A searchable index of real negative results, null findings, and replication failures from the published literature — so you can learn what didn't work before repeating it.
WASTE indexes published research — it does not host or republish full papers. Each entry is a metadata record (title, authors, DOI) compiled from open scholarly databases, with the abstract shown in full only where the paper is openly licensed (e.g. Creative Commons); otherwise a short excerpt is shown for reference under fair use. WASTE classifies each work by failure type; classifications are automated and approximate.
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Minah Han, Jongduk Baek · 2020 · Physics in Medicine & Biology
Abstract The purpose of this study is implementation of an anthropomorphic model observer using a convolutional neural network (CNN) for signal-known-statistically (SKS) and background-known-statistically (BKS) detection tasks. We conduct…
Klaus Oberauer · 2022 · Psychological Science
Some theorists argue that working memory is limited to a discrete number of items and that additional items are not encoded at all. Adam et al. (2017) presented evidence supporting this hypothesis: Participants reproduced visual features of up to six items in a self-chosen order. After the third or fourth response, error distributions were indistinguishable from guessing. I present four experiments with young adults (each N = 24) reexamining this finding. Experiment 1 presented items slowly and sequentially. Experiment 2 presented them simultaneously but longer than in the experiments of Adam
Stella Aslibekyan, Hassan S. Dashti, Toshiko Tanaka et al. · 2014 · Chronobiology International
Sunlight exposure has been shown to alter DNA methylation patterns across several human cell-types, including T-lymphocytes. Since epigenetic changes establish gene expression profiles, changes in DNA methylation induced by sunlight…
Anne Krogh Nøhr, Morten Lindow, Annika Forsingdal et al. · 2021 · Neuropsychopharmacology
A better understanding of the biological factors underlying antidepressant treatment in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) is needed. We perform gene expression analyses and explore sources of variability in peripheral blood related to antidepressant treatment and treatment response in patients suffering from recurrent MDD at baseline and after 8 weeks of treatment. The study includes 281 patients, which were randomized to 8 weeks of treatment with vortioxetine (N = 184) or placebo (N = 97). To our knowledge, this is the largest dataset including both gene expression in blood and pl
Barbara Smith, Dan Carpenter, J. M. Holland et al. · 2023 · Journal of Applied Ecology
Abstract Lowland heath is a priority habitat for conservation, nowadays largely managed for biodiversity. Historically, prescribed burning has been the principal management tool, but there are increasing calls to substitute burning with cutting to improve biodiversity outcomes. However, poor understanding of potential impacts compromises decision making. Our study was carried out in the New Forest National Park, the largest area of lowland heath in Europe. Using a multi‐trophic approach, we compared the ecological impact of prescribed burning with two types of vegetation cutting (swiping and b
Jill E. P. Knapen, Nancy M. Blaker, Thomas V. Pollet · 2017 · PLoS ONE
Research shows that perception of physical size and status are positively associated. The current study was developed to replicate and extend earlier research on height perceptions of political leaders, indicating that supporters perceive their leaders as taller than non-supporters do, and winners are perceived as taller after the elections, while losers are perceived as shorter after the elections (winner/loser effects). Individuals use greater height and strength as indications of greater physical formidability. We hypothesized that in-group leaders' height and strength, but not weight, woul
Jing Luo, Zheng Dong, Hui Xie et al. · 2022 · Liver International
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Management of elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has become a major concern. Some data suggest that cryoablation improves the outcomes of elderly patients with HCC, but its efficacy and safety remain…
Yitao Zheng, Yan‐Jun Xiang, Hongqi Shi et al. · 2024 · Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Purpose: Combining transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) with systemic therapy has shown significant efficacy for intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. This study aimed to validate the therapeutic efficacy of TACE…
Maurice de Wit, Ya Gao, Darlene Mercieca et al. · 2020 · EBioMedicine
BACKGROUND: Clinical responses to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are restricted to tumors harboring specific activating mutations and even then, not all tyrosine kinase inhibitors provide clinical benefit. All TKIs however,…
Rachel Silvany Quadros Guimarães, Igor D. Bandeira, Bianca Lima Barretto et al. · 2024 · Frontiers in Psychiatry
Introduction: Although pharmacological treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has demonstrated efficacy, several individuals persist in experiencing social and academic impairment. Additionally, the occurrence of significant side effects may render the use of psychotropic medications untenable. However, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, shows promising results in treating ADHD. Objectives: To investigate the efficacy and safety of tDCS on the performance of children and adolescents with ADHD in neuropsychological
Kelly L. Whiteford, Lucas S. Baltzell, Matt Chiu et al. · 2025 · Nature Communications
Musical training has been reported to be associated with enhanced neural processing of sounds, as measured via the frequency following response (FFR), implying the potential for human subcortical neural plasticity. We conducted a…
Cyril Pernet, Christopher R. Madan · 2019 · European Journal of Neuroscience
Tomographic imaging (i.e. magnetic resonance imaging [MRI], positron emission tomography [PET], X-ray computed tomography [CT]) offers a unique window in understanding structure-function relationships in the living brain. Nowadays, it is standard practice to acquire entire brain volumes and perform statistical analyses at each voxel, an approach known as statistical parametric mapping (Friston, Frith, Liddle, & Frackowiak, 1991). Because it is impossible to report the statistical results in every voxel, summary tables and figures are of importance. The choice made by authors to create such fig
Asmir Gračanin, Marcel A. L. M. van Assen, Višnja Omrčen et al. · 2016 · Cognition & Emotion
Gelstein et al. reported the results of three experiments suggesting a dampening influence of inhalation of female emotional tears on males' arousal and perception of female sexual attractiveness, specifically in non-sexual situations.…
Branden B. Johnson, Marcus Mayorga · 2020 · Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal
Cross-sectional surveys, despite their value, are unable to probe dynamics of risk perceptions over time. An earlier longitudinal panel study of Americans’ views on Ebola risk inspired this partial replication on Americans’ views of Zika…
Angelo Pirrone, Wen Wen, Sheng Li et al. · 2018 · Perception
Recent research has shown that adults and children with autism spectrum disorders have a more conservative decision criterion in perceptual decision making compared to neurotypical individuals, meaning that autistic participants prioritise…
Josephine Terry, Jia Hoong Ong, Paola Escudero · 2015 · ICPhS
Distributional learning studies investigating the acquisition of the Dutch contrast /ɑ/-/a:/ by nonnative Dutch learners have reported mixed results. The present study extends the literature by examining whether (i) naive listeners are…
Marlene Grillon, Andy Wai Kan Yeung · 2022 · Healthcare
In this digital era, dental students often search for online resources for self-directed learning. YouTube is one of the most commonly sought online platforms for educational or instructional videos. No prior study has examined the…
Yasin Gholiee, Sadegh Salehzadeh, Shiva Khodaveisi · 2019 · New Journal of Chemistry
It is shown that while none of the E 5 n (E = Si, Ge, Sn, Pb; n = 0, 2−, 4−) bare clusters can be stabilized in planar pentagon ( D 5h ) geometry, E 5 4− ions as a five-membered planar ring form stable complexes with two {M(CO) 3 } (M =…
Awad A. Bakery, Afaf R. Abou Elmatty · 2020 · Advances in Difference Equations
Abstract In this paper, we investigate the necessary conditions on any s -type sequence space to form an operator ideal. As a result, we show that the s -type Nakano generalized difference sequence space X fails to generate an operator…
Grayson C. Petter, Ryan C. Hickox, David M. Alexander et al. · 2022 · The Astrophysical Journal
Abstract The observed optical colors of quasars are generally interpreted in one of two frameworks: unified models that attribute the color to the random orientation of the accretion disk along the line of sight, and evolutionary models…
Nicole Stegmeier, Sameer R. Oak, Colin O’Rourke et al. · 2017 · Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Background: Two versions of the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Knee Evaluation form currently exist: the original version (1999) and a recently modified pediatric-specific version (2011). Comparison of the…
Aimara Planillo, Juan E. Malo · 2017 · Ecology and Evolution
Abstract Human disturbance is widespread across landscapes in the form of roads that alter wildlife populations. Knowing which road features are responsible for the species response and their relevance in comparison with environmental…
Eun-Kyoung Rosa Lee, Colin Phillips · 2022 · Bilingualism: Language and Cognition
Abstract It is well-known that native English speakers sometimes erroneously accept subject-verb agreement violations when there is a number-matching attractor (e.g., *The key to the cabinets were…). Whether bilinguals whose L1 lacks…
Fatih Kuzu · 2018 · Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
Background & Objectives: In diabetics, cardiac microvascular circulation disorder increases the risk of arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death. Tpeak-Tend (Tp-e) interval, Tp-e dispersion, and Tp-e/QT and Tp-e/QTc ratios measured by surface…
Elysia Larson, Godfrey M Mbaruku, Jessica Cohen et al. · 2019 · International Journal for Quality in Health Care
Abstract Objective To test the success of a maternal healthcare quality improvement intervention in actually improving quality. Design Cluster-randomized controlled study with implementation evaluation; we randomized 12 primary care…
Till Francke, Gabriele Baroni, Arlena Brosinsky et al. · 2018 · Water Resources Research
Abstract Modelers can improve a model by addressing the causes for the model errors (data errors and structural errors). This leads to implementing model enhancements (MEs), for example, meteorological data based on more monitoring…
S.F. Hall, R. Griffiths · 2016 · Current Oncology
Background: For oncologists and for patients, no site-specific clinical trial evidence has emerged for the use of concurrent chemotherapy with radiotherapy (ccrt) over radiotherapy (rt) alone for cancer of the hypopharynx (hpc) or for…
Angkana T. Huang, Henrik Salje, Ana Coello Escoto et al. · 2022 · PLoS Pathogens
Neutralizing antibodies are important correlates of protection against dengue. Yet, determinants of variation in neutralization across strains within the four dengue virus serotypes (DENV1-4) is imperfectly understood. Studies focus on structural DENV proteins, especially the envelope (E), the primary target of anti-DENV antibodies. Although changes in immune recognition (antigenicity) are often attributed to variation in epitope residues, viral processes influencing conformation and epitope accessibility also affect neutralizability, suggesting possible modulating roles of nonstructural prote
A. Ross Otto · 2010 · Cognitive Science
Abstract Cunha and Caldieraro (2009) investigated whether sunk‐cost effects, which are well documented in hypothetical situations involving monetary investments, also occur in choice situations with purely behavioral investments. Their…
Su Woong Jung, Won-Hee Cho, Jung-Woo Seo et al. · 2022 · The Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND: Urine exosomal bkv-miR-B1-5p is associated with BK virus (BKV) nephropathy (BKVN); however, its posttransplantation changes and predictability for BKVN have not been determined in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). METHODS:…