Publications by authors named "Si-Fan Hu"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the challenges faced by China's mental health system, particularly in the availability and training of mental health professionals.
- Key findings show a significant shortage of trained psychotherapists, with psychiatrists and nurses being the primary providers, while clinical psychologists and counselors are notably scarce.
- The research concludes that improvements in psychological training and supervision are essential to enhance the psychotherapy workforce and ensure better mental health services across China.
Drought is a major environmental stress that severely affects plant growth and crop productivity. FRIGIDA (FRI) is a key regulator of flowering time and drought tolerance in model plants. However, little is known regarding its functions in woody plants, including citrus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFShoot-tip abortion is a very common phenomenon in some perennial woody plants and it affects the height, architecture, and branch orientation of trees; however, little is currently known about the underlying mechanisms. In this study, we identified a gene in sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) encoding a KNAT-like protein (CsKN1) and found high expression in the shoot apical meristem (SAM). Overexpression of CsKN1 in transgenic plants prolonged the vegetative growth of SAMs, whilst silencing resulted in either the loss or inhibition of SAMs.
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