int beforeCount = result.size();
// Delete someone and save
Researcher firstResearcher = result.get(0);
firstResearcher.setDeleted(true);
firstResearcher.merge();
// make sure the deleted researcher did not turn up in the search results
result = Researcher.findResearchersBySkillsAndInterests(skills, interests, 0, 10);
assertEquals(beforeCount - 1, result.size());