Abstracts for the 2023 International Symposium, Brussels, Belgium by Belgian Federation of Sports Physical Therapy, International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy

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Human hair in contemporary art: conservation issues and solutions by Amélie Pirotte

“…This study explores the use of human hair in contemporary art threw several artworks from the Belgian artist Hélène de Gottal. She employs the traditional techniques used by spindle lace makers, as well as hairspray, to create masks using her face as a model. …”
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L’approche belge de la responsabilité environnementale dans le milieu marin : état des lieux by Hendrik Schoukens

“…Despite practice and (still) absent case law the Belgian Law of 20 January 1999 has introduced a completely innovative system, which may serve as an important legal lever for integrated management of the Belgian coastal area. …”
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Planification de l’espace maritime et approche écosystémique en contexte transfrontalier : illustration franco-belge by Betty Queffelec

“…However, Maritime Spatial Planning, which has been drawn as a way to operationnalize it, remains mainly implemented at national level and without real coordination. The french-belgian case shows it. But, European Law could lead to an evolvement. …”
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La Patinoire de Jean-Philippe Toussaint au miroir de La ricotta de Pier Paolo Pasolini : convergences divergentes dans une chambre d’échos by Margareth Amatulli

“…Jean-Philippe Toussaint’s La Patinoire is inspired by Pasolini’s La ricotta, according to the words of the Belgian writer-director. A catoptric anamorphosis connects the two cinematic works, and the contrasting dialectic that drives the Pasolinian short film allows for a deeper reading of Toussaint’s film. …”
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SEPARATISM IN IDEOLOGY AND ACTIVITIES OF FLEMISH RIGHT-WING POPULIST PARTIES by P. V. Oskolkov

“…That is why the percentage of the Flemish independence proponents has declined recently, and the Belgian federation is now in a certain “break-even point” that can be distorted by the right-wing populist parties.…”
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Reconnaissance de la profession de Conservateur-Restaurateur : l’expérience belge by Michaël Van Gompen

“…Since its creation in 1991, the Belgian association of Conservator-Restorers has endlessly tried to get a better legal recognition for our profession.  …”
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Le réseau des petites revues littéraires belges, modernistes et d’avant-garde, du début des années 1920 : construction d’un modèle et proposition de schématisation by Daphné de Marneffe

“…In this article, the Belgian modernist and avant-garde literary periodicals from the post-World War I period are presented as “a network”. …”
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The Relationship between a New Biomarker of Vagal Neuroimmunomodulation and Survival in Two Fatal Cancers by Y. Gidron, M. De Couck, D. Schallier, J. De Greve, J. L. Van Laethem, R. Maréchal

“…Sample 1 included 202 Belgian patients with advanced pancreatic cancer (PC), while sample 2 included 71 Belgian patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …”
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Additional Evidence for DDB2 T338M as a Genetic Risk Factor for Ocular Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Horses by Moriel H. Singer-Berk, Kelly E. Knickelbein, Zachary T. Lounsberry, Margo Crausaz, Savanna Vig, Nikhil Joshi, Monica Britton, Matthew L. Settles, Christopher M. Reilly, Ellison Bentley, Catherine Nunnery, Ann Dwyer, Mary E. Lassaline, Rebecca R. Bellone

“…These data provide further support of the DDB2 variant contributing to risk for ocular SCC, specifically in the Haflinger and Belgian breeds.…”
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Prace Paula Otleta a World Wide Web by Sebastian D Kotuła

“…., media specialists, sociologists, IT specialists and librarians) all indicate essential similarities between the attempts at the information and search system conceived by the Belgian author and visionary and that of the WWW. …”
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‘A Modern Liberation’. Belgium and the Start of the American Century, 1944-1946 by Peter Schrijvers

“…In reality, however, Allied forces remained stationed on Belgian soil until late in 1945, causing relations to be much more complex than is generally remembered. …”
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Le duc de Bourgogne et son reliquaire de Liège (1467-1471) by Philippe George

“…The reliquary known as Charles the Bold’s reliquiary (gold, silver and enamel, h. 53 cm, overall weight c. 5 kg), a major work of Belgian national heritage, was produced between 1467 and 1471 by the goldsmith Gérard Loyet. …”
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Le « Scholarship of Teaching and Learning » (SoTL). Proposition d’un cadre pour l’accompagnement des enseignants par les conseillers pédagogiques by Sandrine Biémar, Amaury Daele, Déborah Malengrez, Laurence Oger

“…This framework is illustrated with examples from a Belgian Higher Education institution and a Swiss University.…”
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Key challenges in providing assisted dying in Belgium: a qualitative analysis of health professionals’ experiences by Madeleine Archer, Lindy Willmott, Kenneth Chambaere, Luc Deliens, Ben P. White

“…Extensive research has been conducted which investigates Belgian euthanasia practice, however, the current challenges that health professionals face when providing euthanasia are not well known. …”
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Mentorat en enseignement supérieur : une grille de paramétrage by Johanne Huart, Laurent Leduc, Nathanaël Laurent, Déborah Malengrez, Célia Charbaut, Natacha Martynow, Fabienne Compère, Isabelle Lambert, Anne-Catherine Vieujean, Viviane Vierset, Dominique Verpoorten

“…It qualifies this type of conceptual and praxeological tool and exemplifies its usage through the analysis of three schemes implemented as part of a mentoring program tested on over a thousand students from 9 French-speaking Belgian institutions. The contributions of the article will interest researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working on the transition from secondary to higher education, whose mentoring is a still infrequent blend in French-speaking Europe.…”
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Aniridia in Two Related Tennessee Walking Horses by Karen A. McCormick, Daniel Ward, Kimberly M. Newkirk

“…Aniridia in horses is rare and has previously been reported to be genetically transmitted in Belgian horses and Quarter horses. This paper describes the defect in 2 related Tennessee Walking horses, with special reference to new findings regarding the molecular genetics of ocular development and how they might relate to equine aniridia. …”
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Hétérogénéité des niveaux et rythmes des élèves : dilemmes d’enseignants du primaire en formation et titulaires dans deux contextes by Philippe Wanlin, Pascale Dessart, Marcel Crahay

“…The first shows the relevance of the measuring instrument when administered to Belgian teachers, population at the origin of the items collected through interviews. …”
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Le « féminisme musulman » en Europe de l’Ouest : le cas du réseau féminin de Présence musulmane by Lydie Fournier

“…It focuses especially on the French and Belgian women’s network of the Présence musulmane group, directed by Tariq Ramadan, addressing its patterns of action, its sociological aspects, ant its relationships with other Muslim women’s organizations in Western Europe. …”
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A Nationwide Exploration of Social Inequalities in Cancer Mortality Amidst the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Belgium by Yasmine Khan, Laura Van den Borre, Delphine De Smedt, Nick Verhaeghe, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Patrick Deboosere, Katrien Vanthomme, Sylvie Gadeyne

“…Methods We used nationwide individually linked cancer mortality data from the Belgian National Register, the Census 2011, and the tax register. …”
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