Journal articles on the topic 'Ibn Shaddad'

This article opens with some brief observations on the phenomenon of Arab blackface—that is, of Arab actors “blacking up” to impersonate black Arab or African characters—from classic cinematic portrayals of the warrior-poet Antara Ibn Shaddad to more recent deployments of blackface in the Arab entertainment industry. It then explores the complex nexus of race, gender, citizenship and social status in the Arabian Gulf as context for a critical reflection on the author’s experience of reading and discussing Othello with students at the American University of Kuwait—discussions which took place in the fall of 2019, in the midst of a wave of controversies sparked by instances of Arab blackface on television and in social media.

The story is a form of human expression that is very likable to the soul, and it manifests the various attitudes and emotions, by recounting a particular incident, in a manner that attracts people in their deliberations and conversations. The story is not new in our Literature, the Arabs in Pre-Islamic Period were commonly using it in their councils and in their spare time, such as refereeing for their wars and heroism, infect these stories were aimless and purposeless, as they were only for spare time. And they narrate them on different themes & topics. After the emergence and spread of Islam, the story became purposeful and aim full. The first aim was to take good ethical lessons from these stories especially of old and previous nations, for examples stories of the Allah’s Prophets, or unjust kings like Pharaoh, Qarun, and Shaddad And the story of Joseph peace be upon him from which we take love and innocence, and stories of Paradise and hell, and stories of the owners of hells. Since then, they benefit writers with different types of stories in their literary products such as trips and speeches. Among them were the nomadic writers who have made the story a method and a way to express their feelings and emotions and accidents witnessed in their journeys. In this brief research I will talk about the storytelling style in the Hijazi trips such as Ibn Jubayr, Ibn al-Abdari, Ibn Battuta's trip to Hijaz and other ancient and modern journeys. The research is divided into the following main points: 1. Methodology of Hijaz trips. 2. The narrative tendency in the Hijazi trips. 3. Conclusions and recommendations

This study aims to introduce one of the leading scholars in fiqh and hadith, Majdu al-Din Abu al-Barakat Abdu al-Salam Ibn Taymiyyah al-Harrani al-Hanbali and introduce his book al-Muntaqa. Among the objectives of this research are to remind the ummah and the students about the greatness of his position which may not be known by many people as well as to read the biographies of the role model of the ummah by imitating and following in the footsteps of his life journey. It also explains one of the most important literature in the hadith al-ahkam, namely muntaqa al-akhbar. In this study, the researchers employed a descriptive approach. Among the most important results of this research are that Imam Majdu al-Din Ibn Taymiyyah was born in Harran in 590 AH and died there in 653 AH. Majdu al-Din Abu al-Barakat is an expert in many disciplines including fiqh, hadith, al-nahw, al-qira'at, and ushul al-fiqh. He studied with many scholars and had traveled to Baghdad several times to recite knowledge in front of the scholars. Abu Al-Barakat wrote many books among which his phenomenal books are al-Muntaqa min al-Ahkam. His reason for writing the book was a request of a judge, Bahauddin bin Shaddad, to Imam Majd al-din to write it in Aleppo. The scholars differed in determining the name of this book and the strongest opinion is al-muntaqa fi al-akhbar fi al-ahkam. This book has many prominences yet does not free from some criticism even though it is in a small number. Abu Al-Barakat has quoted many references in his book. The scholars have an interest in this book by explaining its contents in the form of writing and lectures.

ABSTRACTWe might flatter ourselves that the idea of a spin doctor is rather a modern one, but I wonder. Obviously enough, powerful rulers have always had their coterie of close advisers. But in the medieval Muslim world there is one outstanding example of something rather more than this: the team of three counsellors that Saladin assembled who watched over his interests and, crucially, his reputation, with unflagging devotion for decades. Two of them were, by any standard, intellectual stars who could have turned their multifarious talents in many directions but who chose rather to dedicate them to a man whom they not only admired but also loved. One of them, the poet ‘Imad al-Din al-Isfahani, was a Persian with a truly awesome command of Arabic, a gift which he delighted to exhibit in and out of season. His pyrotechnic performances, solid with metaphor, saturated with puns, wordplay, alliteration, assonance and verbal acrobatics, are such a nightmare to understand that generations of Western Orientalists – and indeed Arab scholars too, for that matter – have recoiled from the task of editing certain of his works. Sometimes in his writings manner eclipses matter, but he is also capable of reaching heights of solemn eloquence, as in his paean of triumph at the recapture of Jerusalem, or his threnody on the death of Saladin. The other, the Qadi al-Fadil – his title means ‘The Excellent Judge’ – though only a somewhat pedestrian poet, was an acknowledged master of the epistolary prose that was de rigueur in Islamic chanceries, and for centuries his letters were regarded as models of their genre. His appearance, hunchbacked and skeletal, made him the butt of the court's satirical poets, but his political skills were beyond reproach, and indeed in his master's absence he governed Egypt for a time. It has been said that biography adds an extra terror to death, but in that respect Saladin need not have worried. For Ibn Shaddad, the third member of this distinguished triumvirate, who joined the team after the fall of Jerusalem but thereafter never left Saladin's side and therefore saw him in good times and bad, was a plain man with a plain style. But he rose to the occasion and crafted a biography of his hero Saladin that lets the facts speak for themselves. He has no time for stale panegyric; instead, his admiration for Saladin shines through his account at every turn, and it is he who laid the foundations for his master's posthumous celebrity. The lecture will explore the impact of these three men on the Saladin legend, which transformed a minor Kurdish warlord into an emblem of chivalry, piety and military glory which captured the hearts and the imaginations of Muslims for centuries to come – and still does.

Discussion on knowledge of hudhuri (knowledge by present) is an interesting topic in studying the history of philosophical thoughts or mysticism in Islam. Epistemologically, the knowledge of hudhuri is a farm of knowledge directly obtained by human from God, without involving the works of human's reasons conceptionally and human 's senses visually, but through involving the sanctity of human's soul (qalb). The criteria of the truth of this kind of knowledge is free from dualism between the truth and the mistakes. The concept of knowledge of hudhuri in the discourse of Islamic sciences has been explisitly formulated by Suhrawardi al-Maqtul, and then discussed by Mulla Shadrd. Before discussed by both Muslim thinkers, this concept has been also discussed by oleh al-Farabi, Ibn Sina, al-Ghazali, Ibn Rusyd, and Ibn 'Arabi by using different terms. Mulla Shadrd as a figure who Jives longest of the others, when he formulated the concept of knowledge of hudhuri, was possibly influenced by the previous concepts. Hence, it is so interesting to study it comprehensively and systematically. Key Words: Mulla Shadrd, Knowledge of hudhuri: epistemology, knowledge, and qalb.

Sur la rive droite de l'Euphrate, à une centaine de kilomètres au nord-est d' Alep, la forteresse ayyoubide de Qal'at Najm contrôlait l'un des trois principaux points de franchissement du fleuve qui reliait le nord de la Syrie à la Djéziré (Fig. 1). Du haut de son promontoire rocheux, elle dominait la vallée encaissée qui courait à ses pieds. C'est peut-être l'impression de hauteur qu'elle donnait à ses contemporains qui a inspiré, au XIIe siècle, ce poème au célèbre conseiller de Saladin, le Qâdî al-Fâdi1 (Ibn Shaddâd 1984 : 297) : « (...) Qal'at Najm qui est une étoile dans un nuage, un aigle dans les rochers, une tête avec un nuage en guise de turban ; quand le couchant la teinte de ses rayons et que le croissant de lune s'élève au-dessus d'elle, elle est comme un doigt dressé

The partially shaded photovoltaic (PSPV) condition reduces the generated power and contributes to hot spot problems that may lead to breakdown of shaded modules. PSPV generates multiple peak, one global one and many other local peaks. Many efficient, accurate and reliable maximum power point tracker (MPPT) techniques are used to track the global peak instead of local peaks. The proposed technique is not limited to global peak tracking, but rather it is capable of tracking the sum of all peaks of the PV arrays using an interleaved boost converter (IBC). The proposed converter has been compared with the state of the art conventional control method that uses a conventional boost converter (CBC). The converters used in the two PSPV systems are interfaced with electric utility using a three-phase inverter. The simulation findings prove superiority of the PSPV with IBC compared to the one using CBC in terms of power quality, reliability, mismatch power loss, DC-link voltage stability, efficiency and flexibility. Also, IBC alleviates partial shading effects and extracts higher power compared to the one using CBC. The results have shown a remarkable increase in output generated power of a PSPV system for the three presented scenarios of partial shading by 61.6%, 30.3% and 13%, respectively, when CBC is replaced by IBC.

Stem cuttings of Atlantic white cedar [Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.P.] were collected in early June 1995, divided into two parts (distal tip and proximal segment), and rooted for 12 weeks in shaded containers outdoors. Total rooting was near 80%. Mist intervals of 8 and 15 min yielded the best rooting percentages and the least dieback and injury. Two rooting media were tested, with similar results. Rooting was slightly higher in Spencer-Lemaire Rootrainers (Hillson size), compared to RoPak Multi-pots (#45). More than 90% of the tips rooted, even without IBA treatment. Auxin improved rooting of stem segments, but the difference between IBA at 1.5 and 3.0 g·L-1 was small. Yield of cuttings suitable for transplanting or potting was 80% for tips, 58% for segments. Dividing stem cuttings into two or more parts allows multiplication of rooted propagules from a collection. Chemical name used: 1H-indole-3-butyric acid (IBA).

A long-overlooked Mamluk bridge spanning the W?d? al-Hasi (Na?al Shiqma) between Gaza andMajdal (Ashqelon) was built at the behest of Sultan Baybars about 1270, as mentioned by ?Izz al-D?n Ibn Shadd?d in his Ta?r?khal-M?lik al-??hir. It was also noted in a variety of travel accountsspanning the 17th through 19th centuries and it was even photographed in the 1880s. Later itbecame a point of interest during the Great War when it was shelled by the British Navy as partof the Third Battle of Gaza, yet it survived to be repaired. Since it was on an important road evenin 1948, it was destroyed by a unit of Palmach in an attempt to impact infrastructure. The bridgeis one of the smallest of the six known Baybars bridges, yet it fully fits with the technologicalcharacteristics of the other examples.

Islam considers insurance or “insured” as a social phenomenon that was ormed by helping each other and humanity. Treasure gained after the death of a person as a result of a cause that by its nature will bring profit, which is done in the period he was still alive then the property as it was by Ibn Hajar al-Haytami, an expert from the Shafi'ites fiqh, in his book Tuhfatul-Muhtaj Syarah Kitab al-Minhaj (by Imam al-Nawawi), fall into the category tirkah treasure. Although the normative existence of insurance is a necessity in the communities in Indonesia but considering Indonesia as a Muslim majority country, then its existence cannot be released by the paradigm of the dynamics of the system of Islamic law. Therefore in this paper describes some of the approaches used in assessing the existence of insurance in Indonesia, it is not enough just to use the normative approach to Islam, but must be coupled with a conventional legal approach that is shaded by the science of law, especially constitutional law.

Seed germination of four Litchi chinensis Sonn. cultivars (`Deshi', `Kasba', `Purbi', and `Early Bedana') was studied under various conditions, viz. in soil beds exposed to sunlight or in shade, in sand beds exposed to sunlight or in shade, and on moist filter paper. Among all, shaded, humid sand at 35 ± 2C gave the highest germination. Delaying sowing seeds after removal from the fruit significantly reduced germination. Litchi seeds held in polyethylene bags up to 4 days at 37 ± 2C at 90% relative humidity delayed loss of seed viability. Germination was improved by ethephon in `Deshi' and `Early Bedana', by IBA in `Deshi' and `Purbi', and by 100 mm GA3 in all litchi cultivars. Cultivars responded differently to growth regulators, with `Deshi' responding significantly better than `Purbi', `Kasba', or `Early Bedana'. These studies point to the recalcitrant nature of litchi seeds. Chemical names used: gibberellic acid (GA3); indole butyric acid (IBA); 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid (ethephon).

In the first trial, we examined rooting of stem cuttings in relation to number of nodes and indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) treatment in several Nerium oleander clones grown in Sicily. In a second trial, we tested the effect of different forcing dates and shading on oleander plants for gardens and natural landscapes. Three- and four-node cuttings, ranging in length from 10 to 14 cm, were significantly superior to two-node cuttings (8–10 cm long) in terms of rooting percentage and number of roots per cutting. The application of IBA improved rooting percentage and root number as compared to untreated control. Irrespective of IBA, rooting percentages ranged from 94% in clone 1 to 52% in clone 4. Shaded plants forced in October were significantly higher than those forced in November and in December. Beginning of flowering was delayed in unforced plants. Plants forced in October flowered significantly sooner (first decade of March) than unforced ones (first decade of May) and reached complete flowering almost two months earlier (last week of March).Shading had little effect on plants forced in October and in November as compared to unshaded plants in terms of start of flowering, but it slightly hastened beginning of flowering of December forced plants as compared to their unshaded counterparts.

Leaf explants derived from in vitro–grown shoots of blueberry cultivars Bluejay, Pink Lemonade, Sunshine Blue, and Top Hat were cultured on woody plant medium (WPM) supplemented with 9.12 μm 6-(4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enylamino) purine or zeatin (ZT) in combination with 1.23, 2.46, or 4.92 μm indole-3-butyric acid (IBA). Calluses were induced from the explants and adventitious shoots were regenerated. ‘Sunshine Blue’ and ‘Top Hat’ produced more than four shoots per explant but shoot numbers were less than one for each ‘Pink Lemonade’ explant and about 0.2 per ‘Bluejay’ explant. The results indicate that there is significant difference among cultivars in indirect shoot organogenesis. The differences may be related to their diverse genetic background as they are polyploid hybrids. Microcuttings derived from adventitious shoots of ‘Sunshine Blue’ rooted in vitro in WPM medium supplemented with 9.84 μm IBA and also rooted ex vitro in a peat-based substrate after cuttings were dipped or not dipped in IBA solutions. Direct rooting of microcuttings in the peat-based substrate was effective, suggesting that in vitro rooting may not be necessarily needed. Survival rate of ex vitro–rooted plants in a shaded greenhouse was high, more than 90%. The established shoot regeneration protocols could be used for rapid propagation of ‘Sunshine Blue’ and ‘Top Hat’ and for cultivar improvement through genetic transformation.

Rootstocks play a vital role in regulating the environmental adaptability and controlling the growth and development of apple trees. M9T337, an excellent apple rootstock widely used in commercial orchards, could confer dwarf tree architectures, early fruiting and suitability for high-density planting. However, the rooting ability of M9T3337 is low when it is vegetatively propagated, and researchers have not yet established an efficient micropropagation system. The present study systematically evaluated the multiplication in adventitious shoots and the in vitro formation of adventitious roots to determine the effects of the culture media and plant growth regulators of M9T337 and a rapid micropropagation system was developed. For the shoot multiplication, the highest multiplication index of 3.93 was obtained on Murashige and Skoog (MS) media supplemented with 2.0 mg/L 6-BA, 0.1 mg/L NAA and 0.3 mg/L GA3 from 12 combinations of 6-BA and NAA. Stronger and taller adventitious shoots were grown on MS supplemented with 1.8 mg/L 6-BA and 0.5 mg/L NAA. The optimal media with 100% rooting was obtained using 1/2 MS supplemented with 0.3 mg/L IBA or MS supplemented with 0.6 mg/L IBA for the rooting induction, resulting in mean rooting numbers of 13.00 and 11.33, respectively. Additionally, the effect on rooting of adding 0.3 mg/L IBA or not on the 1/2 MS and MS media was compared; the results suggested that an appropriate IBA concentration was the key to successful rooting. The rooted plantlets were acclimatised in a shaded greenhouse with an 84% survival rate. The established micropropagation system could be used for the rapid propagation of M9T337 for commercial production.

No doubt that reading the biographies of pious and honorable Imams from Hadith scholars and readers has many benefits. One of the greatest benefits is that it educates and civilizes souls. Imam AL-A’MASH AL-KUFI is one of those who can be imitated, may Allah be pleased with him, he was the sheikh of the readers and Hadith scholars; moreover, his most famous virtues is that he never missed the first TAKBEER for seventy years. He was a hadith scholar and reader, rather he had a choice in reading as he get it from the companions, peace be upon them, but his QIRAAT is now considered unusual and odd (SHADHAH) due to its irregularity among other readings (lack of TAWAATUR), So he became one of the four Imams with the considered unusual and odd readings: AL-HASAN AL-BASRI (died: 110 AH), IBN MUHAISIN AL-MAKKI (died: 123 AH), AL-A’MASH AL-KUFI (died: 148 AH), and Yahya al-Yazidi (died: 202 AH), their readings have been transmitted with authentic chains of transmission and were written down in specific books over centuries. This is Imam AL-A’MASH AL-KUFI. AL-DHAHABI quoted him saying: “If I did not have had Qur’an and its knowledge, I would have been one of the grocers in KUFA.” This is a modest article in which I introduced the Imam, as well as the bullets of those who narrated his readings from him, and then I mentioned some of the examples of his unusual and odd readings that contradicted the frequent readings (QIRAAT MTAWATIRAH), with a mention of its guidance from Arabic language by referring to the original bases. The summary consists of an introduction and three chapters.

During Apr. 1999, the lower branches of mature black walnut trees were removed and cut into sections 48 cm long and placed horizontally in plastic flats filled with perlite in a shaded polyethylene-covered greenhouse. Water was applied by drip emitters and care was taken to avoid overhead water contact with the stem sections. Within 2 months, elongating, green, leafy shoots were excised, brought into the laboratory, surface disinfested and placed in vitro onto agar-solidifed Long and Preece (LP) medium with 0.3 μM thidiazuron (TDZ), 0.5 μM indolebutyric acid (IBA), and either 0.1, 1.0, or 10.0 μM benzyladenine (BA). Explants were transferred to fresh medium after 1, 3, and 5 days in vitro and every 2 weeks thereafter. After 3 months in vitro, callus was excised and and explants were all placed on LP medium with 10 μM BA and 0.5 μM IBA for 4 weeks. They were then transferred to LP with 0.3 μM TDZ, 1.0 μM BA, and 0.5 μM IBA for 2 weeks. This 4-2-week alternation of media has continued for more than 6 months. After 4 months in vitro, shoot clusters were subdivided, and individual microshoots recultured. Of the original 260 explants, 30 survived and have been subdivided into 111 cultures. These explants have produced 132 axillary shoots that are also multiplying. Adult black walnut will acclimate and proliferate in vitro, but only with careful attention to detail and regular transfers to fresh medium.

Relief shading is the primary method for effectively representing three-dimensional terrain on a two-dimensional plane. Despite its expressiveness, manual relief shading is difficult and time-consuming. In contrast, although analytical relief shading is fast and efficient, the visual effect is quite different from that of manual relief shading due to the low degree of terrain generalisation, inability to adjust local illumination, and difficulty in exaggerating and selective representation. We introduce deep learning technology to propose a generation method for shaded relief based on conditional generative adversarial nets. This method takes the set of manual relief shading-digital elevation model (DEM) slices as a priori knowledge, optimises network parameters through a continuous game of “generation-discrimination”, and produces a shaded relief map of any region based on the DEM. Test results indicate that the proposed method retains the advantages of manual relief shading and can quickly generate shaded relief with quality and artistic style similar to those of manual shading. Compared with other networks, the shaded relief generated by the proposed method not only depicts the terrain clearly but also achieves a good generalisation effect. Moreover, through the use of an adversarial structure, the network demonstrates stronger cross-scale generation ability.

Weigela florida (Bunge) A. DC. is a popular flowering shrub adapted to a wide range of environmental conditions. Efficient methods for micropropagation of this species have not been well developed. The present study established a protocol for in vitro shoot culture of W. florida ‘Tango’ after a systematic evaluation of different culture media, cytokinins, and auxins on axillary shoot induction. Single-node stems were cultured on Driver and Kuniyuki Walnut (DKW) medium for initial production of axillary shoots. The shoots were used as explants and cultured on DKW medium supplemented with 8.88 μm 6-benzylaminopurine (BA) and 0.27 μm naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), resulting in the production of more than six axillary shoots per explant. The axillary shoots could either be used as explants for additional shoot production or be cultured on ½ DKW medium supplemented with 0.25 μm indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) for rooting. Plantlets were transplanted into a substrate with 99% survival rate in a shaded greenhouse. This established method could be used for rapid propagation of W. florida to speed the introduction of new hybrids or cultivars for commercial production.

The directional-hemispherical reflectance and transmittance of needle-shaped leaves are redefined in this study. We suggest that the reflected and transmitted radiation of a leaf should be distinguished by the illuminated and shaded leaf surfaces rather than the usual separation of the two hemispheres by a plane perpendicular to the incoming radiation. Through theoretical analysis, we found that needle directional-hemispherical reflectance and transmittance measured by two existing techniques, namely Daughtry's method and Harron's method, could be significantly biased. This finding was proved by ray-tracing simulations intuitively as well as by inversions of the PROSPECT model indirectly. We propose the following requirements for needle spectral measurement in an integrating sphere: needles should be fully exposed to the light source, the interfusion of reflected and transmitted radiation on convex needle surfaces should be avoided, and multiple scattering of radiation among needles should be minimized.

Seedlings of European beech of two populations (from the 4^th and 7^th forest altitudinal zone) were grown in a shaded and unshaded plastic greenhouse. The objective was to compare seedling growth and the function of assimilatory organs and to determine their reactions after transfer to different light conditions.Seedlings grown in the unshaded plastic greenhouse (the sun variant) were taller and stronger at the end of the first growing season and had the higher weight and volume of shoots and root systems than seedlings grown in the shade. A higher number of leaves, larger total leaf area and higher dry matter of leaves per 1 plant were determined in seedlings grown in the sun. The average area of one leaf was larger in seedlings grown in the shade. The higher photosynthetic electron transport rate (ETR) determined from the light curves of chlorophyll fluorescence in seedlings grown in the sun was apparently connected with the higher photosynthetic rate and more intensive growth of these seedlings. The transfer of seedlings from full sun to shade resulted only in small changes in chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm, ETR). On the contrary, the transfer of seedlings from the shaded plastic greenhouse to the sun induced photoinhibition leading to a significant reduction in the maximum quantum yield of photochemistry Fv/Fm and in the photosynthetic electron transport rate (ETR).

Sage plants (Salvia officinalis L.) were dried in the passive dryers in different times of the year. Different passive solar dryers were used to achieve the socio-economical benefits from drying the medicinal plants growing in Sinai area. Drying sage plants might be a source to increase the Bedouin income instead of cannabis or marijuana, especially if it is exported abroad. Four drying methods were used in this investigation to dry sage in two seasons, namely August 2009 and March 2010 before flowering stage. Plants were dried in an Unglazed transpired passive solar dryer with 100% exposure to direct sun-rays, in a greenhouse dryer covered with shading cloth with 50% exposure to direct sun-rays, and with 0% sun-rays while the medicinal plants were protected from sun i.e. in shaded barn. Investigations were carried out under the environmental weather conditions of Ismailia, Egypt. The study revealed that sage can be dried at different times of the year even before the flowering stage of the plants.

<p>IbM program aims to establish an independent and environmentally conscious society, creating waste treatment technology based on local resources, increase the knowledge and ability of the partners in the application of appropriate technology to increase awareness of farmer groups and communities in life which is healthy, clean and safe. IbM targets in the program include: (1) each farmer group members can process animal waste into biogas and compost, where the output of this activity is beneficial for the welfare of their farm and family. Their fuel cost to society is shaded by POSDAYA for domestic use, thereby reducing household expenditure. (2) The quality of human resources and independence of farmer groups increased. (3) creating a partnership or partnerships between board and community to form an effective communication so that the work program can be run well. (4) The formation of a society that is healthy, clean and safe as the form has been the achievement of environmental sustainability can minimize environmental damage. The method used in this activity are: (1) training of livestock waste treatment and market waste into compost and biogas, (2) demo and facilitation of making biogas and compost together with farmer groups and the community as a member of Posdaya, (3) extension the importance of a healthy lifestyle, (4) Assistance and guidance to the public on the implementation of healthy lifestyles, (5) Training of leadership (leadership) for the management, (6) Assistance and guidance to the process of the formation process of biogas and compost, (7) Manufacture of biogas installations together with all members of farmer groups and Posdaya (society). The results in this implementation are: (1) Most members MITRA around 80% could be in the process of biogas production (running charging raw material in biogas), (2) Most of the members of farmer groups (Partner) ranges from 80% could be in the process of production management ( scheduling, setting raw materials and cooperation in the composting process), (3) manufacture of biogas installations in (partners) have completed 100% and ready for use by partners and can be enjoyed by people around, (4) biogas is already used by partners, namely for lighting public facilities, cooking and lighting mosque, (5) Partners and the community has shown for behavioral changes in waste bins either wet garbage, plastics, organic waste, and livestock manure.</p><p> </p><p>Program IbM ini bertujuan untuk. membentuk masyarakat mandiri dan sadar lingkungan, menciptakan teknologi pengolahan limbah berbasis sumberdaya lokal, meningkatkan pengetahuan dan kemampuan kelompok mitra dalam penerapanteknologi tepat guna meningkatkan kepedulian kelompok tani dan masyarakat dalam berkehidupan yang sehat, bersih dan aman. Target dalam program IbM ini antara lain: (1) setiap anggota kelompok tani mampu mengolah limbah ternak menjadi biogas dan kompos, dimana output dari kegiatan ini bermanfaat bagi usahataninya dan kesejahteraan keluarga. Adanya bahan bakar murah bagi masyarakat yang ternaungi oleh POSDAYA untuk keperluan rumah tangga sehingga mengurangi pengeluaran keluarga.(2) kualitas SDM dan kemandirian kelompok tani meningkat. (3) menciptakan kerjasama atau kemitraan antara pengurus dengan masyarakat sehingga terbentuk komunikasi yang efektif sehingga program kerja bisa berjalan dengan baik. (4) terbentuknya kehidupan masyarakat yang sehat, bersih dan aman sebagai wujud telah tercapainya kelestarian lingkungan dapat meminimalisir kerusakan lingkungan. Metode pendekatan yang dipakai dalam kegiatan ini adalah: (1) pelatihan pengolahan limbah ternak dan sampah pasar menjadi kompos dan biogas, (2) demo dan pendampingan pembuatan biogas dan kompos bersama-sama dengan kelompok tani dan masyarakat sebagai anggota posdaya, (3) penyuluhan pentingnya pola hidup sehat, (4) Pendampingan dan pembinaan terhadap masyarakat terhadap penerapan pola hidup sehat, (5) Pelatihan leadership(kepemimpinan) bagi pengurus, (6) Pendampingan dan pembinaan terhadap proses proses pembentukan biogas dan kompos, (7) Pembuatan instalasi biogas bersama-sama dengan seluruh anggota kelompok tani dan posdaya (masyarakat). Hasil dalam pelaksanaan ini adalah: (1) Sebagian besar anggota MITRA berkisar 80% bisa dalam proses produksi biogas (menjalankan pengisian bahan baku dalam biogas), (2) Sebagian besar anggota kelompok tani (Mitra)berkisar 80% bisa dalam proses manajemen produksi (penjadwalan, pengaturan bahan baku dan kerjasama dalam proses pembuatan kompos), (3) Pembuatan instalasi biogas di (mitra) sudah selesai 100% dan siap digunakan oleh mitra dan bisa dinikmati oleh masyarakat sekitar, (4) Biogas sudah digunakan oleh mitra yaitu untuk penerangan fasilitas publik, memasak dan penerangan masjid, (5) Mitra dan masyarakat sudah menunjukan perubahan prilaku dalam membuang sampah baik itu sampah basah, plastik, sampah kering dan kotoran ternak.</p>

Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig is a multipurpose plant with significant economic value, but it has been overexploited and listed as a vulnerable, near threatened or endangered species. In vitro culture methods have been used for propagating disease-free propagules for its conservation and production. However, explant contamination has been a bottleneck in in vitro propagation due to the use of rhizomes as the explant source. Plants in the family Zingiberaceae have pseudostems that support inflorescences, while rhizomes are considered true stems. The present study, for the first time, reported that the pseudostem bears nodes and vegetative buds and could actually be true stems. The evaluation of different sources of explants showed that mature node explants derived from the stem were the most suitable ones for in vitro culture because of the lowest contamination and the highest bud break rates. Culture of mature node explants on MS medium supplemented with 13.32, 17.76, and 22.20 μM 6-benzylaminopurine (BA), each in combination with 9.08 μM thidiazurin (TDZ) and 0.05 μM α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) induced the conversion of buds to micro-rhizomes in six weeks. More than 96% of the micro-rhizomes cultured on MS medium supplemented with 17.76 μM BA, 6.81 μM TDZ, and 2.46 μM indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) were converted to globular-shaped clumps with protocorm-like bodies (PLBs). Further culture of a piece of the clumps induced more than 15 adventitious shoots. Adventitious roots were produced at the base of adventitious shoots, and plantlets were readily transplanted to a substrate for acclimatization in a shaded greenhouse. The survival rate of the plants in the greenhouse was up to 90%. Plants grew vigorously, and there were no off-types from the regenerated 11,100 plants. Our study also, for the first time, shows that H. coronarium can be regenerated via PLBs, which may represent a new way of the in vitro propagation of H. coronarium. The established protocol could be used for the increased propagation of H. coronarium for conservation or commercial production.

Since landforms composing land surface vary in their properties and appearance, their shaded reliefs also present different visual impression of the terrain. In this work, we adapt a U-Net so that it can recognize a selection of landforms and can segment terrain. We test the efficiency of 10 separate models and apply an ensemble approach, where all the models are combined to potentially outperform single models. Our algorithm works particularly well for block mountains, Prealps, valleys, and hills, delivering average precision and f1 values above 60%. Segmenting plateaus and folded mountains is more challenging, and their precision values are rather scattered due to smaller areas available for training. Mountains formed by erosion processes are the least recognized landform of all because of their similarities with other landforms. The highest accuracy of one of the 10 models is 65%, while the accuracy of the ensemble is 61%. We apply relief shading techniques that were found to be efficient regarding specific landforms within corresponding segmented areas and blend them together. Finally, we test the trained model with the best accuracy on other mountainous areas around the world, and it proves to work in other regions beyond the training area.

How light conditions affect development of park grasslands is a question that has not been satisfactory addressed. The aim of this study was therefore determination of the level to which unfavorable light conditions influence grassy parks area and relationships between parameters which determine state of turf grasses. Researches were conducted in two parks in Warsaw, in various light conditions and included measurement of: leaf density, sward height, leaf area index (LAI), and botanical composition of the communities. The leaf density of shaded areas did not exceed 70%. LAI value varied from 0.5 to 0.9-fold lower than in the areas in half-shade and in sun. The participation of basic lawn species at Skaryszewski Park was higher under shade, while at Łazienki Kr&oacute;lewskie was higher in full-sunlight areas. The state of tested grassy areas in limited solar radiation does not satisfy the requirements of recreational and representational functions. The development processes of vegetation coverage were inhibited at the sites of lower solar radiation. LAI was influenced by both leaf coverage and sward height. Agrostis stolonifera and Poa trivialis may be recommended to create grass areas under limited solar radiation.

A shelterwood system is widely used in forest management practice. Favourable ecological conditions for the growth of desired natural seedlings are provided by a successive canopy reduction. The impact of these changed conditions is reflected to the greatest extent in the morphology and structure of beech leaves. Differences in the leaf structure can mainly be seen between sunlit and shaded leaves and are themselves manifested in changes of element contents in leaves according to the respective conditions. The relationships between analysed variables were studied during research (1996&ndash;1997) in stands of different initial stand density (0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 0.9), resulting from the shelterwood cut of different intensity (1989). The second criterion was the social status of a tree in stands (dominant, codominant and subdominant) and the third one was the position of leaves in the tree crown (upper, middle and lower part of crown). In the framework of this research the concentrations of Mn and Fe including other macronutrients in beech leaves were evaluated. This paper deals only with manganese and iron due to a limited range of pages. The concentrations of Mn a Fe were studied in beech leaves collected from upper, middle and lower parts of beeches with a different social status. In some cases, statistically significant influences of shelterwood cutting intensity on the analysed variables (metal concentration, dry weight, etc.) were proved at a significance level &alpha; = 0.05. It applies to manganese quantity accumulated in leaves of dominant, codominant, and subdominant trees, unit trees, Mn concentration in assimilatory organs, dry mass, iron concentration, etc.

The paper presents first positive results of the experiment with three-year outdoor cultivation of Cypripedium calceolus L. ex vitro seedlings in the Czech Republic. They were propagated in vitro from mature seeds of Carpathian provenance in a Prague private laboratory. In April 2006 after three months cool refrigerating at 4&deg;C the seedlings were prepared for planting. The rhizomes with 4 to 12 roots and visible dormant buds were used. They were planted in two types of substrates: mixture AN on the basis of liadrain (burned clay pebbles) and mixture BN on the basis of granodiorite. Both mixtures were amended with perlite, pumice, sand, zeolite and dolomite lime powder. The mineral substrates proved to be stable and convenient for transfer and cultivation of ex vitro seedlings. Additional treatment with lignohumate in other two variants of the experiment did not improve the effect. The seedlings were grown outdoors on a shaded bed till the retracting leaves. They overwintered in a cold glasshouse with temperature close to zero from late November to March. The substrates did not visually influence the phase of sprouting, the phase of growth and retracting of the plants. At the end of the third growing season the yield of 4-year-old seedlings with two to four leaves ranged from 83% to 98% in four variants. In November 2008 seedlings were taken up from the mixes and were evaluated as bare root plants. The number of the living plants with visible new buds and the quality of root system were recorded and evaluated. The average length of roots in mixture A on the basis of liadrain and B on the basis of granodiorite was 14.5 cm and 12.1 cm, respectively. The rhizomes were planted into new mixtures immediately. These seedlings will be able to grow up to the blooming size during two or three seasons. Seven year-old potted seedlings of C. calceolus will be planted into gene resource area of the Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening at Průhonice.

Este estudo tem como objetivo examinar a influência da variação sazonal da geometria da irradiância solar na resposta espectral de povoamentos florestais de Pinus taeda, localizados na Região Centro-Oeste do Estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil. A influência do efeito topográfico foi analisada por meio de medidas de refletância de superfície e índices de vegetação, obtidas a partir de três imagens MSI/Sentinel-2, adquiridas em baixo, médio e alto ângulo de elevação solar, no segundo semestre de 2018. A influência do efeito topográfico foi analisada a partir das oscilações de valor dos dados de sensoriamento remoto em comparação com as condições de iluminação, delineadas a partir das variações angulares de orientação de vertentes e declividade. Foram realizadas análises de correlação e regressão entre os dados espectrais e as condições de iluminação do terreno, definidas pelos valores do cosseno do ângulo de incidência. As medidas de refletância do dossel foram influenciadas diretamente pelo aspecto direcional da exposição a iluminação, e diminuições em seus valores foram identificadas nas porções do dossel com orientação contrária ao azimute solar (sul e sudoeste). Os índices de vegetação NDVI, WDRVI e NDRE, apresentaram valores superestimados nas porções sombreadas do dossel, devido às características espectrais dos dosséis do Pinus. O NDRE foi o índice menos sensível ao efeito topográfico, enquanto o EVI apresentou maior variação a ele associado. A aplicação da normalização topográfica mostrou-se eficaz em mitigar as diferenças entre os valores obtidos em diferentes condições de iluminação. Topographic effect on the spectral response of Pinus taeda Linnaeus forest stands in Southern Brazil A B S T R A C T This study aims to examine the influence of seasonal variation of solar irradiance geometry on the spectral response of Pinus taeda forest stands, located in the Midwest Region of Santa Catarina State, Brazil. The influence of the topographic effect was analyzed using surface reflectance and vegetation indices measurements, obtained from three MSI/Sentinel-2 images, acquired at low, medium, and high solar elevation angle, in the second semester of 2018. The influence of the topographic effect was analyzed from the value oscillations of remote sensing data compared to the illumination conditions, delineated from the angular variations of aspect and slope. Correlation and regression analyses were performed between the spectral data and the terrain illumination conditions, defined by the values of the cosine of the incidence angle. The canopy reflectance measurements were directly influenced by the directional aspect of the lighting exposure, and decreases in their values were identified in the portions of the canopy with orientation contrary to the solar azimuth (south). The vegetation indices NDVI, WDRVI, and NDRE, showed overestimated values in the shaded portions of the canopy, due to the spectral characteristics of the pine canopies. The NDRE was the least sensitive index to the topographic effect, while the EVI showed a greater variation associated with it. The application of the topographic effect correction proved to be effective in mitigating the differences between the values obtained under different lighting conditions.Key-words: remote sensing; Sentinel-2; forestry; solar geometry.

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This paper is meant to study the apocalyptic scenario of the at the perspectives of the Great Acceleration. the apocalyptic scenario is not a pure imagination of the literature works. Instead, scientific evidences are in favour of dramatic change in the climatic conditions related to the climax of Man actions. the modelling of the future climate leads to horrible situations including intolerable temperatures, dryness, tornadoes, and noticeable sear level rise evading coastal regions. Going far from these scientific claims, Homo Sapiens Sapiens extended his imagination through the Climate-Fiction (cli-fi) to propose a dramatic end. Climate Fiction is developed into a recording machine containing every kind of fictions that depict environmental condition events and has consequently lost its true significance. Introduction The Great Acceleration may be considered as the Late Anthropocene in which Man actions reached their climax to lead to dramatic climatic changes paving the way for a possible apocalyptic scenario threatening the existence of the humanity. So, the apocalyptic scenario is not a pure imagination of the literature works. Instead, many scientific arguments especially related to climate change are in favour of the apocalypse1. As a matter of fact, the modelling of the future climate leads to horrible situations including intolerable temperatures (In 06/07/2021, Kuwait recorded the highest temperature of 53.2 °C), dryness, tornadoes, and noticeable sear level rise evading coastal regions. These conditions taking place during the Great Acceleration would have direct repercussions on the human species. Considering that the apocalyptic extinction had really caused the disappearance of many stronger species including dinosaurs, Homo Sapiens Sapiens extended his imagination though the Climate-Fiction (cli-fi) to propose a dramatic end due to severe climate conditions intolerable by the humankind. The mass extinction of animal species has occurred several times over the geological ages. Researchers have a poor understanding of the causes and processes of these major crises1. Nonetheless, whatever the cause of extinction, the apocalyptic scenario has always been present in the geological history. For example, dinosaurs extinction either by asteroids impact or climate changes could by no means denies the apocalyptic aspect2.At the same time as them, many animal and plant species became extinct, from marine or flying reptiles to marine plankton. This biological crisis of sixty-five million years ago is not the only one that the biosphere has suffered. It was preceded and followed by other crises which caused the extinction or the rarefaction of animal species. So, it is undeniable that many animal groups have disappeared. It is even on the changes of fauna that the geologists of the last century have based themselves to establish the scale of geological times, scale which is still used. But it is no less certain that the extinction processes, extremely complex, are far from being understood. We must first agree on the meaning of the word "extinction", namely on the apocalyptic aspect of the concept. It is quite understood that, without disappearances, the evolution of species could not have followed its course. Being aware that the apocalyptic extinction had massacred stronger species that had dominated the planet, Homo Sapiens Sapiens has been aware that the possibility of apocalyptic end at the perspective of the Anthropocene (i.e., Great Acceleration) could not be excluded. This conviction is motivated by the progressive defaunation in some regions3and the appearance of alien species in others related to change of mineralogy and geochemistry4 leading to a climate change during the Anthropocene. These scientific claims fed the vast imagination about climate change to set the so-called cli-fi. The concept of the Anthropocene is the new geological era which begins when the Man actions have reached a sufficient power to modify the geological processes and climatic cycles of the planet5. The Anthropocene by no means excludes the possibility of an apocalyptic horizon, namely in the perspectives of the Great Acceleration. On the contrary, two scenarios do indeed seem to dispute the future of the Anthropocene, with a dramatic cross-charge. The stories of the end of the world are as old as it is, as the world is the origin of these stories. However, these stories of the apocalypse have evolved over time and, since the beginning of the 19th century, they have been nourished particularly by science and its advances. These fictions have sometimes tried to pass themselves off as science. This is the current vogue, called collapsology6. This end is more than likely cli-fi driven7and it may cause the extinction of the many species including the Homo Sapiens Sapiens. In this vein, Anthropocene defaunation has become an ultimate reality8. More than one in eight birds, more than one in five mammals, more than one in four coniferous species, one in three amphibians are threatened. The hypothesis of a hierarchy within the living is induced by the error of believing that evolution goes from the simplest to the most sophisticated, from the inevitably stupid inferior to the superior endowed with an intelligence giving prerogative to all powers. Evolution goes in all directions and pursues no goal except the extension of life on Earth. Evolution certainly does not lead from bacteria to humans, preferably male and white. Our species is only a carrier of the DNA that precedes us and that will survive us. Until we show a deep respect for the biosphere particularly, and our planet in general, we will not become much, we will remain a predator among other predators, the fiercest of predators, the almighty craftsman of the Anthropocene. To be in the depths of our humanity, somehow giving back to the biosphere what we have taken from it seems obvious. To stop the sixth extinction of species, we must condemn our anthropocentrism and the anthropization of the territories that goes with it. The other forms of life also need to keep their ecological niches. According to the first, humanity seems at first to withdraw from the limits of the planet and ultimately succumb to them, with a loss of dramatic meaning. According to the second, from collapse to collapse, it is perhaps another humanity, having overcome its demons, that could come. Climate fiction is a literary sub-genre dealing with the theme of climate change, including global warming. The term appears to have been first used in 2008 by blogger and writer Dan Bloom. In October 2013, Angela Evancie, in a review of the novel Odds against Tomorrow, by Nathaniel Rich, wonders if climate change has created a new literary genre. Scientific basis of the apocalyptic scenario in the perspective of the Anthropocene Global warming All temperature indices are in favour of a global warming (Fig.1). According to the different scenarios of the IPCC9, the temperatures of the globe could increase by 2 °C to 5 °C by 2100. But some scientists warn about a possible runaway of the warming which can reach more than 3 °C. Thus, the average temperature on the surface of the globe has already increased by more than 1.1 °C since the pre-industrial era. The rise in average temperatures at the surface of the globe is the first expected and observed consequence of massive greenhouse gas emissions. However, meteorological surveys record positive temperature anomalies which are confirmed from year to year compared to the temperatures recorded since the middle of the 19th century. Climatologists point out that the past 30 years have seen the highest temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere for over 1,400 years. Several climatic centres around the world record, synthesize and follow the evolution of temperatures on Earth. Since the beginning of the 20th century (1906-2005), the average temperature at the surface of the globe has increased by 0.74 °C, but this progression has not been continuous since 1976, the increase has clearly accelerated, reaching 0.19 °C per decade according to model predictions. Despite the decline in solar activity, the period 1997-2006 is marked by an average positive anomaly of 0.53 °C in the northern hemisphere and 0.27 °C in the southern hemisphere, still compared to the normal calculated for 1961-1990. The ten hottest years on record are all after 1997. Worse, 14 of the 15 hottest years are in the 21st century, which has barely started. Thus, 2016 is the hottest year, followed closely by 2015, 2014 and 2010. The temperature of tropical waters increased by 1.2 °C during the 20th century (compared to 0.5 °C on average for the oceans), causing coral reefs to bleach in 1997. In 1998, the period of Fort El Niño, the prolonged warming of the water has destroyed half of the coral reefs of the Indian Ocean. In addition, the temperature in the tropics of the five ocean basins, where cyclones form, increased by 0.5 °C from 1970 to 2004, and powerful cyclones appeared in the North Atlantic in 2005, while they were more numerous in other parts of the world. Recently, mountains of studies focused on the possible scenario of climate change and the potential worldwide repercussions including hell temperatures and apocalyptic extreme events10 , 11, 12. Melting of continental glaciers As a direct result of the global warming, melting of continental glaciers has been recently noticed13. There are approximately 198,000 mountain glaciers in the world; they cover an area of approximately 726,000 km2. If they all melted, the sea level would rise by about 40 cm. Since the late 1960s, global snow cover has declined by around 10 to 15%. Winter cold spells in much of the northern half of the northern hemisphere are two weeks shorter than 100 years ago. Glaciers of mountains have been declining all over the world by an average of 50 m per decade for 150 years. However, they are also subject to strong multi-temporal variations which make forecasts on this point difficult according to some specialists. In the Alps, glaciers have been losing 1 meter per year for 30 years. Polar glaciers like those of Spitsbergen (about a hundred km from the North Pole) have been retreating since 1880, releasing large quantities of water. The Arctic has lost about 10% of its permanent ice cover every ten years since 1980. In this region, average temperatures have increased at twice the rate of elsewhere in the world in recent decades. The melting of the Arctic Sea ice has resulted in a loss of 15% of its surface area and 40% of its thickness since 1979. The record for melting arctic sea ice was set in 2017. All models predict the disappearance of the Arctic Sea ice in summer within a few decades, which will not be without consequences for the climate in Europe. The summer melting of arctic sea ice accelerated far beyond climate model predictions. Added to its direct repercussions of coastal regions flooding, melting of continental ice leads to radical climatic modifications in favour of the apocalyptic scenario. Fig.1 Evolution of temperature anomaly from 1880 to 2020: the apocalyptic scenario Sea level rise As a direct result of the melting of continental glaciers, sea level rise has been worldwide recorded14 ,15. The average level of the oceans has risen by 22 cm since 1880 and 2 cm since the year 2000 because of the melting of the glaciers but also with the thermal expansion of the water. In the 20th century, the sea level rose by around 2 mm per year. From 1990 to 2017, it reached the relatively constant rate of just over 3mm per year. Several sources contributed to sea level increase including thermal expansion of water (42%), melting of continental glaciers (21%), melting Greenland glaciers (15%) and melting Antarctic glaciers (8%). Since 2003, there has always been a rapid rise (around 3.3 mm / year) in sea level, but the contribution of thermal expansion has decreased (0.4 mm / year) while the melting of the polar caps and continental glaciers accelerates. Since most of the world’s population is living on coastal regions, sea level rise represents a real threat for the humanity, not excluding the apocalyptic scenario. Multiplication of extreme phenomena and climatic anomalies On a human scale, an average of 200 million people is affected by natural disasters each year and approximately 70,000 perish from them. Indeed, as evidenced by the annual reviews of disasters and climatic anomalies, we are witnessing significant warning signs. It is worth noting that these observations are dependent on meteorological survey systems that exist only in a limited number of countries with statistics that rarely go back beyond a century or a century and a half. In addition, scientists are struggling to represent the climatic variations of the last two thousand years which could serve as a reference in the projections. Therefore, the exceptional nature of this information must be qualified a little. Indeed, it is still difficult to know the return periods of climatic disasters in each region. But over the last century, the climate system has gone wild. Indeed, everything suggests that the climate is racing. Indeed, extreme events and disasters have become more frequent. For instance, less than 50 significant events were recorded per year over the period 1970-1985, while there have been around 120 events recorded since 1995. Drought has long been one of the most worrying environmental issues. But while African countries have been the main affected so far, the whole world is now facing increasingly frequent and prolonged droughts. Chile, India, Australia, United States, France and even Russia are all regions of the world suffering from the acceleration of the global drought. Droughts are slowly evolving natural hazards that can last from a few months to several decades and affect larger or smaller areas, whether they are small watersheds or areas of hundreds of thousands of square kilometres. In addition to their direct effects on water resources, agriculture and ecosystems, droughts can cause fires or heat waves. They also promote the proliferation of invasive species, creating environments with multiple risks, worsening the consequences on ecosystems and societies, and increasing their vulnerability. Although these are natural phenomena, there is a growing understanding of how humans have amplified the severity and impacts of droughts, both on the environment and on people. We influence meteorological droughts through our action on climate change, and we influence hydrological droughts through our management of water circulation and water processes at the local scale, for example by diverting rivers or modifying land use. During the Anthropocene (the present period when humans exert a dominant influence on climate and environment), droughts are closely linked to human activities, cultures, and responses. From this scientific overview, it may be concluded apocalyptic scenario is not only a literature genre inspired from the pure imagination. Instead, many scientific arguments are in favour of this dramatic destiny of Homo Sapiens Sapiens. Fig.2. Sea level rise from 1880 to 2020: a possible apocalyptic scenario (www.globalchange.gov, 2021) Apocalyptic genre in recent writing As the original landmark of apocalyptic writing, we must place the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem in 587 BC and the Exile in Babylon. Occasion of a religious and cultural crossing with imprescriptible effects, the Exile brought about a true rebirth, characterized by the maintenance of the essential ethical, even cultural, of a national religion, that of Moses, kept as pure as possible on a foreign land and by the reinterpretation of this fundamental heritage by the archaic return of what was very old, both national traditions and neighbouring cultures. More precisely, it was the place and time for the rehabilitation of cultures and the melting pot for recasting ancient myths. This vast infatuation with Antiquity, remarkable even in the vocabulary used, was not limited to Israel: it even largely reflected a general trend. The long period that preceded throughout the 7th century BC and until 587, like that prior to the edict of Cyrus in 538 BC, was that of restorations and rebirths, of returns to distant sources and cultural crossings. In the biblical literature of this period, one is struck by the almost systematic link between, on the one hand, a very sustained mythical reinvestment even in form and, on the other, the frequent use of biblical archaisms. The example of Shadday, a word firmly rooted in the Semites of the Northwest and epithet of El in the oldest layers of the books of Genesis and Exodus, is most eloquent. This term reappears precisely at the time of the Exile as a designation of the divinity of the Patriarchs and of the God of Israel; Daily, ecological catastrophes now describe the normal state of societies exposed to "risks", in the sense that Ulrich Beck gives to this term: "the risk society is a society of catastrophe. The state of emergency threatens to become a normal state there1”. Now, the "threat" has become clearer, and catastrophic "exceptions" are proliferating as quickly as species are disappearing and climate change is accelerating. The relationship that we have with this worrying reality, to say the least, is twofold: on the one hand, we know very well what is happening to us; on the other hand, we fail to draw the appropriate theoretical and political consequences. This ecological duplicity is at the heart of what has come to be called the “Anthropocene”, a term coined at the dawn of the 21st century by Eugene Stoermer (an environmentalist) and Paul Crutzen (a specialist in the chemistry of the atmosphere) in order to describe an age when humanity would have become a "major geological force" capable of disrupting the climate and changing the terrestrial landscape from top to bottom. If the term “Anthropocene” takes note of human responsibility for climate change, this responsibility is immediately attributed to overpowering: strong as we are, we have “involuntarily” changed the climate for at least two hundred and fifty years. Therefore, let us deliberately change the face of the Earth, if necessary, install a solar shield in space. Recognition and denial fuel the signifying machine of the Anthropocene. And it is precisely what structures eco-apocalyptic cinema that this article aims to study. By "eco-apocalyptic cinema", we first mean a cinematographic sub-genre: eco-apocalyptic and post-eco-apocalyptic films base the possibility (or reality) of the end of the world on environmental grounds and not, for example, on damage caused by the possible collision of planet Earth with a comet. Post-apocalyptic science fiction (sometimes abbreviated as "post-apo" or "post-nuke") is a sub-genre of science fiction that depicts life after a disaster that destroyed civilization: nuclear war, collision with a meteorite, epidemic, economic or energy crisis, pandemic, alien invasion. Conclusion Climate and politics have been linked together since Aristotle. With Montesquieu, Ibn Khaldûn or Watsuji, a certain climatic determinism is attributed to the character of a nation. The break with modernity made the climate an object of scientific knowledge which, in the twentieth century, made it possible to document, despite the controversies, the climatic changes linked to industrialization. Both endanger the survival of human beings and ecosystems. Climate ethics are therefore looking for a new relationship with the biosphere or Gaia. For some, with the absence of political agreements, it is the beginning of inevitable catastrophes. For others, the Anthropocene, which henceforth merges human history with natural history, opens onto technical action. The debate between climate determinism and human freedom is revived. The reference to the biblical Apocalypse was present in the thinking of thinkers like Günther Anders, Karl Jaspers or Hans Jonas: the era of the atomic bomb would mark an entry into the time of the end, a time marked by the unprecedented human possibility of 'total war and annihilation of mankind. The Apocalypse will be very relevant in describing the chaos to come if our societies continue their mad race described as extra-activist, productivist and consumerist. In dialogue with different theologians and philosophers (such as Jacques Ellul), it is possible to unveil some spiritual, ethical, and political resources that the Apocalypse offers for thinking about History and human engagement in the Anthropocene. What can a theology of collapse mean at a time when negative signs and dead ends in the human situation multiply? What then is the place of man and of the cosmos in the Apocalypse according to Saint John? Could the end of history be a collapse? How can we live in the time we have left before the disaster? Answers to such questions remain unknown and no scientist can predict the trajectory of this Great Acceleration taking place at the Late Anthropocene. When science cannot give answers, Man tries to infer his destiny for the legend, religion and the fiction. Climate Fiction is developed into a recording machine containing every kind of fictions that depict environmental condition events and has consequently lost its true significance. Aware of the prospect of ecological collapse additionally as our apparent inability to avert it, we tend to face geology changes of forceful proportions that severely challenge our ability to imagine the implications. Climate fiction ought to be considered an important supplement to climate science, as a result, climate fiction makes visible and conceivable future modes of existence inside worlds not solely deemed seemingly by science, however that area unit scientifically anticipated. 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