This article examines how hope for a different culture of hospitality has been articulated during the long summer migration 2015 in Germany by juxtaposing Angela Merkel’s ‘Wir schaffen das’ speeches with cross-border migrant March Hope. The suggests that while rhetoric opens horizon to more hospitable Europe, her policies humanitarian securitisation ultimately redistribute away from migrants an...

one of the new areas in the field of studying the country's development planning is border regions. although from past to present different aspects of the problems related to these regions have been studied, but spatial planning of border regions not only its position has not been clarified in the planning system of the country's development but also its dimensions and characteristics...

BACKGROUND Myanmar and Thailand belong to the top 22 high burden countries for tuberculosis (TB). Health care organizations play an essential role in addressing TB control in the two bridging border jurisdictions, Tak province, Thailand and Myawaddy district, Kayin state, Myanmar. However, health professionals face difficulties in TB control effort due to the nature of fluid population movement...

The concurrent circumstances of an increasingly mobile workforce, disparities in access to healthcare, and the ability to deliver care through technology (e.g., telehealth) present the need and the opportunity for practice across state borders. Over the past four years, the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) has explored professional licensure models that will allow cross bo...

Aging of the brain brings decline in memory and thinking. The condition ranges from mild to severe with no clear distinct border. Waning in cognitive skills causes’ functional impairment, which if neglected could lead to problems of self-feeding and self-care. Non-verbal communication is an essential component that promotes initiation of self-care. This article describes a rare case of an elder...