[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of swarm optimization algorithms

MN Ab Wahab, S Nefti-Meziani, A Atyabi - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Many swarm optimization algorithms have been introduced since the early 60’s, Evolutionary
Programming to the most recent, Grey Wolf Optimization. All of these algorithms have …

[HTML][HTML] Electron-Ion Collider: The next QCD frontier: Understanding the glue that binds us all

…, TW Ludlam, C Marquet, ZE Meziani… - The European Physical …, 2016 - Springer
This White Paper presents the science case of an Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), focused on
the structure and interactions of gluon-dominated matter, with the intent to articulate it to the …

Photoluminescence properties of graphene versus other carbon nanomaterials

LI Cao, MJ Meziani, S Sahu, YP Sun - Accounts of chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Photoluminescent nanomaterials continue to garner research attention becauseof their
many applications. For many years, researchers have focused on quantum dots (QDs) of …

[HTML][HTML] High risk of thrombosis in patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection: a multicenter prospective cohort study

…, E Anglés-Cano, L Sattler, PM Mertes, F Meziani - Intensive care …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Little evidence of increased thrombotic risk is available in COVID-19 patients. Our
purpose was to assess thrombotic risk in severe forms of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods All …

[HTML][HTML] Neurologic features in severe SARS-CoV-2 infection

…, M Ohana, M Anheim, F Meziani - … England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Neurologic Features in SARS-CoV-2 Infection In a consecutive series of 64 patients with
Covid-19 and ARDS, 58 of whom underwent neurologic examination, severe agitation and …

Association between administration of systemic corticosteroids and mortality among critically ill patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis

…, WS Lim, FR Machado, C McArthur, F Meziani… - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Effective therapies for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are
needed, and clinical trial data have demonstrated that low-dose dexamethasone reduced …

Quantum-sized carbon dots for bright and colorful photoluminescence

…, KAS Fernando, P Pathak, MJ Meziani… - Journal of the …, 2006 - ACS Publications
We report that nanoscale carbon particles (carbon dots) upon simple surface passivation are
strongly photoluminescent in both solution and the solid state. The luminescence emission …

Carbon dots for multiphoton bioimaging

L Cao, X Wang, MJ Meziani, F Lu, H Wang… - Journal of the …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanoparticles upon simple surface passivation exhibit bright photoluminescence.
Reported here is a new finding that these carbon dots are also strongly two-photon …

[HTML][HTML] High versus low blood-pressure target in patients with septic shock

P Asfar, F Meziani, JF Hamel, F Grelon… - … England Journal of …, 2014 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommends targeting a mean arterial pressure
of at least 65 mm Hg during initial resuscitation of patients with septic shock. However, …

Carbon dots for optical imaging in vivo

…, F Lu, X Wang, H Wang, MJ Meziani… - Journal of the …, 2009 - ACS Publications
It was found and recently reported that small carbon nanoparticles can be surface-passivated
by organic or biomolecules to become strongly fluorescent. These fluorescent carbon …