Search Results - "O’Cleirigh, C."

Structural vulnerabilities and PrEP awareness among Boston heterosexuals and people who inject drugs at risk for HIV: findings from 2018 to 2019 cycles from the Boston, MA site of the NHBS by Lee, J. S., Batchelder, A. W., Stanton, A. M., Westphal, L., Klevens, R. M., Mayer, K. H., O'Cleirigh, C.

“…Little is known about biopsychosocial factors relating to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness among people with either heterosexual or injection drug use…”
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Detecting Depression in People Living with HIV in South Africa: The Factor Structure and Convergent Validity of the South African Depression Scale (SADS) by Andersen, L. S., Joska, J. A., Magidson, J. F., O’Cleirigh, C., Lee, J. S., Kagee, A., Witten, J. A., Safren, S. A.

“…Screening measures for depression developed in high-income countries have not always demonstrated strong psychometric properties in South Africa and with…”
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Vaporized nicotine use among patients in HIV care who smoke tobacco: perceived health effects and effectiveness as a smoking cessation tool by Fredericksen, R. J., Fitzsimmons, E., Drumright, L. N., Loo, S., Dougherty, S., Brown, S., Pearce, J., Nance, R. M., Whitney, B. M., Ruderman, S., O'Cleirigh, C., Cropsey, K., Mayer, K. H., Mugavero, M. J., Delaney, J. A. C., Crane, H. M., Hahn, A.

“…Evidence suggests adverse health effects from vaporized nicotine (VN) use, such as electronic "e" cigarettes, and limited efficacy to aid tobacco cessation…”
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Psychosocial and Neurohormonal Predictors of HIV Disease Progression (CD4 Cells and Viral Load): A 4 Year Prospective Study by Ironson, G., O’Cleirigh, C., Kumar, M., Kaplan, L., Balbin, E., Kelsch, C. B., Fletcher, M. A., Schneiderman, N.

“…Most studies of psychosocial predictors of disease progression in HIV have not considered norepinephrine (NE), a neurohormone related to emotion and stress,…”
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Connecting the dots: a comparison of network analysis and exploratory factor analysis to examine psychosocial syndemic indicators among HIV-negative sexual minority men by Lee, J. S., Bainter, S. A., Carrico, A. W., Glynn, T. R., Rogers, B. G., Albright, C., O’Cleirigh, C., Mayer, K. H., Safren, S. A.

“…Syndemics, or comorbid and mutually reinforcing psychosocial problems, are associated with increased HIV risk among men who have sex with men (MSM). Although…”
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Correlates of psychological intimate partner violence with HIV care outcomes on patients in HIV care by Fredericksen, R J, Nance, R M, Whitney, B M, Harding, B N, Fitzsimmons, E, Del Rio, C, Eron, J, Feaster, D J, Kalokhe, A S, Mathews, W C, Mayer, K H, Metsch, L R, Mugavero, M J, Potter, J, O'Cleirigh, C, Napravnik, S, Rodriguez, B, Ruderman, S, Jac, Delaney, Crane, H M

“…Among people living with HIV (PLWH), physical intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with poor virologic, psychiatric, and behavioral outcomes. We…”
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'I went back to being myself': acceptability of a culturally adapted task-shifted cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) treatment for depression (Ziphamandla) for South African HIV care settings by Everitt-Penhale, B., Kagee, A., Magidson, J. F., Joska, J., Safren, S. A., O'Cleirigh, C., Witten, J., Lee, J. S., Andersen, L. S.

“…There is a need for a culturally adapted, evidence-based, psychotherapy treatment that is effective, acceptable, and feasible for integration into primary care…”
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Understanding the experience and manifestation of depression in people living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa by Andersen, L., Kagee, A., O'Cleirigh, C., Safren, S., Joska, J.

“…Understanding the experience of depression in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) could aid in the detection and treatment of the disorder. Yet, there is…”
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Alcohol and drug use severity are independently associated with antiretroviral adherence in the current treatment era by Ma, J., Luu, B., Ruderman, S. A., Whitney, B. M., Merrill, J. O., Mixson, L. S., Nance, R. M., Drumright, L. N., Hahn, A. W., Fredericksen, R. J., Chander, G., Lau, B., McCaul, M. E., Safren, S., O'Cleirigh, C., Cropsey, K., Mayer, K. H., Mathews, W. C., Moore, R. D., Napravnik, S., Christopoulos, K., Willig, A., Jacobson, J. M., Webel, A., Burkholder, G., Mugavero, M. J., Saag, M. S., Kitahata, M. M., Crane, H. M., Delaney, J. A. C.

“…Substance use in people with HIV (PWH) negatively impacts antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. However, less is known about this in the current treatment…”
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Which HIV-infected men who have sex with men in care are engaging in risky sex and acquiring sexually transmitted infections: findings from a Boston community health centre by Mayer, K H, O'Cleirigh, C, Skeer, M, Covahey, C, Leidolf, E, Vanderwarker, R, Safren, S A

“…The primary objective was to determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in a cohort of HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM) in…”
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A qualitative study of the feasibility and acceptability of a smoking cessation program for people living with HIV and emotional dysregulation by Labbe, A. K., Wilner, J. G., Coleman, J. N., Marquez, S. M., Kosiba, J. D., Zvolensky, M. J., Smits, J. A. J., Norton, P. J., Rosenfield, D., O'Cleirigh, C.

“…Despite high rates of co-occurring tobacco use and anxiety among persons living with HIV, evidence-based interventions for these individuals are limited. An…”
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Cannabis use patterns among people with HIV before and after legalization by Hahn, AW, Ruderman, SA, Nance, RM, Delaney, JAC, Whitney, BM, Eltonsy, S., Haidar, L., Drumright, LN, Ma, J., Mayer, KH, O’Cleirigh, C., Bamford, L., Cachay, E., Fox, NT, Burkholder, G., Cropsey, K., Owens, MA, Chander, G., Crane, HM, Fredericksen, RJ

“…Cannabis use is highly prevalent and detrimental among people with HIV (PWH). Legislative changes in several states altered the legality and accessibility of…”
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Morphological engineering of Streptomyces hygroscopicus var. geldanus : regulation of pellet morphology through manipulation of broth viscosity by O'CLEIRIGH, C, CASEY, J. T, WALSH, P. K, O'SHEA, D. G

“…Actinomycetes, especially members of the genus Streptomyces, are responsible for producing the majority of known antibiotics. The production of antibiotics by…”
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Brief Report: The Association of Chronic Pain and Long-Term Opioid Therapy With HIV Treatment Outcomes by Merlin, Jessica S, Long, Dustin, Becker, William C, Cachay, Edward R, Christopoulos, Katerina A, Claborn, Kasey, Crane, Heidi M, Edelman, E Jennifer, Harding, Richard, Kertesz, Stefan G, Liebschutz, Jane M, Mathews, W Christopher, Mugavero, Michael J, Napravnik, Sonia, C. OʼCleirigh, Connall, Saag, Michael S, Starrels, Joanna L, Gross, Robert

“…BACKGROUND:Chronic pain occurs in up to 85% of persons living with HIV and is commonly treated with long-term opioid therapy (LTOT). We investigated the impact…”
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Development of a robust microtiter plate-based assay method for assessment of bioactivity by Casey, J.T, O'Cleirigh, C, Walsh, P.K, O'Shea, D.G

“…A microtiter plate-based assay was developed for the quantitative monitoring of bioactive compound production in Streptomyces hygroscopicus fermentation…”
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Developing a culturally-adapted intervention for depression and poor adherence to art in Zimbabwe: The Tendai study by Kidia, K., Machando, D., Bere, T., Nymayaro, P., Magidson, J., Machpherson, K., Araya, R., O'Cleirigh, C., Safren, S., Chibanda, D., Abas, M.

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THE ASSOCIATION OF CHRONIC PAIN AND LONG-TERM OPIOID THERAPY WITH HIV TREATMENT OUTCOMES by Merlin, Jessica S., Long, Dustin, Becker, William C., Cachay, Edward R., Christopoulos, Katerina A., Claborn, Kasey, Crane, Heidi M., Edelman, E. Jennifer, Harding, Richard, Kertesz, Stefan G., Liebschutz, Jane M., Mathews, W. Christopher, Mugavero, Michael J., Napravnik, Sonia, O’Cleirigh, Connall C., Saag, Michael S., Starrels, Joanna L., Gross, Robert

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Morphological quantification of pellets in Streptomyces hygroscopicus var. geldanus fermentation broths using a flatbed scanner by O'Cleirigh, C, Walsh, P K, O'Shea, D G

“…An image analysis technique has been developed to allow high throughput morphological characterisation of microbial fermentation broths containing spherical…”
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influence of morphology on geldanamycin production in submerged fermentations of Streptomyces hygroscopicus var. geldanus by Dobson, Lynne F, O'Cleirigh, Cormac C, O'Shea, Daniel G

“…The diverse morphology of the filamentous organism Streptomyces hygroscopicus var. geldanus was characterised by image analysis under various environmental…”
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The decision to forgo antiretroviral therapy in people living with HIV compliance as paternalism or partnership? by Kremer, Heidemarie, Bader, A, O'Cleirigh, C, Bierhoff, H W, Brockmeyer, Norbert H

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the self-reported reasons that people living with HIV (PLWH) provide to support their autonomous (i.e., against…”
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