Understanding the ZIF-L to ZIF-8 transformation from fundamentals to fully costed kilogram-scale production.

The production of MOFs at large scale in a sustainable way is key if these materials are to be exploited for their promised widespread application. Much of the published literature has focused on demonstrations of preparation routes using difficult or expensive methodologies to scale. One such MOF is nano-zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) - a material of interest for a range of possible applications.

An Evidence-Informed Framework to Promote Mental Wellbeing in Elite Sport.

Elite athletes, coaches and high-performance staff are exposed to a range of stressors that have been shown to increase their susceptibility to experiencing mental ill-health. Despite this, athletes may be less inclined than the general population to seek support for their mental health due to stigma, perceptions of limited psychological safety within sport to disclose mental health difficulties (e.g.

Pre-combustion gas separation by ZIF-8-polybenzimidazole mixed matrix membranes in the form of hollow fibres-long-term experimental study.

Polybenzimidazole (PBI) is a promising and suitable membrane polymer for the separation of the H/CO pre-combustion gas mixture due to its high performance in terms of chemical and thermal stability and intrinsic H/CO selectivity. However, there is a lack of long-term separation studies with this polymer, particularly when it is conformed as hollow fibre membrane. This work reports the continuous measurement of the H/CO separation properties of PBI hollow fibres, prepared as mixed matrix membranes with metal-organic framework (MOF) ZIF-8 as filler.

Personality Disorder and Moral Culpability: Brown v The Queen.

The influential Victorian appellate judgment of R v Verdins [2007] VSCA 102 provided a sentencing framework for "impaired mental functioning" not only in Victoria but in other Australian jurisdictions. Following the judgment of Director of Public Prosecutions (Vic) v O'Neill (2015) 47 VR 395; [2015] VSCA 325, it appeared that personality disorders were not considered within the scope of the Verdins principles. In Brown v The Queen [2020] VSCA 212, the decision of the Victorian Court of Appeal broadened the potential for impaired mental functioning to include personality disorders as relevant to moral culpability.

Sized-Controlled ZIF-8 Nanoparticle Synthesis from Recycled Mother Liquors: Environmental Impact Assessment.

The effect of different deprotonators as well as washing steps and drying procedure on the synthesis of ZIF-8 from the mother liquor was investigated. The morphology, thermal stability, crystallinity, and surface area of the synthesized MOF were investigated. In addition, life-cycle assessment (LCA) or, in other words, eco-balance, was implemented as well.

The Extension of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 to the Children's Court: Opportunities and Shortfalls.

In 2014, the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 in Victoria was extended to the Children's Court of Victoria. This article describes the processes that preceded this change and the changes that occurred. The potential opportunities consequent to the changes are described, with their corresponding ethical implications.

Solitary Confinement: Going Down the Rabbit Hole.

For many years, solitary confinement has been a contentious correctional intervention. This column explores the evidence that solitary confinement harms mental health, and reviews some of the international and local perspectives on the practice. Recommendations are made to end solitary confinement, contending that this is to the benefit of prisoners and prisons, as well as the communities to which prisoners will return.

Community outcomes of mentally disordered homicide offenders in Victoria.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to describe characteristics and post-release outcomes of Victorian homicide offenders under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 (and/or its forerunner legislation) released from forensic inpatient psychiatric care since the development of specialist forensic services.

Method: A legal database identified subjects meeting inclusion criteria: hospitalized in forensic psychiatric care due to finding of mental impairment or unfitness to stand trial for homicide in Victoria; released into the community; and released between 1 January 1991 and 30 April 2002. Using clinical records, demographics, index offence, progress in hospital, diagnosis, psychosocial and criminological data were obtained.