Perspective: Research Highlights of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for AIDS Research: Paradigm Shifts, Translational Research, and CFARs

In 1995, a nearly complete collection of the annual reports of the earliest interstate and common carrier railroad in the U. S., the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O), was rediscovered in the archival collection at the Bruno Library of the University of Alabama. Dating from the company's inception in 1827 to its acquisition by the Chessie System in 1962, the reports present a unique opportunity for the exploration, study, and analysis of early U.S. corporate disclosure practice. This paper represents a study of the annual report information made publicly available by one of America's first railroads, and one of the first modern U.S. corporations. In this paper, early annual reports of the B&O which detail its formation, construction, and operation are catalogued as to content and evaluated. Mandated in the corporate charter, the annual “statement of affairs” presented by the management and directors to stockholders is studied as a process and as a product that instigated the institutional corporate practice recognized today as “annual reporting.” Using a single company methodology for assessment of reporting follows a pattern developed by Claire [1945] in his analysis of U.S. Steel and utilized by other researchers. This study demonstrates the use of archival information to improve understanding about the origins and contents of early annual reports and, therein, related disclosure forms.

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Research at the University of Alabama

The American Naturalist ◽

10.1086/281387 ◽

1946 ◽

Vol 80 (789) ◽

pp. 201-201

Keyword(s):

University Of Alabama ◽

The University

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Stumbling Its Way Through Mexico: The Early Years of the Communist International. By Daniela Spenser Translated by Peter Gellert. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press, 2011. Pp. 216. Illustrations. Notes. Name Index. $34.05.

The Americas A Quarterly Review of Latin American History ◽

10.1017/s0003161500004132 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 70 (3) ◽

pp. 565-566

Author(s):

Michael J. Gonzales

Keyword(s):

Early Years ◽

University Of Alabama ◽

The University

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Pamela S. Murray. Dreams of Development: Colombia's National School of Mines and Its Engineers, 1887–1970. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. 1997. Pp. xiv, 154

The American Historical Review ◽

10.1086/ahr/105.5.1781 ◽

2000 ◽

Keyword(s):

University Of Alabama ◽

National School ◽

The University

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Visual Acuity’s Association With Levels of Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity ◽

10.1123/japa.20.1.1 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 1-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Mark W. Swanson ◽

Eric Bodner ◽

Patricia Sawyer ◽

Richard M. Allman

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Older Adults ◽

Visual Acuity ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

University Of Alabama ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The University

Little is known about the effect of reduced vision on physical activity in older adults. This study evaluates the association of visual acuity level, self-reported vision, and ocular disease conditions with leisure-time physical activity and calculated caloric expenditure. A cross-sectional study of 911 subjects 65 yr and older from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Study of Aging (SOA) cohort was conducted evaluating the association of vision-related variables to weekly kilocalorie expenditure calculated from the 17-item Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire. Ordinal logistic regression was used to evaluate possible associations while controlling for potential confounders. In multivariate analyses, each lower step in visual acuity below 20/50 was significantly associated with reduced odds of having a higher level of physical activity, OR 0.81, 95% CI 0.67, 0.97. Reduced visual acuity appears to be independently associated with lower levels of physical activity among community-dwelling adults.

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