Thakkar explains that when a person drinks alcohol they get sleepy.

塔迦尔先生解释说，当一个人饮酒时，他们会昏昏欲睡。

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Thakkar says his team "found that nicotine weakens" the sleep-causing effects of alcohol.

塔迦尔先生表示，他的研究小组发现，尼古丁会削弱酒精导致的睡眠效果。

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For this new experiment, Thakkar and his team used equipment that measures brain activity in rats.

塔迦尔先生和他的研究小组在这项新的实验中用到了测量老鼠脑部活动的仪器。

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So, at the age of 16, Thakkar spotted a gap in the market and went big.

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This quickly developed into a thriving business and before long Thakkar was branching out into several other areas.

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Mr Thakkar argues that small projects offer much better returns, even for the crucial task of refilling aquifers by capturing monsoon rainfall.

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