Suffolk University

About: Suffolk University is a education organization based out in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Sugar beet. The organization has 6462 authors who have published 9321 publications receiving 235328 citations.

Rapid eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection.

Abstract: SUMMARY Background/aims: Current Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy for peptic ulcer disease usually involves a 2-week course of either a bismuth preparation or omeprazole in combination with antibiotics. We have studied a shorter, 7-day course of treatment to assess efficacy and tolerability. Methods: Four hundred and thirty-six patients, in three non-randomized groups, received omeprazole (40 mg mane), amoxycillin (500 mg t.d.s.) and metronidazole (400 mg t.d.s.): 308 patients received the triple combination for 14 days; 80 patients were treated for 7 days; and 48 patients received omeprazole and amoxycillin for 7 days but metronidazole for only 5 days. Results: Helicobacter pylori was eradicated in 89.5%, 91.1% and 87.5%, respectively (98.3%, 92.9% and 100% of metronidazole-sensitive isolates and 75.6% and 88.2% of metronidazole-resistant isolates in the first two groups). Side effects were significantly more frequent in patients who received 14 days (49%) compared with 7 days of treatment (33%); only 8/308 and 1/128 patients, respectively, failed to complete the course. Conclusions: On the basis of efficacy, tolerability and cost, we conclude that a 7-day course of the omeprazole (40 mg mane), amoxycillin (500 mg t.d.s.) plus metronidazole (400 mg t.d.s.) combination is effective therapy for the eradication of H. pylori.

From servicescape to consumptionscape: a photo-elicitation study of Starbucks in the New China

Abstract: A servicescape can be viewed as the frozen potential of a consumptionscape, which is unleashed when consumers “twist” the resources of its built environment for their own purposes. In this paper we explore how young, urban Chinese consumers transform the iconic global brand Starbucks into a consumptionscape through their enactment of personally meaningful experiences, roles, and identities in the setting. We employ the qualitative research methodology of photo-elicitation by having consumers record their experience in a Starbucks in Beijing through photography and later using these images as probes in a depth interview. The implications for new global servicescapes in local markets are discussed.

Reexamining the Link Between Customer Orientation and Business Performance: The Role of Information Systems

Abstract: Customer orientation is said to strengthen business performance, but empirical research has not consistently supported the claim. In this study, we reexamine the important relationship between customer orientation and business performance. The study is based on the literature that suggests that business performance is multidimensional (consisting of market and financial dimensions), and that customer orientation is facilitated by information systems (consisting of information technology, or IT, capability and information services). We determined through a survey that customer orientation contributes to business performance, first by influencing market performance, which in turn, determines financial performance. Importantly, a dimension of information systems—IT capability, but not information service quality—positively moderates the impact of customer orientation. The study points to a more complex relationship between customer orientation and business performance than previously described.