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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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Will we find Martian lightning via Schumann resonances?

T. M. Esman, J. R. Espley, J. R. Gruesbeck et al. · 2023 · Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Schumann resonances are electromagnetic resonances generally associated with lightning. If they exist on Mars, Schumann resonances are expected to resonate within the ionospheric cavity at a fundamental frequency of 7–14 Hz. We conducted a…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2023.1162624Cited by 2
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From SARS to COVID-19: lessons we should have learned (but we did not)

Luciano Rodrigo Lopes, João Henrique Campos, Alison Felipe Alencar Chaves · 2022 · Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

In 2002, a severe acute respiratory (SARS) epidemic, caused by a coronavirus (SARS-CoV), affected a significant number of countries and was interrupted after one year, approximately. Currently, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused…

View details →DOI: 10.17267/2675-021xevidence.2021.e3837Cited by 2
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Can Infants Retain Statistically Segmented Words and Mappings Across a Delay?

Ferhat Karaman, Jill Lany, Jessica F. Hay · 2024 · Cognitive Science

Abstract Infants are sensitive to statistics in spoken language that aid word‐form segmentation and immediate mapping to referents. However, it is not clear whether this sensitivity influences the formation and retention of word‐referent…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/cogs.13433Cited by 2
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Comparison of intestinal leak pressure between cadaveric canine and commercial synthetic intestinal tissue that did and did not undergo enterotomy

Penny J. Regier, Mark J. Fealey, Stanley E. Kim et al. · 2020 · American Journal of Veterinary Research

Abstract OBJECTIVE To compare initial leak pressure (ILP) between cadaveric canine and synthetic small intestinal segments that did and did not undergo enterotomy. SAMPLE Eight 8-cm grossly normal jejunal segments from 1 canine cadaver and…

View details →DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.81.10.827Cited by 2
Replication Failure

Speckle tracking of left ventricle in pediatric patients with hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA): case–control study

Ahmed Mahrous Kamal Baz, Osama Abd El-Fattah El-Agamy, Marwa Eldegwi et al. · 2024 · Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Abstract Background Left ventricle (LV) volume overload is observed with hemodynamically significant PDA as it causes left to right shunting, leading to increased pulmonary blood flow. This overload causes LV remodeling as LV increases…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s43054-024-00326-7Cited by 1
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No Significant Effect of Phosphorous Doping on the Electrochemical Performance of Silicon-Carbon Composite Anodes for Li-ion Batteries

Trygve Tveiterås Mongstad, Hanne Flåten Andersen, Jan Petter Maehlen et al. · 2016 · ECS Transactions

In this paper we demonstrate production of doped silicon nanoparticles and testing of the material in Li-ion battery half cells. Incorporation of 3 at% of phosphorous in the reactants of the free-space reactor used resulted in a doping…

View details →DOI: 10.1149/07301.0275ecstCited by 1
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Corn Yield Increase Under Constant Fertilizer Did Not Reduce Nitrate Export

Chelsea Connair Clifford, Emily R. Waring, Carl H. Pederson et al. · 2023 · Journal of the ASABE

Highlights Corn yields increased from 1989 to 2021 in Iowa experimental plots at nitrogen fertilizer rates consistently just above current recommendations. Increased corn yields did not result in a decrease in drainage nitrate exports.…

View details →DOI: 10.13031/ja.15538Cited by 1
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Human rights and mental health care – Can we find a common ground?

D. Pūras · 2016 · European Psychiatry

Future of psychiatry is discussed in the context of modern human rights principles, evidence-based policies and sustainable development goals. After international community agreed on sustainable development goals to be reached by 2030,…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.117Cited by 1
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Statistically Significant Difference in the First-trimester Fetal Heart Rate between Genders?

Olufemi Adebari Oloyede, Mustafa Adelaja Lamina · 2022 · Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences

Background: The study aims to establish the pattern of fetal heart rates in the first and second trimesters and determine whether there is a statistically significant difference in the first-trimester fetal heart rate (FHR) of males and…

View details →DOI: 10.18502/sjms.v17i2.11457Cited by 1
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Demonstrating a Statistically Significant Association Between Anal High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion and Positive OncoE6 Anal Test in Men Who Have Sex With Men and Are Living With HIV

Jeanne A. Jordan, Karina I. Rivas, Annette Aldous et al. · 2023 · Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Objectives The aim of the study is to determine whether a positive OncoE6 Anal Test result has statistically significant higher odds of being associated with high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) and to calculate sensitivity…

View details →DOI: 10.1097/lgt.0000000000000750Cited by 1
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Analysis of the Existing Statistically Significant Difference between the Indicators of the Initial and Final Measurement after the Implementation of a Comprehensive Programme of Sport Improvement in Orienteering for Students from the Technical University of Sofia, Plovdiv Branch

Daniel Vladimirov · 2025 · Strategies for Policy in Science and Education-Strategii na Obrazovatelnata i Nauchnata Politika

From December 2016 to December 2018, a comprehensive study was conducted to analyze the results of an advanced orienteering training and training program introduced. A comparative analysis was also used in the analysis of the research…

View details →DOI: 10.53656/str2025-2s-11-danCited by 1
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STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATES OF INFLUENCE OF SOLAR ACTIVITY ON PLANETARY WAVES IN THE MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE OF THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE AS DERIVED FROM MUAM MODEL DATA

Andrey Koval · 2019 · Solnechno-Zemnaya Fizika

Numerical simulation has been used to examine the effect of changes in solar activity (SA) in the thermosphere on amplitudes of long-period planetary waves (PW) for the winter period in the Northern Hemisphere. The model of the middle and…

View details →DOI: 10.12737/szf-54201907Cited by 1
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Demonstrate for Rotating C-Shape Magnetic Refrigeration near Room Temperature

Ali Alahmer · 2014 · Applied Mechanics and Materials

Magnetic refrigeration is a new promised technology based on a distinctive property magnetocaloric effect (MCE) of some materials such as gadolinium. This manuscript demonstrates a rotating C-shape magnetic refrigeration using finite…

View details →DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.704.154Cited by 1
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Using Statistically Based Modeling for Vehicle Dynamics

Constantin Ovidiu Ilie, Dănuț Grosu, Oana Mocian et al. · 2014 · Advanced Materials Research

This paper is a result of a research focused on statistical vehicles dynamics. Its main purpose is to establish mathematical description of vehicle dynamics based on statistically sufficient experimental data and using statistical…

View details →DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1036.564Cited by 1
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The dependence of the amino acid backbone conformation on the translated synonymous codon is not statistically significant

Javier González-Delgado, Pablo Mier, Pau Bernadó et al. · 2025 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The correlation between synonymous codon usage and secondary structure in translated proteins has been widely demonstrated. This usage plays a capital role in tuning translational rates and protein folding kinetics, indirectly influencing…

View details →DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2503264122Cited by 1
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A method for constructing fully interpretable linear regressions with statistically significant estimates according to the Student’s criterion and insignificant intercorrelation coefficients

M.P. Bazilevskiy · 2025 · Numerical Methods and Programming (Vychislitel'nye Metody i Programmirovanie)

The article is devoted to the urgent problem of constructing interpretable machine learning models, namely, multiple linear regression models. To estimate their unknown parameters, ordinary least squares is used. A…

View details →DOI: 10.26089/nummet.v26r435Cited by 1
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Detecting statistically significant geographical anomalous regions from spatial sampling points by coupling Gaussian function and multidirectional optimization

Xuexi Yang, Min Deng, Yan Shi et al. · 2020 · Transactions in GIS

Abstract An anomalous geographical region refers to a collection of spatially aggregated objects whose non‐spatial attribute values are significantly inconsistent with those of their spatial neighbors. The detection of anomalous regions…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/tgis.12725Cited by 1
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Preoperative NSAID Use is Associated With a Small But Statistically Significant Increase in Blood Drainage in TLIF Procedures

Michelle A. Nakatsuka, Yong Kim, Themistocles Protopsaltis et al. · 2025 · Clinical Spine Surgery

Study Design: Retrospective analysis of retrospectively collected data. Objective: To determine the effects of preoperative nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use on estimated blood loss (EBL) and postoperative drain output in…

View details →DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001795Cited by 1
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Secular stagnation and Google Trends – can we find out what people think?

Katarzyna Schmidt, Mateusz Gajtkowski · 2021 · Review of Economic Analysis

The main aim of the study was to verify the thesis that the US economy is measured against the spectre of secular stagnation by determining the mood of American society using Google Trends. While performing the analysis, the authors used…

View details →DOI: 10.15353/rea.v13i3.1718Cited by 1
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Statistically linking extreme precipitation to global warming

Ernie Balcerak · 2013 · Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union

Extreme rainfall can have serious effects on societies and ecosystems. Increases in extreme precipitation events are predicted to occur as Earth's climate warms, in part because warmer air has greater capacity to hold moisture, leading to…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/2013eo410016Cited by 1
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STATISTICALLY CONTROLLED ROBUST TRUST COMPUTING MECHANISM FOR CLOUD COMPUTING

Mohamed Firdhous, Osman Ghazali, Suhaidi Hassan · 2014 · Journal of Information and Communication Technology

Quality of service plays an important role in making distributed systems. Users prefer service providers who meet the commitments specifi ed in the Service Level Agreements to these who violate them. Cloud computing has been the recent…

View details →DOI: 10.32890/jict.13.2014.8146Cited by 1
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More on Brain and Semiosis: Can We Find a Point in Neuronets?

Tatiana V. Chernigovskaya · 2021 · Voprosy Filosofii

The paper discusses semiotic aspects of higher human functions and a possibility and relevance of traditional search for their neurophysiological basis. The state of the art on the subject is reviewed and the lack of data on…

View details →DOI: 10.21146/0042-8744-2021-6-5-13Cited by 1
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Autistic Listeners Demonstrate Robust Lexically Guided Perceptual Learning

Shawn N. Cummings, Brooke Duda, Rachel M. Theodore · 2025 · Autism Research

ABSTRACT Listeners accommodate rampant variability in speech input, at least in part, by adapting to structured phonetic variation. However, most work demonstrating this type of perceptual learning has focused on group‐level effects in…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/aur.70078Cited by 1