The Quark-Gluon Plasma Equation of State and The Generalized Uncertainty Principle

The quark-gluon plasma (QGP) equation of state within a minimal length scenario or Generalized Uncertainty Principle (GUP) is studied. The Generalized Uncertainty Principle is implemented on deriving the thermodynamics of ideal QGP at a vanishing chemical potential. We find a significant effect for the GUP term. The main features of QCD lattice results were quantitatively achieved in case of $n_{f}=0$, $n_{f}=2$ and $n_{f}=2+1$ flavors for the energy density, the pressure and the interaction measure. The exciting point is the large value of bag pressure especially in case of $n_{f}=2+1$ flavor which reflects the strong correlation between quarks in this bag which is already expected. One can notice that, the asymptotic behavior which is characterized by Stephan-Boltzmann limit would be satisfied.Comment: 9 Pages, 8 figure

Elimination Half-Life of Anti-Mullerian Hormone

Context: Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) is a glycoprotein that is secreted by the granulosa cells in the human ovary. In the postpubertal female, circulating AMH reflects the number of follicles within the ovary. It is mandatory to know the serum elimination half-life (t(1/2)) of AMH to study in vivo short-term changes of the hormone. Objective: Our objective was to determine the kinetics of decay of AMH in the human female. Patients, Design, and Setting: Premenopausal women undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy plus bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy participated in this cohort study (n = 21) at an academic tertiary referral center. Interventions: Serum samples were obtained immediately before surgery and in 12-h intervals thereafter for 8 d. Main Outcome Measure: AMH elimination was calculated, applying a one-compartment model with first-order kinetics. Results: Mean preoperative AMH levels were 0.67 ng/ml (range, 0.1-1.78 ng/ml) and dropped to 0.08 ng/ml within 84 h after surgery. The AMH decay followed first-order kinetics. The mean terminal t(1/2) of AMH was calculated as 27.6 +/- 0.8 h. Conclusion: AMH elimination reaches approximately 84% after 3 d, approximately 91% after 4 d, approximately 95% after 5 d, and can be considered complete after 8 d. (J Clin Endocrinol Metab 97: 2160-2163, 2012