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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Cheng-Hua Yang, Alex · 2015 · Journal of Air Transport Studies
Aviation safety has been affected greatly by technological improvements. A series of Ground Proximity Warning Systems (GPWSs) were developed to prevent accidents during Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT). This study analyzed the role of…
Borbála A. Lőrincz, Agustina Anson, Stephan Handschuh et al. · 2021 · Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
Abstract Hippocampal changes in epilepsy may manifest as hippocampal atrophy/sclerosis. A recent human study suggests that the demonstration of hippocampal volume loss is more reliable using quantitative evaluation methods. The aim of the…
Daniel D. Wiegmann, Kelly L. Weinersmith, Jeffrey R. Baylis et al. · 2024 · BMC Zoology
Abstract Background Many animals appear to preferentially renest in proximity to a site they previously occupied. Evidence of nest fidelity is often inferred from a right skewed distribution of distances between the nests of individuals…
Christián C. Carman · 2025 · Centaurus
Abstract This paper investigates Kepler's initial efforts to demonstrate the bisection of Earth's orbit during his first residence in Benátky in 1600. By closely analyzing his manuscripts, I reveal the sequence of calculations he performed…
Laura Loddo · 2020 · Pallas
The Athenian public discourse between V and IV centuries BC displayed an image of Athens as an open city towards the outsiders and as a protector of the weak and the oppressed (section 1). Although scholars frequently stressed the Athenian…
Erik Paul Millstone, Elisabeth Dawson · 2020 · Archives of Public Health
Abstract On behalf of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Kass and Lodi recently published a letter purporting to ‘refute’ our July 2019 analysis of EFSA’s December 2013 assessment of the risks of aspartame. We had previously…
Engy Ziedan, Robert Kaestner · 2021 · Evaluation Review
In this article, we provide a comprehensive, empirical assessment of the hypothesis that the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) affected hospital readmissions. In doing so, we provide evidence as to the validity of prior…
Paul H. Kupiec · 2021 · Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions
Regulatory data shows large differences between large and small banks’ response to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Large bank loan originations are smaller than predicted based on operational characteristics and historical lending…
Junichi Hasegawa, Akihiko Sekizawa, Tatsuya Arakaki et al. · 2020 · Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
Abstract Aim To clarify whether the incidence of umbilical cord prolapse (UCP) at delivery is related to the cervical ripening balloon (CRB). Methods A postal questionnaire study was conducted in 2018 in institutions providing maternity…
B. K. Song · 2018 · American Politics Research
In this study, I examine whether the effect of biased media can be reduced when voters have an alternative source of political information. Specifically, I investigate whether the introduction of television mitigated the effect of partisan…
Jianguo Sun, Mingfu Tian · 2023 · Frontiers in Environmental Economics
Introduction Based on the microdata of 36 A-share new energy vehicle (NEV) enterprises from 2015 to 2021, this study empirically investigates whether the introduction of the double credit policy (DCP) promoted the innovation of NEV…
Benjamin D. Renelus, Devika Dixit, Phuong T. Nguyen et al. · 2021 · BMC Gastroenterology
Abstract Background Chemoprevention of colorectal neoplasia with aspirin and statins is under-investigated in Black patients. Since Black patients suffer disproportionately from colon cancer incidence and mortality compared to other…
Takhfif Othman, Abdulsalam Mohammad Adnan Alsaiad, Abdulraouf M. Z. Jijeh et al. · 2025 · Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
Heterotaxy syndrome is characterized by a tendency for bilaterally symmetric arrangement (isomerism) of inner organs. It is frequently associated with complex congenital heart defects (CHDs). In “heterotaxic” hearts, the tendency for…
David Hayward, Amy Fourie, Donald MacIntyre et al. · 2025 · BJPsych Bulletin
Aims and method To determine the most acceptable term for borderline personality disorder (BPD). We conducted a cross-sectional study of patients who know what it feels like to be diagnosed with a mental disorder. The main outcome measures…
Ann Nolan, John Walsh · 2017 · Irish Historical Studies
Abstract This paper explores the persistence of ecclesiastical influence on higher education in Ireland during an era of far-reaching policy change in the 1960s. The extensive interaction between political and official elites and the…
Sung Il Jung, Hee Sun Park, Hae Jeong Jeon et al. · 2019 · Acta Radiologica
Background Whirlpool sign on computed tomography (CT) is pathognomic of adnexal torsion. Purpose To evaluate the visibility and common location of the whirlpool sign in adnexal torsion on CT. Material and Methods This retrospective study…
Zhiyou Yang, Peter Huckfeldt, Jose J. Escarce et al. · 2022 · INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Since the implementation of Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), safety-net hospitals have received a disproportionate share of financial penalties for excess readmissions, raising concerns about the fairness of the…
Tae-Hun Kim, Jung Won Kang · 2024 · Perspectives on Integrative Medicine
Background: Evidence mapping presents the current status of evidence on a specific field. The "Evidence Map of Acupuncture" published in 2014 gave an overall picture of the evidence on acupuncture treatments for various…
Briana N. Sprague, Anna K. Forster · 2025 · Healthcare
Objective: What types of multilevel interventions exist to improve blood pressure among community-dwelling adults aged 18+ in the United States? What is the treatment efficacy? Data Source: Peer-reviewed articles from Cochrane Library,…
Enrique Orduña-Malea, Isidro F Aguillo · 2022 · Journal of Information Science
The Majestic’s Trust Flow (TF) is a link-based score aimed at measuring the influence of online objects (e.g. scientific publications) by considering the weighted number of links received from trusted websites. This study describes the…
Olesia Lebid, Oleksandr Veits · 2020 · Banks and Bank Systems
The paper focuses on the theoretical justification and theoretical foundations of using statistical criteria for identifying money laundering risk as a tool to prevent and counteract the legalization of bank clients’ proceeds. The…
Scott D. King · 2022 · Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
Abstract While volcanic landforms attest to the numerous and varied volcanic processes on Venus, estimates of the frequency of volcanic eruptions are lacking. Constraints from volcanic resurfacing volumes can be equally satisfied by…
Caetano Souto-Maior · 2025 · PeerJ
Reports of crises of reproducibility have abounded in the scientific and popular press, and are often attributed to questionable research practices, lack of rigor in protocols, or fraud. On the other hand, it is a known fact that—just like…
Sangeeta Saha, Binod Chandra Tripathy · 2022 · Journal of Uncertain Systems
The main aim of this paper is to introduce several forms of statistical convergence of difference sequences of complex uncertain variables: [Formula: see text]-statistically convergence almost surely, [Formula: see text]-statistically…
Malik E. Juweid, Dana Alselaibi, Hiba Abandeh et al. · 2023 · Medicine
Trabecular bone score (TBS) assesses trabecular microarchitecture at the lumbar spine and was shown to improve fracture risk prediction compared to bone mineral density (BMD) alone. We investigated whether lumbar degenerative changes (DC)…
Malene Kyrkjebø Vinnes, Inger Marie Aalberg Haugen, Ola Diserud et al. · 2022 · Ecological Entomology
Abstract Linden trees ( Tilia spp . ) have for a long time been associated with bumblebee ( Bombus spp . ) mortality in Europe and North America. Several explanations have been suggested for this phenomenon. This study aimed to explore to…
Stefano Mammola, Diego Fontaneto, Andrea Santangeli et al. · 2026 · Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Abstract We’ve all been there: 11.47, swamped by a long stretch of dense scientific talks at a conference. Six slides into a hyper-technical presentation, the speaker suddenly cracks a joke. The room erupts. Shoulders relax. Minds…
Raphael Max, Matthias Uhl · 2023 · PLOS ONE
Moral luck refers to whether an actor is morally praised or blamed for an action whose outcome they could not influence. In two studies, we investigated the behavioral importance of this phenomenon in the realm of investments, which has…
Rafael R. Maes, Geert Potters, Erik Fransen et al. · 2023 · Sustainability
Air quality currently poses a major risk for human health. Currently, diesel is widely used as fuel and is a significant source of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM), both hazardous to human health. A good alternative for…
Ralph Adolphs, Daniel Andler · 2018 · Emotion Review
Our approach to emotion emphasized three key ingredients. (a) We do not yet have a mature science of emotion, or even a consensus view—in this respect we are more hesitant than Sander, Grandjean, and Scherer (henceforth “SGS”) or Luiz…