The Competition Section: a new paper category

ASAS Western Section Graduate Paper Competition

J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 88, E-Suppl. 2/J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 93, E-Suppl. 1/Poult. Sci. Vol. 89, E-Suppl. 1 ultrasonography was used to determine ovarian hemodynamics. Ewes fed 360 ARG had greater serum arginine concentration than CON, 90 ARG, and 180 ARG on d 11 (175.5 vs. 153.2, 132.3, and 145.4 ± 8.6 nmol/mL, respectively; P = 0.01) and d 12 (166.4 vs. 142.7, 121.7, and 128.2 ± 7.4 nmol/mL, respecti...

Category competition as a driver of category contrast

Some mental categories map to percepts which are products of human behaviors, such as linguistic signals. Because behavior is learned and updated by experience, biases in the way a behavior is perceived can influence how it is reproduced, allowing behaviorally based categories to evolve over time. Here we show that this perception–production feedback loop can itself promote preservation of cont...

Graduate Student Paper Competition

SYMPOSIA AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS Graduate Student Paper Competition: ADSA Southern Section

There are no reported pathways of docosahexanoic (DHA) biohydrogenation; however, DHA is metabolized by ruminal microorganisms. In this study a 0.5mg pulse dose of uniformly 13C labeled DHA in ethanol was injected at 0h as a metabolic tracer. This study did not examine every fatty acid metabolite, but rather identified several saturated and trans-18:1 fatty acid metabolites and set a foundation...

Position Paper: Designing a Scheduling Competition

Introduction Judging by the effects that similar competitions have had in other research areas, a successful scheduling competition has much to offer the field. However, the difficulties to be overcome are quite significant; to my knowledge, there have been at least two previous attempts to organize such a competition, both ultimately unsuccessful. In this position paper, I explore some of the ...