The lucid dreamers agreed to move their eyes and hands from side to side to show the researchers the moments they “controlled” their dreams to dream about clutching a hand.
Furthermore, they say, it is the best way for researchers to gather the range of observations that are necessary to speed up discoveries or to identify large-scale trends.
The paper describes a waterjet-aided drill which, successfully developed by Changsha Institute of Mining Research, is useful in laboratory and capable of drilling holes both in soft and hard rock.
But twin studies took a surprising twist in the 1980s, with the arrival of studies into identical twins who had been separated at birth and reunited as adults.
The local chamber of commerce, which represents the industry in the area, hired me as a consultant to do a one year study on fishing in the Biramichi river and write a report for them.
Copying research notes from various sources, making a dentist's appointment, and making progress on my blog re-design gave me a feeling of control and accomplishment.
During the course of this exhaustive study, Reznikova has grown so attached to her laboratory ants that she feels she knows them as individuals—even without the paint spots used to mark them.
That's about ten seconds more than the industry average—and a lot slower than a decade ago, according to the study, which was commissioned by QSR, an industry trade publication.
The researchers conclude that smaller carnivores would have had an advantage in environments with predominantly fast prey, and bigger ones where prey was slower and larger.