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A multidisciplinary research team from the University of Namur (UNamur) and the UCL Namur University Hospital (Godinne campus) has just published a study in the journal Acta Neuropathologica that sheds light on some of the mysteries surrounding the origin of the pain experienced by patients with long COVID. Their findings suggest that these painful symptoms may be mediated by an autoimmune response. In other words: patients produce antibodies that attack their own neurons—those responsible for pain perception and deep body sensation, located along the spine. These highly promising results represent a major scientific breakthrough that opens new avenues for better understanding the disease and, ultimately, developing a treatment targeting the painful symptoms of long COVID.

On Monday February 19, students in Block 3 of Medicine at UNamur and Midwifery in the Paramedical Department at Hénallux took part in the second edition of a project to raise awareness of domestic violence. Conceived by the two institutions, the project takes the form of an escape game entitled "Oseras-tu poser la question" ("Dare to ask the question"). Used as part of the practical work on "Professional communication in healthcare" in the Medical Psychology course taught by Martin Desseilles, professor at the Faculty of Medicine at UNamur, this escape game aims to train future healthcare professionals to detect signs of domestic violence in patients during consultations and to act accordingly.

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 was quickly declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020.At the start of the pandemic, healthcare professionals were faced with the marketing of numerous kits designed to measure binding antibodies. The role of neutralizing antibodies as the best correlate of protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection was quickly highlighted. A neutralization assay with the use of pseudovirus was therefore developed by our team and compared with several binding assays.There have been considerable efforts to produce and clinically validate new vaccines against COVID-19. The CRO-VAX HCP study was designed to assess the humoral response in a population of healthcare professionals who had received two doses of COVID-19 BNT162b2 vaccine.Given the decline in vaccine efficacy over time and the emergence of variants likely to evade immunity, a third dose was quickly recommended by the authorities to boost immunity. This was administered to 155 volunteers in the CRO-VAX HCP study.Still facing a decline in vaccine efficacy over time and the emergence of new variants, a second adapted booster was proposed. In September 2022, 54 participants in the CRO-VAX HCP study received this second booster. The humoral response was assessed and neutralizing antibodies against several variants were measured. In addition, we also measured the cellular response using an interferon-gamma release assay. Compared with the humoral response, which declines considerably over time, the cellular response remained fairly stable. This could therefore explain why individuals with low antibody titers can still be protected against a severe form of the disease .

How do I find a book or magazine? In the catalogueTo search the catalog, you must be in possession of bibliographic references. Beforehand you must perform a search by subject/matter in the legal databases available at the library (Jura, Strada lex, Jurisquare). Demonstration in pictures 1°) Enter one or more terms (title word, author,...) in the search bar of the Catalogue of the libraries of the University of Namur. Feel free to use quotation marks for less noise.2°) You get a list of results sorted by relevance. These can then be filtered using facets. If you select several values within a facet, the "OR" operator is applied EXCEPT for the "Author" and "Subject" facets, which apply the "AND" operator to refine the search.Select only physical resources or online resourcesDocument types: sort by number of occurrences.Book, text encompasses both books in paper and electronic format.Periodical encompasses both journals in paper and electronic format.Electronic resourceincludes only electronic referencesOther types of documents available: memoir, comic strip, video, thesis, maps and atlases, score, sound document, editorial collection, article, object...Please note, Open Access references in the UCL Institutional Directory are also included in the catalog>adding new document types: conference paper, working paper, contribution to a collective work, report, preprint, patent...Author: authors are classified by number of occurrences with a limit of 50.Library:"UNamur-Droit": includes all documents available at the CRIDS law library and documentation center. Sublocations: "Library" or "CRIDS" or "VS" include some of our collections.Language: sorted by number of occurrences.Year of publicationSource : gives you the provenance of a record (depending on the type of document, librarians encode references in different tools)Catalog = Physical resourcesDial.pr = UCL institutional repositoryDial.ebook = Electronic bookKBeserial = Electronic periodicalKBdatabase = DatabaseTip: if you don't want to see Open Access references from the UCL institutional repository, you can deselect "Dial.pr".Status: Available, on loan, at the lending desk, in transit...Beware, there's a Bug for the statuses "at the lending desk" and "in transit": filters by libraries and institutions don't work.3°) To obtain detailed information about a document (such as storage rating, location...), you need to click on the TITLE from the results list. The detailed view contains information under different tabs:Obtain:Displays library copies with location, shelfmark, copy category (borrowable, non-borrowable, to consult on site) and status (available, return expected on+date, on order, out of inventory,...).Description: Contains detailed bibliographic information about the document.Notes1°) This new system is under development and certain functionalities will be added progressively (export of a list of results, facet by year,....)2°) Be attentive to the location, this must start with UNamur-Droit (Bibliothèque/CRIDS/VS), otherwise the work is available in another campus library.3°) For journals, you can also consult the alphabetical list of journals.4°) A mention of availability accompanied by a "Green" or "Red" colored dot appears in the list of results.Available + Green lozenge means that the work is on the shelves and appears both on borrowable, non-borrowable, for on-site consultation and for electronic resources.Not available + Red dot: appears for borrowed works, works on order, missing from inventory, binding and cataloguing.Beware, "Not available" also appears on some periodical records. This is a malfunction. Periodicals cannot be borrowed and are therefore always available for consultation.5°) Other mentions visible on the detailed screen of a record:A consultation sur place means that the work is not in direct access and must be requested at the reception desk.Lending not authorized means that the work must be consulted in the library.On order means that the work has been ordered and has not yet been received.Missing inventory means that the work has disappeared.On-lineAt the bindery means that the work is momentarily unavailable following repair by a bookbinder. In the libraryMost books in the law library are available for direct access, with the exception of those at the counter. The latter are marked "Réserve" at the shelf mark and have "A consultation sur place". Reserve structures The current year's magazines are arranged on the display racks in alphabetical order by title. The latest issue is fronted. To consult the other issues of the current year, simply lift the inclined board! Previous years are arranged in the different sections of the library.Maps of the different sections are available under document location. How do I find an electronic magazine? Two possibilities:either by consulting the alphabetical list of journals available at the Law Library, last column "Online access".or by searching the computerized catalog of the libraries of the University of Namur. Demonstration in pictures How do I find an e-book? In the catalogEbook records are distinguished by the presence of the [electronic resource book, text] below the book's cover.To get the full text quickly, you need to click on the Book title and then click on database name + right mouse button "open in new tab".To get ebooks directly from the catalog, you need to use the "Show only online resources" filter.In the databasesJuraConsultation methodconsult, print and downloadAvailable ebooksBooks published by Wolters KluwerHow to access them?from Jura, in the middle of the home page, under the heading "Publications" then "Books"Simultaneous usersillimitedOff-campus accessYES and content identical to that available on campusNoteJournal articles and monograph chapters published by Wolters Kluwer are available in full text with the option to download or print.LexNowConsultation methodconsultation, printing and downloadingEbooks availableAll books published by Anthemis, La Charte/die Keure, Politeia, Legitech, Story Publisher, LEA Uitgevers, Editions de l'ULB...How to get there?from LexNow, tab "Library" then "Books"Simultaneous usersunlimitedOff-campus accessNOStrada Lex Belgium, Europe, Luxembourg Mode of consultationOnly in consultation for books less than 3 years oldOption to download or print for books more than 3 years oldEbooks availableAll books published by the Larcier group (Larcier, Bruylant and Intersentia)How to access them?from Strada Lex, under the "Books" tab, several possibilities:"Quick access by title/author/collection"."Full-text search of all monographs"Old editions are available under the "Books" tab, then "My archives".Simultaneous users Yes Off-campus accessThe full text of journal articles and chapters from Larcier /Intersentia group monographs is available all year round but ONLY in consultation mode. Approximately 150 reference works published by the Larcier/Intersentia group are not accessible remotely but only on campus - List of books removed from off-campus accessNote The STRADA LEX version available from campus is more complete

The vast majority of books and magazines are available for direct access in the library. To help you locate them, here is a short summary of the location of the different shelf numbers.

Like all human beings, children are protected by a series of rights. Géraldine Mathieu, a professor at the University of Namur, today looks at the right to identity and explains why this is still only partially respected in Belgium.

Each contestant will attempt to qualify for the tournament final, speaking on a free topic for a maximum of 6 minutes. This event is open to the public. Free entry.

Come and watch the students selected for the finals, vote for the public prize and extend the evening with a drink.This event is open to the public. Free admission.

Stanford University has published a prestigious ranking that highlights the most influential researchers in a wide range of scientific fields. The list, based on bibliographic criteria, aims to provide a standardized means of identifying the world's scientific leaders. It is one criterion among others for assessing the quality of scientific research. Twelve researchers from the University of Namur are among them!

Three themes will be addressed by various experts:The objectification of rurality and shortagewith the participation of AVIQ and IWEPSLevers for changewith examples from doctors in the field, the participation of Communes and the SSMGMedical on-call care in rural areasthe example of Luxembourg, Sivry-Rance and Namur