Ronald M. Chavin

bassoon player, chess player, fish eater, onion eater, soy yogurt eater, mustard seed eater, green tea & cocoa drinker, sugar & salt avoider, Neu5Gc avoider

[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

They stopped us.
We should have faked a field goal and thrown a forward pass.
It's over
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

Lima, Perú:
*Our 46-year old lady had edema, gingival bleeding, and thrombocytopenia
*Misdiagnosed as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
*After 5 cycles of Actemra (tocilizumab), she had sustained complete remission for more than 3 years without relapse
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

BEV enthusiasts, but not Tesla enthusiasts, have become excited about vehicle sales in Brazil.
Brazil, 2026-05:
#1 Fiat
#2 Volkswagen
#3 Chevrolet
#4 BYD
#5 Hyundai
#6 Toyota
#7 Renault
#8 Jeep
#9 Honda
#10 GWM
#11 Nissan
#12 Caoa Chery
#13 Ford
#14 Geely
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

Both BEV enthusiasts and Tesla enthusiasts have expressed some excitement over vehicle sales in Switzerland.
Switzerland, 2026-05:
#1 Volkswagen
#2 Škoda
#3 Mercedes
#4 Audi
#5 BMW
#6 Toyota
#7 Renault
#8 Volvo
#9 Hyundai
#10 BYD
#11 Kia
#12 Mini
#16 Tesla
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

World's best-selling "city cars" (ultra-sub-compacts) during 2026 Jan-to-Apr
#1 Maruti Wagon R
#2 Suzuki Spacia
#3 Fiat Panda
#4 Daihatsu Move
#5 Maruti Alto
#6 Daihatsu Tanto
#7 Suzuki Alto
#8 Hyundai Grand i10
#9 Wuling Hongguang Mini EV
#10 Wuling Bingo
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

Frederiksberg, Danmark:
In Caucasian populations, not enough people are eating Bacillus-fermented legumes (natto).
As a result, population-wide studies of dietary "vitamin K" fail to reach clear, conclusive results.
Even so, they were able to see some good
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

The competitive soccer games of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will start on 2026-06-11 and end on 2026-07-19 (final game).
Air traffic controllers will very likely be listening to their radios for the results.
This makes commercial plane flights more dangerous:
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

Chóngqìng, Zhōngguó:
*Microbial synthesis is emerging as better way of producing nutritional supplements
*The grass microbe, Bacillus subtilis, has emerged as an ideal chassis cell for the efficient, sustainable, and green biosynthesis of nutraceuticals
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

*E. vexans causes blister blight in Camellia sinensis
*We found TN FL 158 thriving on the flowers
*Inhibits 93.39%
*Produces siderophore, cellulase, protease, amylase, fengycin, surfactin, iturin, bacilysin, subtilosin A, pulcherriminic acid, bacillibactin
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

*At a heavy metal-contaminated industrial site, we found 24 bacterial endosymbionts thriving on the roots & leaves of Bermuda grass
*They were all tolerant to Zn, Pb, Cu, & Cr
*B. thuringiensis, B. cereus, and B. subtilis helped our flax seeds to germinate
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

*Pulcherriminic acid is the precursor of pulcherrimin, which is in demand for agricultural biocontrol
*Among five Bacillus subtilis strains, 164T7P won
*We played around with many variables
*We achieved a world-record pulcherriminic acid titer of 3.91 g/L
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

Chungju-si, Osong-eub, Daehanminguk:
*Western diets increase nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
*SGLT2 inhibitors have bad side effects
*pb2441 partially stops hepatic steatosis & lipogenesis-related gene expression but restores β-oxidation-associated genes
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

PROBLEMS:
*Like green hydrogen, Ohisama will never become cost-effective
*Like lithium-ion batteries, which degrade, lead-iodide perovskite solar cells degrade when hit by UV rays
*This degradation rate doesn't stay constant, it accelerates
*Meteor showers
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

Malicious radars cause electric failures
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

Tesla is having quality control issues with their heat pumps:
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Toyota cancels their planned future Lexus BEV due to lack of demand for BEVs:
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Nissan-SS:
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Trump says coal will create jobs:
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

Fossil fuel prices have fallen substantially from their recent highs, thanks to Iran allowing shipping traffic by many nations that are willing to pay a transit fee.
The downside for Iran of doing things this way is that it helps Trump's political fortunes
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

Xocova (ensitrelvir) and Paxlovid (ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir) work only against coronaviruses (COVID-19, MERS, and 25% of all common colds).
Test negative?
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[Juan C Ivancevich MD @Aller_MD]

#FDA approves Xocova for #COVID-19 #prevention after #exposure. Shionogi.Xocova (#ensitrelvir) was approved as COVID-19 post-exposure #prophylaxis for patients aged 12 years or older. https://t.co/VaoMtszSCM

[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

Táoyuán, Táiwān:
*Tocilizumab significantly shortens median shock duration (84 hours vs. 240 hours), reduces ICU stay (6 days vs. 14 days), and lowers mortality (18.7% vs. 46.1%)
*It improves survival and shortens shock duration in pediatric septic shock
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

Sendai, Ni'hon:
*Post-weaning diarrhea in piglets can be caused by pathogenic E. coli
*DB9011 produces surfactins, iturins, and fengycins
*C17 fengycin B combined with colistin inhibits both pathogenic fungi and Gram-negative E. coli and S. Typhimurium
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[Ronald M. Chavin @rmchavin]

Both BEV enthusiasts and Tesla enthusiasts are excited about auto sales in Sweden.
Sweden, 2026-05
#1 Volvo
#2 Volkswagen
#3 Kia
#4 Toyota
#5 Škoda
#6 Mercedes
#7 BMW
#8 Audi
#9 Peugeot
#10 Tesla
#11 Polestar
#12 Fiat
#13 Cupra
#14 Renault
#15 Lynk
#16 BYD
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