantation. We selected 69 patients who reached CR and relapsed. We assayed by ELISA: DKK1, sclerostin and P1NP at 3 end points T1: CR, T2: 4 months before relapse and T3: relapse. There was a significant increase in DKK1 and sclerostin between T1, T2 and T3. (DKK1 medians (IQR): T1 = 30 pmol/l (20.4-41.1), T2 = 37.4 pmol/l (29.8-49.4), p 0.0001, T3 = 42 pmol/l (33.8-55.5), p 0.0001 sclerostin medians (IQR): T1 = 0.57 (0.47-0.69), T2 = 0.62 ng/ml (0.53-0.79), p 0.0001, T3 = n0.64 ng/ml (0.56-0.79), p = 0.005). No significant variation was detected in the levels of P1NP. No association was observed between the characteristics of the MM, or the treatment received and the variation between T1-T3 for DKK1, sclerostin or P1NP. A significant increase in DKK1 and sclerostin was observed four months before relapse.
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- 2018
50. Variability of Denosumab densitometric response in postmenopausal osteoporosis
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C Baradat, A Ruyssen-Witrand, Michel Laroche, and Y Degboe
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0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Time Factors ,Immunology ,Osteoporosis ,Urology ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Bone remodeling ,03 medical and health sciences ,Absorptiometry, Photon ,0302 clinical medicine ,Rheumatology ,Internal medicine ,Humans ,Immunology and Allergy ,Medicine ,Prospective Studies ,Pelvic Bones ,Prospective cohort study ,Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Bone Density Conservation Agents ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Spine ,Treatment Outcome ,030104 developmental biology ,Denosumab ,Quartile ,Cohort ,Female ,Bone Remodeling ,France ,business ,Densitometry ,medicine.drug - Abstract
The objective of our prospective study is to specify the variability of densitometric response to Denosumab, given in the second line, and to try to understand the reasons. All menopausal patients with primary osteoporosis, treated by Denosumab in our centre from 2014 to 2015, were included in this open prospective work. At T0, the patient's age, type of fracture, and previous treatments were collated. At T0 and T1, after 1 year of treatment by Dmab, a DXA of the spine and the hip and a determination of CTX were performed. Sixty-three patients aged 68.8 ± 8.3 years were included. The median number of treatments prescribed for osteoporosis before switch to Denosumab was 2.4. The median duration of these treatments was 7.2 years. At T1, CTX was less than 33 pg/ml (minimum threshold for our assay kit) in all patients. The median BMD in the spine increased by + 5.44% compared to T0. 14 patients in the upper quartile had a median BMD gain in the spine of + 11.07%. Fourteen patients in the lower quartile had a median BMD gain in the spine of + 0.6%. Only the duration of previous treatments, which was greater in the non-responder group, differed between these two groups. In the total cohort, the spinal densitometric gain was negatively correlated with the age of the patient at baseline (p = 0.04), the duration of previous treatment (p = 0.02), and positively with the CTX level (p = 0.05). The Dmab densitometric response is highly variable, partly explained by the duration of previous treatments and the level of bone resorption at initiation of treatment.
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- 2018
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