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  1. Article ; Online: Older Adults' Behavior Intentions Once a COVID-19 Vaccine Becomes Available.

    Callow, Michael A / Callow, Daniel D

    Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society

    2021  Volume 40, Issue 9, Page(s) 943–952

    Abstract: Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of antecedent variables on older adults' intention to get a CORONAVIRUS DISEASE-2019 vaccine. Older adults are at higher risk of severe illness from the disease and face an increasingly ... ...

    Abstract Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of antecedent variables on older adults' intention to get a CORONAVIRUS DISEASE-2019 vaccine. Older adults are at higher risk of severe illness from the disease and face an increasingly ageist general population who misrepresent the pandemic as an older adult problem. We use the Theory of Planned Behavior framework to examine vaccine behavior intention.
    Method: A convenience sample (
    Results: Results suggest that perceived risk of the pandemic, general vaccine beliefs, and political affiliation influence respondents' attitude toward the vaccine. Respondents' attitudes toward the vaccine and their physician's recommendation help shape vaccine intention.
    Conclusion: The results provide partial support to the proposed model in shaping vaccine intention among older adults.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Attitude to Health ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; COVID-19/psychology ; COVID-19 Vaccines/therapeutic use ; Culture ; Female ; Health Behavior ; Health Risk Behaviors ; Humans ; Intention ; Male ; Politics ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Social Perception/psychology ; United States/epidemiology ; Vaccination/methods ; Vaccination/psychology ; Vaccination Refusal/psychology
    Chemical Substances COVID-19 Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 155897-3
    ISSN 1552-4523 ; 0733-4648
    ISSN (online) 1552-4523
    ISSN 0733-4648
    DOI 10.1177/07334648211019205
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  2. Article ; Online: Older Adults' Intention to Socially Isolate Once COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders Are Replaced With "Safer-at-Home" Public Health Advisories: A Survey of Respondents in Maryland.

    Callow, Michael A / Callow, Daniel D / Smith, Charles

    Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society

    2020  Volume 39, Issue 11, Page(s) 1175–1183

    Abstract: Background: ...

    Abstract Background:
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; COVID-19 ; Communicable Disease Control/organization & administration ; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology ; Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Geriatric Assessment ; Health Policy ; Humans ; Male ; Maryland ; Masks/statistics & numerical data ; Middle Aged ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; Patient Isolation/methods ; Patient Safety/statistics & numerical data ; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology ; Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control ; Policy Making ; Public Health ; Quarantine/methods ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 155897-3
    ISSN 1552-4523 ; 0733-4648
    ISSN (online) 1552-4523
    ISSN 0733-4648
    DOI 10.1177/0733464820944704
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  3. Article: Older Adults' Intention to Socially Isolate Once COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders Are Replaced With "Safer-at-Home" Public Health Advisories: A Survey of Respondents in Maryland

    Callow, Michael A / Callow, Daniel D / Smith, Charles

    J Appl Gerontol

    Abstract: Background: The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Health Belief Model (HBM) were used to examine the opinion and behaviors of older adults regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), social distancing practices, stay-at-home orders, and ... ...

    Abstract Background: The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Health Belief Model (HBM) were used to examine the opinion and behaviors of older adults regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), social distancing practices, stay-at-home orders, and hypothetical public policy messaging strategies. Method: A convenience sample (N = 242) of adults 60 and older in the state of Maryland took part in an online survey. Respondents filled out questions regarding demographic information, political affiliation, current social distancing behaviors, and TPB and HBM constructs in our proposed model. Linear regression analysis and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were conducted to test the model. Results: Attitude toward social isolation was affected by perceived benefits and barriers to social distancing measures, perceived severity of COVID-19, and political affiliation. Behavior intention was influenced by attitude, subjective norms, political affiliation, and messaging strategies. Conclusion: The study provides support for the conceptual model and has public policy implications as authorities begin to lift stay-at-home orders.
    Keywords covid19
    Publisher WHO
    Document type Article
    Note WHO #Covidence: #663042
    Database COVID19

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  4. Article ; Online: Older Adults’ Intention to Socially Isolate Once COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders Are Replaced With “Safer-at-Home” Public Health Advisories

    Callow, Michael A. / Callow, Daniel D. / Smith, Charles

    073346482094470

    A Survey of Respondents in Maryland

    2020  

    Abstract: Background: The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Health Belief Model (HBM) were used to examine the opinion and behaviors of older adults regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), social distancing practices, stay-at-home orders, and ... ...

    Abstract Background: The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Health Belief Model (HBM) were used to examine the opinion and behaviors of older adults regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), social distancing practices, stay-at-home orders, and hypothetical public policy messaging strategies. Method: A convenience sample (N = 242) of adults 60 and older in the state of Maryland took part in an online survey. Respondents filled out questions regarding demographic information, political affiliation, current social distancing behaviors, and TPB and HBM constructs in our proposed model. Linear regression analysis and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were conducted to test the model. Results: Attitude toward social isolation was affected by perceived benefits and barriers to social distancing measures, perceived severity of COVID-19, and political affiliation. Behavior intention was influenced by attitude, subjective norms, political affiliation, and messaging strategies. Conclusion: The study provides support for the conceptual model and has public policy implications as authorities begin to lift stay-at-home orders. © The Author(s) 2020.

    https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464820944704
    Keywords COVID-19 ; health behaviors ; policy ; politics ; risk perception ; social distancing ; Theory of Planned Behavior ; covid19
    Subject code 300
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-22
    Publisher SAGE Publications
    Publishing country us
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Older Adults’ Intention to Socially Isolate Once COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders Are Replaced With “Safer-at-Home” Public Health Advisories

    Callow, Michael A. / Callow, Daniel D. / Smith, Charles

    Journal of Applied Gerontology

    A Survey of Respondents in Maryland

    2020  Volume 39, Issue 11, Page(s) 1175–1183

    Abstract: Background: The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Health Belief Model (HBM) were used to examine the opinion and behaviors of older adults regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), social distancing practices, stay-at-home orders, and ... ...

    Abstract Background: The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Health Belief Model (HBM) were used to examine the opinion and behaviors of older adults regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), social distancing practices, stay-at-home orders, and hypothetical public policy messaging strategies. Method: A convenience sample ( N = 242) of adults 60 and older in the state of Maryland took part in an online survey. Respondents filled out questions regarding demographic information, political affiliation, current social distancing behaviors, and TPB and HBM constructs in our proposed model. Linear regression analysis and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were conducted to test the model. Results: Attitude toward social isolation was affected by perceived benefits and barriers to social distancing measures, perceived severity of COVID-19, and political affiliation. Behavior intention was influenced by attitude, subjective norms, political affiliation, and messaging strategies. Conclusion: The study provides support for the conceptual model and has public policy implications as authorities begin to lift stay-at-home orders.
    Keywords Gerontology ; Geriatrics and Gerontology ; covid19
    Language English
    Publisher SAGE Publications
    Publishing country us
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 155897-3
    ISSN 1552-4523 ; 0733-4648
    ISSN (online) 1552-4523
    ISSN 0733-4648
    DOI 10.1177/0733464820944704
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  6. Article ; Online: Assessing the Capability and Potential of LiDAR for Weed Detection.

    Shahbazi, Nooshin / Ashworth, Michael B / Callow, J Nikolaus / Mian, Ajmal / Beckie, Hugh J / Speidel, Stuart / Nicholls, Elliot / Flower, Ken C

    Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

    2021  Volume 21, Issue 7

    Abstract: Conventional methods of uniformly spraying fields to combat weeds, requires large herbicide inputs at significant cost with impacts on the environment. More focused weed control methods such as site-specific weed management (SSWM) have become popular but ...

    Abstract Conventional methods of uniformly spraying fields to combat weeds, requires large herbicide inputs at significant cost with impacts on the environment. More focused weed control methods such as site-specific weed management (SSWM) have become popular but require methods to identify weed locations. Advances in technology allows the potential for automated methods such as drone, but also ground-based sensors for detecting and mapping weeds. In this study, the capability of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors were assessed to detect and locate weeds. For this purpose, two trials were performed using artificial targets (representing weeds) at different heights and diameter to understand the detection limits of a LiDAR. The results showed the detectability of the target at different scanning distances from the LiDAR was directly influenced by the size of the target and its orientation toward the LiDAR. A third trial was performed in a wheat plot where the LiDAR was used to scan different weed species at various heights above the crop canopy, to verify the capacity of the stationary LiDAR to detect weeds in a field situation. The results showed that 100% of weeds in the wheat plot were detected by the LiDAR, based on their height differences with the crop canopy.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-26
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2052857-7
    ISSN 1424-8220 ; 1424-8220
    ISSN (online) 1424-8220
    ISSN 1424-8220
    DOI 10.3390/s21072328
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  7. Article ; Online: Ecohydrological metrics derived from multispectral images to characterize surface water in an intermittent river

    Tayer, Thiaggo C. / Beesley, Leah S. / Douglas, Michael M. / Bourke, Sarah A. / Callow, J. Nik / Meredith, Karina / McFarlane, Don

    Journal of Hydrology. 2023 Feb., v. 617 p.129087-

    2023  

    Abstract: Accurately describing the hydrology of intermittent rivers is a critical step in improving our understanding and management of freshwater ecosystems. Traditional approaches such as using gauged discharge data provide little information once flow ceases ... ...

    Abstract Accurately describing the hydrology of intermittent rivers is a critical step in improving our understanding and management of freshwater ecosystems. Traditional approaches such as using gauged discharge data provide little information once flow ceases and no insight into the location, morphology, or persistence of river pools. However, multispectral images can be used to describe surface water, characterize hydrology, and provide insight into ecological functioning. A multispectral approach is highly cost-effective and well suited to remote intermittent rivers with little or no gauging infrastructure. Here, we develop an algorithm to extract hydrological attributes (i.e., pool area, length, perimeter, and mean width) from multispectral imagery (Sentinel-2) and use these attributes to create a suite of ecologically relevant hydrological metrics. We describechanges in attributes and metrics in a large lowland intermittent river as it transitions from wet to dry over a four-year period. We also describe temporal changes in attributes and metrics among five river sections with contrasting hydrological persistence and fragmentation.Our algorithm successfully identified surface water in the main channel and the adjacent floodplain, the centerline of pools, and their upstream and downstream ends. Metrics proved effective at describing seasonal patterns in hydrology; revealing how the size, complexity, and elongation of surface water features (e.g., pools) decreased as the study river transitioned from wet to dry and how fragmentation increased. Metrics also successfully differentiated the river sections with varied hydrological persistence. Ecohydrological metrics derived from multispectral imagery have the potential to provide meaningful insights into riverine morphology, resilience, and ecological functioning. Our spatial approach represents a significant advancement in the ability to characterize and manage intermittent rivers, which are increasingly threatened by water resource development and a drying climate.
    Keywords algorithms ; climate ; cost effectiveness ; floodplains ; freshwater ; hydrologic cycle ; infrastructure ; multispectral imagery ; resource management ; riparian areas ; rivers ; surface water ; Hydrological metrics ; Remote sensing ; River management ; Ecohydrology ; Intermittent rivers ; Northern Australia
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-02
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note Use and reproduction
    ZDB-ID 1473173-3
    ISSN 1879-2707 ; 0022-1694
    ISSN (online) 1879-2707
    ISSN 0022-1694
    DOI 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129087
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  8. Article ; Online: Topographic cues guide the attachment of diatom cells and algal zoospores.

    Xiao, Linlin / Finlay, John A / Röhrig, Michael / Mieszkin, Sophie / Worgull, Matthias / Hölscher, Hendrik / Callow, James A / Callow, Maureen E / Grunze, Michael / Rosenhahn, Axel

    Biofouling

    2018  Volume 34, Issue 1, Page(s) 86–97

    Abstract: Surface topography plays a key role in the colonization of substrata by the colonizing stages of marine fouling organisms. For the innovation of marine antifouling coatings, it is essential to understand how topographic cues affect the settlement of ... ...

    Abstract Surface topography plays a key role in the colonization of substrata by the colonizing stages of marine fouling organisms. For the innovation of marine antifouling coatings, it is essential to understand how topographic cues affect the settlement of these organisms. In this study, tapered, spiked microstructures and discrete honeycombs of varying feature dimensions were designed and fabricated in order to examine the influence of topography on the attachment of zoospores of the green macroalga Ulva linza and cells of the diatom (microalga) Navicula incerta. Contrasting results were obtained with these two species of algae. Indeed, the preferred location of cells of N. incerta was dominated by attachment point theory, which suggested a positive correlation between the density of cells adhering and the amount of available attachment points, while the settlement of spores of U. linza was mainly regulated by both Wenzel roughness and local binding geometry.
    MeSH term(s) Biofouling ; Cell Adhesion/physiology ; Cell Count ; Cues ; Diatoms/chemistry ; Diatoms/physiology ; Species Specificity ; Spores/chemistry ; Spores/physiology ; Surface Properties ; Ulva/chemistry ; Ulva/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ISSN 1029-2454
    ISSN (online) 1029-2454
    DOI 10.1080/08927014.2017.1408801
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  9. Article ; Online: A novel biofilm channel for evaluating the adhesion of diatoms to non-biocidal coatings.

    Finlay, John A / Schultz, Michael P / Cone, Gemma / Callow, Maureen E / Callow, James A

    Biofouling

    2013  Volume 29, Issue 4, Page(s) 401–411

    Abstract: Laboratory assessment of the adhesion of diatoms to non-toxic fouling-release coatings has tended to focus on single cells rather than the more complex state of a biofilm. A novel culture system based on open channel flow with adjustable bed shear stress ...

    Abstract Laboratory assessment of the adhesion of diatoms to non-toxic fouling-release coatings has tended to focus on single cells rather than the more complex state of a biofilm. A novel culture system based on open channel flow with adjustable bed shear stress values (0-2.4 Pa) has been used to produce biofilms of Navicula incerta. Biofilm development on glass and polydimethylsiloxane elastomer (PDMSe) showed a biphasic relationship with bed shear stress, which was characterised by regions of biofilm stability and instability reflecting cohesion between cells relative to the adhesion to the substratum. On glass, a critical shear stress of 1.3-1.4 Pa prevented biofilm development, whereas on PDMS, biofilms continued to grow at 2.4 Pa. Studies of diatom biofilms cultured on zwitterionic coatings using a bed shear stress of 0.54 Pa showed lower biomass production and adhesion strength on poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) compared to poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate). The dynamic biofilm approach provides additional information to supplement short duration laboratory evaluations.
    MeSH term(s) Betaine/chemistry ; Biofilms/growth & development ; Cell Adhesion ; Cell Culture Techniques/methods ; Diatoms/chemistry ; Diatoms/growth & development ; Dimethylpolysiloxanes/chemistry ; Elastomers/chemistry ; Glass/chemistry ; Methacrylates/chemistry ; Polymethacrylic Acids/chemistry ; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds/chemistry ; Seawater/chemistry ; Shear Strength ; Stress, Mechanical ; Water/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Dimethylpolysiloxanes ; Elastomers ; Methacrylates ; Polymethacrylic Acids ; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds ; polycarboxybetaine methacrylate ; sulfobetaine methacrylate polymer ; Water (059QF0KO0R) ; Betaine (3SCV180C9W) ; baysilon (63148-62-9)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ISSN 1029-2454
    ISSN (online) 1029-2454
    DOI 10.1080/08927014.2013.777046
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  10. Article ; Online: The performance of aminoalkyl/fluorocarbon/hydrocarbon-modified xerogel coatings against the marine alga Ectocarpus crouaniorum: relative roles of surface energy and charge.

    Evariste, Emmanuelle / Gatley, Caitlyn M / Detty, Michael R / Callow, Maureen E / Callow, James A

    Biofouling

    2013  Volume 29, Issue 2, Page(s) 171–184

    Abstract: The effect of a series of xerogel coatings modified with aminoalkyl/fluorocarbon/hydrocarbon groups on the adhesion of a new test species, the filamentous brown alga Ectocarpus crouaniorum, has been explored, and compared with the green alga Ulva linza. ... ...

    Abstract The effect of a series of xerogel coatings modified with aminoalkyl/fluorocarbon/hydrocarbon groups on the adhesion of a new test species, the filamentous brown alga Ectocarpus crouaniorum, has been explored, and compared with the green alga Ulva linza. The results showed that E. crouaniorum adhered weakly to the less polar, low wettability coatings in the series, but stronger adhesion was shown on polar, higher surface energy coatings containing aminoalkyl groups. The results from a separate series of coatings tuned to have similar surface energies and polarities after immersion in artificial seawater (ASW), but widely different surface charges, demonstrated that surface charge was more important than surface energy and polarity in determining the adhesion strength of both E. crouaniorum and U. linza on xerogel coatings. No correlation was found between adhesion and contact angle hysteresis. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of samples after immersion in ASW confirmed the presence of charged ammonium groups on the surface of the aminoalkylated coatings.
    MeSH term(s) Biofouling ; Cell Adhesion ; Chlorophyll/chemistry ; Chlorophyll A ; Cross-Linking Reagents/chemistry ; Fluorocarbons/chemistry ; Gels/chemistry ; Hydrocarbons/chemistry ; Marine Biology ; Phaeophyceae/chemistry ; Phaeophyceae/physiology ; Photoelectron Spectroscopy/methods ; Seawater/chemistry ; Shear Strength ; Species Specificity ; Spores/chemistry ; Spores/physiology ; Static Electricity ; Stress, Physiological ; Surface Properties ; Time Factors
    Chemical Substances Cross-Linking Reagents ; Fluorocarbons ; Gels ; Hydrocarbons ; Chlorophyll (1406-65-1) ; Chlorophyll A (YF5Q9EJC8Y)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-02-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ISSN 1029-2454
    ISSN (online) 1029-2454
    DOI 10.1080/08927014.2012.758717
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