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Learning by teaching someone else has proven to be beneficial in both human-human and human-agent interaction. Instructing someone else, that is, taking the role as a tutor, has a series of positive effects on students' learning and performance. For example, the fact that someone else is in need of help seems to affect students to put more effort into the task at hand, trying harder, being more th

Platelets express Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and this has been shown to be responsible for the thrombocytopenia induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration in vivo. We studied the role of LPS in mediating platelet phagocytosis by THP-1 cells in vitro by flow cytometry. Opsonization of platelets with an IgG monoclonal (W6/32) antibody or with IgG autoantibody-positive sera from patients wi

Arthroplasty is the most common surgical procedure for patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA). Between 25,000–30,000 knee and hip arthroplasties are performed each year in Sweden. During an arthroplasty, the damaged joint is replaced either partially (half knee replacement) or completely (total knee replacement) with an artificial joint made from plastic and/or metal. Most patients undergo

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/oa-treatments/joint-replacement-surgery - 2026-07-21

Modern treatment decision making in medicine is recommended to be evidence based. In order to have a high grade of evidence, the studies should have sufficient power, be randomized and double blinded. Moreover, the evaluation parameters should be solid and reproducible. While there is a lot focus on primary study design much less is focused on patient eligibility and to what extent the patients in

Lund University is home to unique museums, collections and archives that reflect both research and history. Here you will find everything from archaeological finds, art and historical documents to biological diversity and type specimens. Skissernas MuseumSkissernas Museum – the Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art – is a unique art museum focusing on the artistic creative process. It houses t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/visit-lund-university/experience-university/museums-collections-and-archives - 2026-07-21

Background Exclusive breastfeeding is essential for infant health, yet its practice varies across generations and cultures. Although the health benefits of breastfeeding have been well known for decades, the utilization of infant formula feeding worldwide and in Oman, in particular, continues to rise, most likely as a result of a lack of social support and the time limit faced by working mothers.

Masterstudenten Gustavo delar med sig av sina erfarenheter som student i Lund, vad som fick honom att ansöka till masterprogrammet, flytten till Lund, hur en typisk studievecka ser ut, vad han tycker om sina studier och vilka planer han har för framtiden.Master's student Gustavo shares his experience as a student in Lund: what made him apply for the master's programme, moving to Lund, what a typical study week looks like, what he thinks about his studies, and his plan for the future.