Lu Shi

Back to economic fundamentals: a welfare-based accounting framework for societal value in health technology assessment

Practical adoption of “novel” value elements in value assessment remains uneven, in part because components are often defined inconsistently and may overlap. We develop a welfare-grounded accounting framework to organize societal value components and clarify when proposed element...

The rice cellulose synthase-like D4 gene ( OsCSLD4 ) is required for resistance to Xanthomonas pv. oryzae

Plant cell walls serve as a physical support and a barrier to pathogen invasion. Cellulose is the main component of cell walls. The cellulose synthase-like D ( CSLD ) subfamily genes are required for plant normal development. In rice, Oscsld4 mutant plants are dwarfed and have na...