council report
Recently Published Documents


TOTAL DOCUMENTS

297
(FIVE YEARS 8)

H-INDEX

8
(FIVE YEARS 2)

GIS Business ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-80
Author(s):  
Ahmad Alshuqaiqi ◽  
Shida Irwana Omar

The majority share of Mediterranean nations is experiencing seasonality. The seasonal example is most communicated in goals well known for recreation the tourism. Italy is one built up case of sun-and-ocean goals. Tourist exercises are expanding, whereby the tourism is developing yet not creating, coming about with seasonality of business which impacts on the work of employees in the nation. The paper makes assessments dependent on auxiliary data obtained from measurable distributions of The Italian Ministry of Tourism. Utilizing methodological methodologies: Seasonality proportion, Lorenz bend and Gini coefficient seasonal focus is estimated. Outrageous seasonal fixation in visitor landings and overnights is distinguished. Conservative, business, biological and socio-social ramifications emerging from the tourism seasonality are explained and recommendations for future exercises to relieve seasonal convergence of the tourism are given. The paper adds to the seasonality writing by applying distinctive estimation strategies in a holist path and by nitty gritty elaboration of suggestions emerging from seasonal centralization of visitor exercises. The tourism is one of the main and quickest developing ventures on the planet (Volvo, 2010). The significance of the tourism on the planet economy is featured in the World Travel and Tourism Council report (WTTC 2017). As indicated by the yearly research in 2016 all out commitment of Travel and Tourism to GDP was 10.2% of absolute GDP, the complete commitment of Travel and Tourism to business was 9,6%, guest sends out created USD1,401.5bn (6,6% of all out fares), while the commitment of Travel and the tourism to add up to venture was 4,4%. The tourism is viewed as a financial generator, particularly in less created nations. Economies are searching for a financial leap forward through the tourism. The principle accomplishment is the expansion in visitor landings and overnights, whereby the tourism is developing under uncontrolled conditions.


Author(s):  
Sukron Mamun

<p>This article discusses Tablighi Jamaat as Islamic transnational movement that emerged in the early 20<sup>th</sup> century and attracted a great attention post nine eleven in America. One of the interesting that invite debate among scholars is that Tablighi Jamaat is a part of radicalist movements or terrorist groups or only an Islamic missionary movement. Those debates are related to the existence of Tablighi Jamaat around the world. Moreover, it can be said that every country in the world have settled by Tablighi Jamaat. American Foreign Council report shows that tablighist is estimated 50 to 80 million people. The numbers have invited suspicion of policy maker from many countries, particularly on radicalism issues. Discussion on this article based on basic questions on who are Tablighists, their aims and their activities. However, the main purpose of this article to show how scholars argue on the existence of Tablighi and possibility on Tablighi Jamaat involvement on radicalism actions. This study based on library research and direct observation on Tablighi in Central Java dan East Java.</p><em>Artikel ini mendiskusikan Tablighi Jamaat sebagai gerakan Islam transnasional yang muncul pada awal abad ke-20 dan menyita perhatian setelah peristiwa nine eleven (9/11) di Amerikan. Salah satu hal yang menarik dan mengundang perdebatan di kalangan ilmuwan adalah apakah Tablighi Jamaat merupakan bagian dari gerakan atau kelompok radikalis atau bahkan teroris, atau sebatas gerakan keagamaan belaka. Perdebatan-perdebatan tersebut terkait dengan keberadaan Tablighi Jamaat di berbagai Negara di seluruh dunia. Bahkan, dapat dikatakan bahwa setiap Negara telah terjamah oleh keberadaan Tablighi Jamaat. Dewan Amerika Luar Negeri menunjukkan bahwa diperkirakan ada 50 hingga 80 juta tablighis di seluruh dunia. Jumlah tersebut tentu mengundang kekhawatiran para pengambil kebijakan di berbagai negera, khususnya terkait dengan isu radikalisme. Diskusi dalam artikel ini berdasarkan pada pertanyaan-pertanyaan mendasar siapa sebenarnya Tablighi Jamaat, tujuan dan aktivitas mereka. Namun, tujuan utama dari artikel ini adalah untuk menunjukkan argument-argumen para ilmuwan mengenai keberadaan Tablighi Jamaat dan kemungkinan Tablighi Jamaat terlibat dalam aksi-aksi radikalisme. Kajian ini didasarkan pada kajian kepustakaan dan obersevasi langsung penulis, khusunya di wilayah Jawa Tengah dan Jawa Timur</em>


2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 526-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Horton ◽  
Anneke M Lucassen

Gyngell and colleagues consider that the recent Nuffield Council report does not go far enough: heritable genome editing (HGE) is not just justifiable in a few rare cases; instead, there is a moral imperative to undertake it. We agree that there is a moral argument for this, but in the real world it is mitigated by the fact that it is not usually possible to ensure a better life. We suggest that a moral imperative for HGE can currently only be concluded if one first buys into an overly deterministic view of a genome sequence, and the role of variation within in it, in the aetiology of the disease: most diseases cannot simply be attributed to specific genetic variants that we could edit away. Multiple, poorly understood genetic and environmental factors interact to influence the expression of diseases with a genetic component, even well understood ‘monogenic’ disorders. Population-level genome analyses are now demonstrating that many genetic ’mutations' are much less predictive than previously thought 1 . Furthermore, HGE might introduce new risks just as it reduces old ones; or remove protections not yet clearly delineated.


2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 514-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Gyngell ◽  
Hilary Bowman-Smart ◽  
Julian Savulescu

In July 2018, the Nuffield Council of Bioethics released its long-awaited report on heritable genome editing (HGE). The Nuffield report was notable for finding that HGE could be morally permissible, even in cases of human enhancement. In this paper, we summarise the findings of the Nuffield Council report, critically examine the guiding principles they endorse and suggest ways in which the guiding principles could be strengthened. While we support the approach taken by the Nuffield Council, we argue that detailed consideration of the moral implications of genome editing yields much stronger conclusions than they draw. Rather than being merely ‘morally permissible’, many instances of genome editing will be moral imperatives.


2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 231-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary Bowman-Smart ◽  
Julian Savulescu ◽  
Cara Mand ◽  
Christopher Gyngell ◽  
Mark D Pertile ◽  
...  

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is at the forefront of prenatal screening. Current uses for NIPT include fetal sex determination and screening for chromosomal disorders such as trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). However, NIPT may be expanded to many different future applications. There are a potential host of ethical concerns around the expanding use of NIPT, as examined by the recent Nuffield Council report on the topic. It is important to examine what NIPT might be used for before these possibilities become consumer reality. There is limited research exploring views of women on possible future uses of NIPT, particularly those of women who have undergone NIPT. In this study, we examined the views of women who undertook NIPT previously on the acceptability of and interest levels in using NIPT for a number of current and possible future applications. These included several medical conditions encompassing psychiatric, neurodevelopmental and adult-onset conditions as well as non-medical traits such as intelligence. One thousand women were invited to participate and 235 eligible surveys were received. Women generally reported an interest in using NIPT for medical conditions that severely impacted quality of life and with an onset earlier in life and stressed the importance of the accuracy of the test. Concerns were raised about the use of NIPT for non-medical traits. Respondents indicated that termination of pregnancy was not their only reason for testing, particularly in the case of sex. These results can further inform the ethical debate around the increasing integration of NIPT into healthcare systems.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document