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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Jean-Marie Marandin · 2011 · Belgian Journal of Linguistics
This paper addresses epistemological issues raised by the use of elicited data in linguistic analyses. A common suspicion raised by experimental settings is this: participants in the lab do not replicate their everyday use of language, due…
Neslihan Kaya Terzi, Tolga Terzi · 2024 · Annals of Saudi Medicine
BACKGROUND: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a standard preoperative diagnostic modality for thyroid nodules. The Bethesda Thyroid Cytopathology Reporting System (TBSRTC) defines the FNAC atypia group as atypia of undetermined…
Lindsey Schofield, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Undergraduate students achieving a first-time pass on the NCLEX is the ultimate outcome post-graduation. First-time pass rates on the NCLEX allow students to transition into their nursing careers smoothly; for nursing schools to receive…
Muhammad Refki Pranata · 2024 · SIGNIFICANT : Journal Of Research And Multidisciplinary
Pada penelitian ini penulis ingin menyampaikan digitalisasi arsip sangat berguna dalam mempercepat pengelolaan di suatu instansi pelayanan. Tujuan dari penulisan ini untuk memberitahu seberapa pentingnya digitalisasi saat ini. Metode…
Min-Feng Chen, Ning Cui · 2021 · Advances in Difference Equations
Abstract Let f be an entire function of finite order, let $n\geq 1$ n ≥ 1 , $m\geq 1$ m ≥ 1 , $L(z,f)\not \equiv 0$ L ( z , f ) ≢ 0 be a linear difference polynomial of f with small meromorphic coefficients, and $P_{d}(z,f)\not \equiv 0$ P…
Laura Mieth, Raoul Bell, Axel Buchner · 2019 · Experimental Psychology
Abstract. This registered report aims at replicating the so-called “mnemonic time-travel” effect. Aksentijevic, Brandt, Tsakanikos, and Thorpe (2019) reported that memory was improved when their participants experienced backward motion…
Jasmina T. Jovanovic · 2021 · Current Bioinformatics
Background: The analysis of DNA nucleotide sequence similarity among different species is crucial in identifying their functional, structural or evolutionary relationships. The number of bioinformatics tools designed to perform the…
Rob Opdam, Diemer de Vries, Michael Vorländer · 2014 · Building Acoustics
As an alternative for the common geometric room acoustical models, a wave theory-based model has been developed derived from the so-called WRW scheme, often used in seismic modelling [1, 2]. In this model, the wave properties of sound are…
John Crosby, Haoran Cui, Yan Wang · 2025 · Applied Physics Letters
Porous graphene and graphite are increasingly utilized in electrochemical energy storage and solar-thermal applications due to their unique structural and thermal properties. In this study, we conduct a comprehensive analysis of the…
SMR Gillani, MR Holland, M Sidhu et al. · 2014 · Practical Diabetes
Abstract Failure of access to structured diabetes care is associated with adverse outcome. There is no known validated data tool to identify access failure and thus we have developed a Failed Access Score (FAS) and have examined its…
Timothy J. Wells, Lucie Krejčová, Jakub Binter et al. · 2022 · PLOS ONE
Reward based learning is broadly acknowledged to underpin the development and maintenance of addictive behaviour although the mechanism in sexual compulsivity is less understood. Using a Pavlovian-to-Instrumental Transfer (PIT) task we…
Ivana Samarzija, Martina Šeruga Music · 2019 · Phytopathogenic Mollicutes
The genus ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma’ encompasses diverse groups of endocellular bacteria without cell wall that reside within plant phloem and insect cells. They are classified to the class Mollicutes together with acholeplasmas,…
Gabriel Freedman, Francesca Toni · 2025 · The International FLAIRS Conference Proceedings
Advances in the general capabilities of large language models (LLMs) have led to their use for information retrieval, and as components in automated decision systems. A faithful representation of probabilistic reasoning in these models may…
William Brugmann, Susan Winandy · 2010 · The Journal of Immunology
Abstract Ikaros is a transcription factor that is expressed almost exclusively in cells of the hematopoietic lineage. Ikaros null mice lack several hematopoietic cell lineages including some dendritic cell (DC) subsets. Additionally,…
Masaharu Ueno · 2024 · BMC Psychology
Abstract Background Coffee is widely consumed around the world. In Japan, it is a type of “Shikohin” (consumed for flavor, not nutrition). Several medical studies have reported the beneficial effects of coffee consumption, whereas others…
Masafumi Shimoda, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Kozo Morimoto et al. · 2024 · Scientific Reports
Abstract While previous research has explored the connection between video gaming and medical procedures, studies on the connection between video gaming and bronchoscopy techniques are lacking. This study aimed to investigate how video…
Gemma Massetti, Carlotta Lega, Zaira Cattaneo et al. · 2022 · Brain Sciences
Humans are the only species capable of experiencing pleasure from esthetic stimuli, such as art and music. Neuroimaging evidence suggests that the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) plays a critical role in esthetic judgments,…
Hadeel Alkutubi, Rania Abod, Omaima Jabber · 2022 · Journal of Kufa for Mathematics and Computer

 
 
 In this research, we applied actual data related to the number of infections with the Corona virus for some Arab countries for the month of February of the year 2022, where the method of least significant difference…
Ke Xiao, Rongxin Zhang, Jing Tu · 2025 · International Journal of Molecular Sciences
G-quadruplex (G4) ChIP-Seq data are critical for studying the roles of G4 structures in various biological processes, yet their reproducibility remains systematically uncharacterized. In this study, we evaluated the consistency of in vivo…
Keishi Nomura, Yuko Yotsumoto · 2018 · Japanese Psychological Research
Abstract Kobayashi and Ichikawa (2016) recently reported that briefly presented images with dangerous impressions were detected with higher accuracy than images with safe impressions and concluded that the emotion evoked by such images…
Nur Hafzareen Md Hanafiah, Abdul Rahim Othman, Mark Ovinis · 2024 · Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology
Autoclave had been constrained to longer time consumption, higher production costs and excessive residual stress. The challenges regarding with out-of-autoclave (OOA) cure involved the need to devise the techniques in preserving high…
Fan Zhang, Rongxin Wang, Fangzhi Li et al. · 2023 · Journal of Applied Physics
In an interconnected high-vacuum illustration system, the surfaces of p-InGaN/GaN heterostructures grown with integrated metalorganic chemical vapor deposition were treated in O2 gas for different times at room temperature and then…
Kai Otsubo, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi · 2023 · BMC Research Notes
Abstract Objective Terror management theory posits that when mortality is salient, individuals attempt to defend their cultural worldviews. Although numerous studies have confirmed this hypothesis, some recent studies have suggested that…
Katerina Akabalieva · 2023 · Frontiers in Psychiatry
Objective Reduced hemispheric asymmetry has been identified as a potential risk factor for schizophrenia, characterized by diminished brain lateralization and a lack of dominance in the left hemisphere. Moreover, there is growing evidence…
Yuksel Aliyazicioglu, Emin Ozbek, Levent Ozcan et al. · 2013 · Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
Varicocele is the most common and surgically correctible cause of male infertility in men attending to infertility clinics. Infertility affects 15% of all couples and male factor is the primary or contributing cause in 40% to 60% of cases.…
Nicola Arrighi, Alessandro Antonelli, Tiziano Zanotelli et al. · 2011 · Urologia Journal
Objectives During the last 3 decades ultrasonographic and cross-sectional imaging techniques have been widely adopted in the pre-operative staging of renal masses with a progressive technological refinement. The aim of this study is to…
Irene Edith Rieuwpassa, Nurlindah Hamrun, Fitrian Riksavianti · 2013 · Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
Every tribe and race has size of tooth mesiodistal and cervicoincisal different from each other. The most obviousdifference is the size of the teeth between female and male. This study aimed to determine differences in size ofmesiodistal…
Sebnem Boduroglu, Rashid Bashir · 2023 · Geosciences
Surfactants (i.e., solutes that reduce the surface tension of water) exist in the subsurface either naturally or are introduced to the subsurface due to anthropogenic activities (e.g., agricultural purposes, environmental remediation…
Cleo Zarina A. Reyes, Ramiro Gabriel Castro-Apolo, Hope Kincaid et al. · 2024 · The Neurologist
Objectives: The utility of thrombolysis and/or thrombectomy in patients with mild stroke and large vessel occlusion (LVO) remains inconclusive. This retrospective study compared short-term and long-term outcomes in patients treated with…
Yasmina Bouzidi, Emmanuel Barteau, Julien Lejeune et al. · 2019 · The Neuroradiology Journal
Background Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with a gadolinium injection is currently used in the follow-up of children in remission of cerebral tumors (CTs). Intracerebral gadolinium deposition has been recently reported with unknown…