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    A randomized clinical efficacy trial of a psychosocial intervention to strengthen self-acceptance and reduce HIV risk for MSM in India: study protocol

    Men who have sex with men (MSM) in India are a key group at risk for HIV acquisition and transmission. They are also an extremely marginalized and stigmatized population, facing immense psychosocial stressors ...

    Matthew J. Mimiaga, Beena Thomas, Kenneth H. Mayer… in BMC Public Health (2018)

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    A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Integrated In-person and Mobile Phone Delivered Counseling and Text Messaging Intervention to Reduce HIV Transmission Risk among Male Sex Workers in Chennai, India

    Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at increased risk for HIV infection in India, particularly those who engage in transactional sex with other men (i.e., male sex workers; MSW). Despite the need, HIV preventi...

    Matthew J. Mimiaga, Beena Thomas, Katie Biello, Blake E. Johnson… in AIDS and Behavior (2017)

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    Development and Open Pilot Trial of an HIV-Prevention Intervention Integrating Mobile-Phone Technology for Male Sex Workers in Chennai, India

    In India men who have sex with men and engage in sex work (i.e., male sex workers; MSW) have a high risk of transmitting HIV. Globally, sex workers have become more spatially mobile due to advances in mobile-p...

    Beena Thomas, Elizabeth F. Closson, Katie Biello… in Archives of Sexual Behavior (2017)

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    Garnering an In-depth Understanding of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Chennai, India: A Qualitative Analysis of Sexual Minority Status and Psychological Distress

    Men who have sex with men (MSM) in India are a hidden and largely understudied population, and have an HIV prevalence 17 times higher than that of the general Indian population. Experiences of social marginali...

    Matthew J. Mimiaga, Elizabeth F. Closson, Beena Thomas… in Archives of Sexual Behavior (2015)

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    Metabolomics analysis reveals insights into biochemical mechanisms of mental stress-induced left ventricular dysfunction

    Mental stress induced left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) has been associated with a greater risk of adverse events in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients independent of conventional risk indicators. The unde...

    Stephen H. Boyle, Wayne R. Matson, Eric J. Velazquez, Zainab Samad… in Metabolomics (2015)

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    Impact of HIV/AIDS on Mothers in Southern India: A Qualitative Study

    The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions and needs of mothers living with HIV to gain greater insights into the challenges they face in relation to their health seeking behavior, fears around di...

    Beena Thomas, Adeline Nyamathi, Soumya Swaminathan in AIDS and Behavior (2009)

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    Inducing protective antibodies against ring-infected erythrocyte surface peptide antigen of Plasmodium falciparum using immunostimulating complex (ISCOMs) delivery

    In the present study, synthetic peptides (EENVEHDA)2 [(oc)2] and (DDEHVEEPTVA)2 [(un)2] of ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen (RESA) of Plasmodium falciparum were linked with palmitic acid and entrapped i...

    Neeraj Chopra, Shukla Biswas, Beena Thomas… in Medical Microbiology and Immunology (2000)

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    New age adjuvants and delivery systems for subunit vaccines

    The dramatic advancements in the field of vaccinology has led to the formulation of chemically well defined vaccines composed of synthetic peptides and recombinant proteins derived from the immunologically dom...

    Sridevi Kurella, Monika Manocha, Leenu Sabhnani… in Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry (2000)

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