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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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Negative / Null Result Report

MENGINTEGRASIKAN TEKNOLOGI DIGITAL DALAM PEMBELAJARAN DI MI/SD PADA ERA REVOLUSI INDUSTRI 5.0

Shinta April Lailia, Siti Fatimah, Afil Fres Seftiana et al. · 2023 · SIGNIFICANT : Journal Of Research And Multidisciplinary

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi media dan metode yang tepat dalam penerapan teknologi digital di sekolah-sekolah dengan fokus pada pendidikan MI/SD. Beberapa contoh media yang mendukung seperti Quizizz, Wordwall, Zoom, dan…

View details →DOI: 10.62668/significant.v2i01.644Cited by 3
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Nocturnal Emissions: A Failure to Replicate

Keith F. Widaman, Jonathan L. Helm · 2012 · The American Journal of Psychology

Abstract A time series of nocturnal emissions was presented in The American Journal of Psychology in 1904. The anonymous author of this remarkable article provided the time series to support his contention that his nocturnal emissions…

View details →DOI: 10.5406/amerjpsyc.125.1.0039Cited by 3
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Step Clearance Seals: An Analysis to Demonstrate Their Unique Performance

Xueliang Lu, Luis San Andrés · 2018 · Journal of Tribology

Hydraulic turbines and centrifugal pumps at times show low frequency vibrations when installed with upstream step (band) clearance seals with a narrow clearance facing the incoming external flow. When implementing a downstream step…

View details →DOI: 10.1115/1.4041719Cited by 3
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Social role effects on English particle verb variation fail to replicate

Naomi Lee, Laurel Mackenzie · 2023 · Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique

Abstract The English particle verb alternation has been argued to be sensitive to the social role occupied by speakers on radio broadcasts; Kroch and Small (1978) argue that radio show hosts and in-studio guests’ greater sensitivity to…

View details →DOI: 10.1017/cnj.2023.13Cited by 3
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Significant difference in Miscanthus species root carbon exudation rate

Amanda J Holder, Rebecca Wilson, Karen Askew et al. · 2025 · Annals of Botany

Abstract Background and Aims The cultivation of Miscanthus, a giant perennial grass and promising biomass crop, is expected to increase globally in response to climate mitigation policies and sustainable agriculture goals. Little is known…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaf113Cited by 3
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Why Halley Did Not Discover Proper Motion and Why Cassini Did

Frank Verbunt, Marc van der Sluys · 2019 · Journal for the History of Astronomy

In 1717, Halley compared contemporaneous measurements of the latitudes of four stars with earlier measurements by ancient Greek astronomers and by Brahe, and from the differences concluded that these four stars showed proper motion. An…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/0021828619877967Cited by 3
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Carotid artery stenting using CASPER has a lower incidence of ischemic complications compared to Carotid WALLSTENT, but there is no significant difference in postoperative restenosis

Takashi Fujii, Shuta Maehara, Yoshimasa Fukui et al. · 2025 · Interventional Neuroradiology

Background The usefulness of CASPER, a second-generation carotid stent, for carotid artery stenosis is becoming increasingly clear. However, few studies have directly compared treatment outcomes with those of the first-generation Carotid…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/15910199251347774Cited by 2
Negative / Null Result Report

ANALISIS KEMAMPUAN CALON GURU DALAM MENGEMBANGKAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN

Ines Tasya Jadidah, Eby Sania Awalia, Althaafi Abdillah et al. · 2023 · SIGNIFICANT : Journal Of Research And Multidisciplinary

Tujuan penelitian ini dilakukan agar dapat menganalisa kemampuan calon guru dalam mengembangkan media pembelajaran. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kualitatif deskrpitif yang intrumen nya berupa observasi untuk memperoleh suatu…

View details →DOI: 10.62668/significant.v1i02.658Cited by 2
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Reduction in distraction due to perceptual load: A failure to replicate

Robert J. Snowden, Nicola S. Gray · 2025 · Perception

Perceptual load theory states that there are limited processing resources, but that these must always be fully employed. It has been used to predict and explain the commonly reported finding that irrelevant distractors influence behaviour…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/03010066251364203Cited by 2
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Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular nerve block for implantable port catheters: Does it show a significant difference in pain control?

Emre Can Çelebioğlu, Mehmet Sadık Bilgiç · 2021 · The Journal of Vascular Access

Background: Nerve blocks have been used for decades at head and neck region interventions and recently introduced as an alternative option for subcutaneous port implantation. This study aimed to compare two different local anesthesia…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/1129729820987358Cited by 2
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Lack of significant effect of interleukin-18 gene variants on tuberculosis susceptibility in the Polish population

Sebastian Wawrocki, Grzegorz Kielnierowski, Wieslawa Rudnicka et al. · 2019 · Acta Biochimica Polonica

Background: Polymorphisms in genes encoding cytokines are known to determine susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection. In particular, interleukin-18 (IL-18), an inducer of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), playing an important…

View details →DOI: 10.18388/abp.2019_2797Cited by 2
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NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT OF 3D MODELLING ON SURGICAL PLANNING IN SPINAL DEFORMITIES

Ortac Guran, Hakan Oflaz, İzge Gunal · 2022 · Acta Ortopédica Brasileira

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effect of 3d printed models on surgical pre-operative planning of complex spinal deformities. Methods: In our study, five orthopedic surgeons made surgical planning of 5 patients with severe spinal…

View details →DOI: 10.1590/1413-785220223001e248982Cited by 2
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Significant effect of SDS on the optimum operating temperature of ZnO nanosheets gas-sensitive materials

Hai Yu, Xiaoqi Yu, Chengyou Liu et al. · 2022 · The European Physical Journal Applied Physics

Many methods have been used to reduce the operational energy consumption of ZnO gas-sensitive material effectively. In this paper, different morphologies of ZnO nanomaterials are prepared in the anionic hydrophilic surfactant sodium lauryl…

View details →DOI: 10.1051/epjap/2021210247Cited by 2
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Employing Cluster Analysis to Detect Significant Cloud 3D RT Effect Indicators

Michael J. Foster, Dana E. Veron · 2010 · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Abstract Three-dimensional cloud field morphology contributes to scene-averaged cloud reflectivity, but climate models do not currently incorporate methods of identifying situations where this contribution is substantial. This work…

View details →DOI: 10.1175/2010jas3414.1Cited by 2
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How Did Early Modern Scholars Study Early Maps?

Matthew H Edney · 2024 · Cartographic Perspectives

The two standard Anglophone historiographies of the history of cartography (Skelton 1972, Harley 1987) situated the field’s origins in the early modern era, or even in the later Middle Ages. Yet “history” and “cartography” are both…

View details →DOI: 10.14714/cp105.1881Cited by 2
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A real life retrospective analysis of drug expenditure reveals no significant cost difference between infliximab and adalimumab in the treatment of adult crohn's disease: Figure 1

C A Lamb, M Price, M Robinson et al. · 2011 · Gut

Introduction The revised NICE guidance on the use of infliximab and adalimumab for the treatment of Crohn's disease, released in May 2010, has suggested biologics be prescribed as a planned therapy until treatment failure or until…

View details →DOI: 10.1136/gut.2011.239301.534Cited by 2
Failed Experiment Report

Significant Enhancement of Electrocaloric Effect in Ferroelectric Polymer via Nanopores Interfacial Engineering

Youhao Xiong, Zilong Xie, Sen Xue et al. · 2025 · Advanced Functional Materials

Abstract Ferroelectric polymer‐based electrocaloric (EC) materials are promising for next‐generation solid‐state refrigeration due to their high entropy change, eco‐friendliness, lightweight, and flexibility. The practical application of…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202507417Cited by 2
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Failed Intrauterine Pregnancy: What Is a Failed Pregnancy, What Is Not?

TIMOTHY P. CANAVAN · 2017 · Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology

Pregnancy failure is defined as a lack of sonographic evidence of current or expected viability. Technologic advances in ultrasound imaging continue to redefine diagnostic criteria of pregnancy failure or success. When evaluating a…

View details →DOI: 10.1097/grf.0000000000000301Cited by 2
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Britain’s Failed Attempt at Monetary and Fiscal Exceptionalism

David Marsh · 2023 · The Economists’ Voice

Abstract The autumn 2022 economic upheavals that brought down British Prime Minister Liz Truss’s government represented an ultimate extension of a high-risk exercise in British exceptionalism: the June 2016 referendum decision to leave the…

View details →DOI: 10.1515/ev-2023-0021Cited by 2
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Modulated stimuli demonstrate asymmetric interactions between hearing and vision

Quoc C. Vuong, Mark Laing, Anjana Prabhu et al. · 2019 · Scientific Reports

Abstract The nature of interactions between the senses is a topic of intense interest in neuroscience, but an unresolved question is how sensory information from hearing and vision are combined when the two senses interact. A problem for…

View details →DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44079-5Cited by 2
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A case report about adalimumab-induced radiologically isolated syndrome: A significant side effect of tumour necrosis factor inhibitors

Joshua Onasanya, Renée A Beach · 2021 · SAGE Open Medical Case Reports

Tumor necrosis factor-α antagonists have become a therapeutic mainstay for various inflammatory diseases including Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Despite their clinical efficacy, these medications have been associated with the rare development…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/2050313x211003057Cited by 2
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The small impact of p-hacking marginally significant results on the meta-analytic estimation of effect size

Juan Botella, Manuel Suero, Juan I. Durán et al. · 2021 · Anales de Psicología

La etiqueta p-hacking (pH) se refiere a un conjunto de prácticas oportunistas destinadas a hacer que sean significativos algunos valores p que deberían ser no significativos. Algunos han argumentado que debemos prevenir y luchar contra el…

View details →DOI: 10.6018/analesps.433051Cited by 2
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Variations in Polysomnographic Indices of Obstructive Sleep Apnea following Lingual Tonsil Hypertrophy Excision: Is the Difference Significant?

Ashraf Wahba, Khaled Abdelaal, Ayman Yehia et al. · 2022 · Medicina

Background and Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-related respiratory disorder that affects between 5% and 20% of the population. In obstructive sleep apnea, lingual tonsillar hypertrophy (LTH) has been suggested as a…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/medicina58050573Cited by 2