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Failure-mode index

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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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Evening Caffeine Did Not Improve 100-m Swimming Time Trials Performed 60 Min Post-Ingestion or the Next Morning After Sleep

Josh W. Newbury, Bryan Saunders, Lewis A. Gough · 2022 · International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

The potential ergogenic benefits of caffeine (CAF) are well known within the athletic community, often leading to its use in adolescent swimming cohorts to enhance their performance. However, it has previously been reported that CAF has…

View details →DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.2022-0042Cited by 8
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Posttraumatic growth during cognitive behavioural therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: Relationship to symptom change and introduction of significant other assessment

Christine F. Schubert, Ulrike Schmidt, Hannah Comtesse et al. · 2019 · Stress and Health

Abstract Posttraumatic growth (PTG) may play a role in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as it is supposed to have either beneficial or dysfunctional effects on treatment‐related PTS symptom (PTSS) changes. This study…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/smi.2894Cited by 8
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Para‐aortic lymphadenectomy did not improve overall survival among women with type I endometrial cancer

Lin Li, Mingming Tang, Dan Nie et al. · 2020 · International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Abstract Objective To compare outcomes and prognosis among women with type I endometrial cancer undergoing hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo‐oophorectomy (H‐BSO) with or without systematic pelvic lymphadenectomy (PLD) or para‐aortic…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13228Cited by 8
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Does Linguistic Analysis Confirm the Validity of Facilitated Communication?

Timo Saloviita · 2016 · Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Facilitated communication (FC) has been interpreted as an ideomotor phenomenon, in which one person physically supports another person’s hand and unconsciously affects the content of the writing. Despite the strong experimental evidence…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/1088357616646075Cited by 8
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Clinical Decision Support System with Renal Dose Adjustment Did Not Improve Subsequent Renal and Hepatic Function among Inpatients: The Japan Adverse Drug Event Study

Ryuhei Wada, Jiro Takeuchi, Tsukasa Nakamura et al. · 2020 · Applied Clinical Informatics

Abstract Background Medication dose adjustment is crucial for patients with renal dysfunction (RD). The assessment of renal function is generally mandatory; however, the renal function may change during the hospital stay and the manual…

View details →DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1721056Cited by 8
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CURING HEPATITIS C WITH THE NEW DIRECT ACTING ANTIVIRALS DID NOT IMPROVE INSULIN RESISTANCE AFTER ONE YEAR

Lohanna STRAUHS-NITSCH, Marcela Ferro CAMPIOLO, Daphne Benatti Gonçalves MORSOLETTO et al. · 2020 · Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis C still figures as an important cause of morbidity among the Brazilian population, and is closely associated with metabolic disturbances, including insulin resistance (IR), which can be evaluated by…

View details →DOI: 10.1590/s0004-2803.202000000-50Cited by 8
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Serum albumin-to-globulin ratio and CRP-to-albumin ratio did not outperform serum CRP in diagnosing periprosthetic joint infections

Markus Luger, Christoph Böhler, Stephan E. Puchner et al. · 2024 · Bone & Joint Research

Aims Serum inflammatory parameters are widely used to aid in diagnosing a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Due to their limited performances in the literature, novel and more accurate biomarkers are needed. Serum albumin-to-globulin…

View details →DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.138.bjr-2024-0032.r1Cited by 8
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Does the Establishment of National New Areas Improve Urban Ecological Efficiency? Empirical Evidence Based on Staggered DID Model

Jingbin Wang, Huiling Qiao, Jing Liu et al. · 2022 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The environmental effects of national new areas have been an important topic but received little attention in academia. This study conducts a quasi-natural experiment using panel data of China’s 282 prefecture-level cities from 2006 to…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013623Cited by 8
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Diagnostic Accuracy Of Global Longitudinal Strain For Detecting Significant Coronary Artery Disease In Diabetic Patients Without Regional Wall Motion Abnormality

Oumaima Alaika, Souad Jamai, Nawal Doghmi et al. · 2020 · Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Objectives: Speckle-tracking imaging is a novel method for assessing left ventricular (LV) function and ischemic changes. The aim of this prospective study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of global longitudinal strain (GLS) and…

View details →DOI: 10.37616/2212-5043.1096Cited by 8
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Do frequent acquirers outperform in cross-border acquisitions? A study of Indian companies

Samta Jain, Smita Kashiramka, P.K. Jain · 2020 · Review of International Business and Strategy

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of cross-border acquisitions (CBAs) on the financial and operating performance of acquiring firms from emerging economies in the long-term; the acquiring firms have been segregated…

View details →DOI: 10.1108/ribs-12-2019-0160Cited by 8
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DID FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF KOREAN CREDIT RATING AGENCIES IMPROVE THEIR RATINGS?

Denis Yongmin Joe, Frederick Dongchuhl Oh · 2016 · Contemporary Economic Policy

In this study, we investigate whether foreign equity participation fostered the growth of Korea's credit rating industry during the 2002–2013 period. We find that the rating quality deteriorated steadily even though the foreign ownership…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/coep.12176Cited by 8
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The Relationship between Obsessive Compulsive Personality and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment Outcomes: Predictive Utility and Clinically Significant Change

Shalane K. Sadri, Peter M. McEvoy, Sarah J. Egan et al. · 2017 · Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Background: The evidence regarding whether co-morbid obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is associated with treatment outcomes in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is mixed, with some research indicating that OCPD is…

View details →DOI: 10.1017/s1352465817000194Cited by 8
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Glyceryl Trinitrate Ointment Did Not Reduce Pain After Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Trent Cross, Lynne Bartlett, Chrispen Mushaya et al. · 2012 · International Surgery

Abstract Medications, including topical 0.2% glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), can reduce anal spasm and pain after excisional hemorrhoidectomy. GTN after stapled hemorrhoidopexy was compared with routine postoperative management. Patients with…

View details →DOI: 10.9738/cc92.1Cited by 8
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Together We can Figure It out: Groups Find Hospitality Robots Easier to Use and Interact With Them More than Individuals

Harrison Preusse, Rebecca Skulsky, Marlena R. Fraune et al. · 2021 · Frontiers in Robotics and AI

As robots are becoming more prevalent and entering hospitality settings, understanding how different configurations of individuals and groups interact with them becomes increasingly important for catering to various people. This is…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2021.730399Cited by 8
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Content Analysis of YouTube Videos That Demonstrate Periapical Radiography

Marlene Grillon, Andy Wai Kan Yeung · 2022 · Applied Sciences

No prior study has evaluated the content of YouTube videos that demonstrated how to take periapical radiographs, one of the commonest radiographic examinations in dentistry. This study provided a content analysis on these YouTube videos.…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/app12199602Cited by 8
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Did Expanded Dental Insurance Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenditures on Dental Care among Older Adults in Korea? Interrupted Time-Series Analysis

Nam-Hee Kim, Se-Hwan Jung, Ichiro Kawachi · 2021 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The Korean National Health Insurance extended its coverage to reduce the economic burden of receiving dentures and implants for older adults in 2012 and 2014, respectively. We examined whether the new policy resulted in reduced…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18063003Cited by 8
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How can we better use Twitter to find a person who got lost due to dementia?

Kelvin K. F. Tsoi, Nicholas B. Chan, Felix C. H. Chan et al. · 2018 · npj Digital Medicine

Abstract Twitter is a social media platform for online message sharing. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of using Twitter to search for people who got lost due to dementia. The online messages on Twitter, i.e.,…

View details →DOI: 10.1038/s41746-018-0017-5Cited by 8
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Mixture-of-Theories training: can we find new physics and anomalies better by mixing physical theories?

Sascha Caron, Roberto Ruiz de Austri, Zhongyi Zhang · 2023 · Journal of High Energy Physics

A bstract Model-independent search strategies have been increasingly proposed in recent years because on the one hand there has been no clear signal for new physics and on the other hand there is a lack of a highly probable and…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/jhep03(2023)004Cited by 7
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Motor Imaginary Task Classification using Statistically Significant Time Domain and Frequency Domain EEG features

Murside Degirmenci, Yilmaz Kemal Yuce, Yalcin Isler · 2022 · Journal of Intelligent Systems with Applications

Motor Imaginary (MI) electroencephalography (EEG) signals are obtained when a subject imagines a task without essentially applying it. The accurate decoding of MI EEG signals plays an important role in the design of brain-computer…

View details →DOI: 10.54856/jiswa.202205203Cited by 7
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Lack of significant effect of gut microbiota on weight gain in newly emerged worker honeybee

J. Elijah Powell, Erick V.S. Motta, Joanito Liberti et al. · 2025 · Royal Society Open Science

The western honeybee, Apis mellifera, harbours a simple and distinct microbiota that has been linked to various positive outcomes for the host. Among these cited benefits is improved weight gain for bees that have been inoculated with…

View details →DOI: 10.1098/rsos.242151Cited by 7
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Acetabular Labral Repair and Selective Labral Debridement Show No Significant Difference in Clinical Outcomes at a Minimum 2‐Year Follow‐Up

Tiao Su, Xinle Huang, Liu Yang et al. · 2023 · Arthroscopy

Purpose To compare the outcomes of arthroscopic labral repair using looped type suture with a matched‐pair selective labral debridement with a minimum 2‐years follow‐up. Methods We identified 378 patients undergoing primary arthroscopic…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2023.05.035Cited by 7
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Implementation has failed, implementation studies have failed even more: Racism and the future of systemic change

Fernando Tormos‐Aponte, James E. Wright, Heath Brown · 2021 · Social Science Quarterly

Abstract Objective This article identifies the role of structural racism in policy implementation and argues that a starting point to evaluate the potential outcomes of calls for systemic change is to better situate racism in the study of…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.13009Cited by 7
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Multi-Objective Optimization of a Multi-Cavity, Significant Wall Thickness Difference Extrusion Profile Mold Design for New Energy Vehicles

Xuda Xu, Feng Jiang, Jianxiang Li et al. · 2024 · Materials

With the rapid development of the new energy vehicle market, the demand for extruded profiles for battery trays, mainly characterized by significant wall thickness differences in multiple chambers, is increasing, posing new challenges to…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/ma17092126Cited by 7
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Comparison of PD-L1 IHC 22C3 PharmDx Combined Positive Score (CPS) in Primary Versus Metastatic Nodal Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Head and Neck: Is There a Significant Difference?

Ahmet Surucu, Tieying Hou, Matthew Kuhar et al. · 2023 · Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology

PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx is an FDA-approved companion test to select patients for anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy. In head and neck squamous cell carcinoma PD-L1 expression is determined using a Combined Positive Score (CPS), which evaluates…

View details →DOI: 10.1097/pai.0000000000001140Cited by 7
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Mining statistically significant substrings using the chi-square statistic

Mayank Sachan, Arnab Bhattacharya · 2012 · Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment

The problem of identification of statistically significant patterns in a sequence of data has been applied to many domains such as intrusion detection systems, financial models, web-click records, automated monitoring systems,…

View details →DOI: 10.14778/2336664.2336677Cited by 7
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No Significant Difference Between Intramedullary and Extramedullary Button Fixation for Distal Biceps Brachii Tendon Rupture After Cyclic Loading in a Cadaver Model

Aditi Majumdar, Christina Salas, William Chavez et al. · 2021 · Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation

Purpose To biomechanically compare intramedullary (IM) versus extramedullary (EM) distal biceps button fixation under cyclic loading conditions, which is most representative of postoperative physiologic status. Methods This controlled…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2021.01.022Cited by 7
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Scalar Speed Control of Induction Motors with Difference Frequency

Ozcan OTKUN · 2020 · Politeknik Dergisi

Speed monitoring of electric motors has attracted the attention of many researchers from past to present. Induction Motor (IM), which is one of the electric motor types, falls behind the nominal speed in different loads. This study was…

View details →DOI: 10.2339/politeknik.474043Cited by 7