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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Kevin J. Murphy, Oded Izraeli · 2019 · Social Science Quarterly
Objective We compare academic achievement in charter schools versus two types of traditional public school in the State of Michigan over a 10‐year period. Charter schools serve as a reform measure for failing public schools, so the natural…
Adolor Aisiri, Babafunke Fagbemi, Oluseyi A. Akintola et al. · 2020 · African Evaluation Journal
Background: Childbirth spacing (CBS) or Family Planning (FP) methods are considered an essential component of sexual and reproductive health. It refers to the resting period between pregnancies that provides the mother with time to…
Abdel Razzaq Al Rababa’a, Zaid Saidat, Raed Hendawi · 2021 · Investment Management and Financial Innovations
Different models have been used in the finance literature to predict the stock market returns. However, it remains an open question whether non-linear models can outperform linear models while providing accurate predictions for future…
Frederick W. Woodley, Kent Williams, Carlo Di Lorenzo et al. · 2022 · JPGN Reports
We previously reported our ability to objectively assess the strength of temporal relationships between gastroesophageal reflux (GER) disease‐like symptoms with esophageal air events (EAEs) (air swallows, gastric belching, and supragastric…
Soma Onishi, Masahiro Nishimura, Ryota Fujimura et al. · 2024 · Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction
Although machine learning models are widely used in critical domains, their complexity and poor interpretability remain problematic. Decision trees (DTs) and rule-based models are known for their interpretability, and numerous studies have…
Petros Choidis, Akriti Sharma, Giulia Grottesi et al. · 2022 · E3S Web of Conferences
Climate change is expected to significantly affect the interior climate of old, leaky buildings without HVAC systems. As a result, the items of cultural significance that are hosted indoors will experience new ambient conditions, which…
Sunil Narayan, Adithan Chandrasekaran, Debdatta Basu et al. · 2020 · The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine
Abstract Background Prothrombotic factors have been correlated with vascular events in young patients, with recurrent strokes, and with venous thromboembolisms. However, their prevalence in adult strokes, in healthy populations, and in…
Christine Sandbach, Julie K. Young, Mary Conner et al. · 2024 · Restoration Ecology
Stream restoration programs employ beaver‐related restoration techniques, including beaver translocations and installation of beaver dam analogs (BDA), to create complex in‐stream habitat. We investigated whether BDA installations improved…
Wesley M. Sarmento · 2025 · Frontiers in Conservation Science
Human-wildlife conflict can result in harm to people and their livelihoods, and frequently ends in reduced tolerance for species and/or removal of animals. Resolving and preventing conflict is essential for conserving carnivore…
Anas Alkhofi · 2025 · Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence
This study compares the quality of English-to-Arabic translations produced by Google Translate (GT) with those generated by student translators. Despite advancements in neural machine translation technology, educators often remain…
Paula Apascaritei, Marta M. Elvira, María Rodríguez-García · 2024 · International Journal of Manpower
Purpose Resource orchestration theory proposes that firms need resources, capabilities, and horizontal and vertical alignment to achieve high performance. Thus, we investigate which combinations of horizontal fit of resources…
Shengde Li, Li-Ying Cui, Craig Anderson et al. · 2020 · BMC Neurology
Abstract Background Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) survivors are at a high risk of recurrent stroke. Although it is thought that survivors with higher risk of stroke respond better to stroke onset, to date, no study has been able to…
Rashmi Kumari, Lisa Willing · 2022 · Diabetology
Impaired glucocorticoid signaling in diabetes mellitus and its relation to suppressed immune function and hyperglycemia during acute stroke has been shown to be detrimental. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of…
Adedeji Ajadi · 2024 · Business Performance Review
This study evaluates the risk-adjusted performance of equity mutual funds in Nigeria against the market benchmark and two alternative passive portfolios available to investors. Data on monthly net asset values (NAVs) of 30 actively…
Olivia Rann, Mike Sharland, Paul Long et al. · 2017 · BMJ Open
Objectives Inaccurate antibiotic dosing can lead to treatment failure, fuel antimicrobial resistance and increase side effects. The British National Formulary for Children (BNFC) guidance recommends oral antibiotic dosing according to age…
Johanna Dahan, Jehonathan Pinthus, Guila Delouya et al. · 2024 · BMC Urology
Abstract Introduction Several blood markers of inflammation are elevated in prostate cancer (PCa) and have prognostic value. Little is known about the relationship between these markers, PCa, and other factors associated with chronic…
Xiaoyi Shen, Albert K. Tsui, Zhaoyong Zhang · 2019 · Risks
The purpose of this study is to examine the volatility-timing performance of Singapore-based funds under the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Investment Scheme and non-CPF linked funds by taking into account the currency risk effect on…
Brenda Castillo-Brais, Ángel León, Juan Mora · 2022 · Mathematics
We assess Value-at-Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES) estimates assuming different models for the standardized returns: distributions based on polynomial expansions such as Cornish-Fisher and Gram-Charlier, and well-known parametric…
Vusani Moyo, Fidelis Mache · 2018 · Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR)
A number of surveys reveal that a large number of analysts, valuation experts, investors, chief financial officers and finance academics employ the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) of Sharpe (1962) and Lintner (1965) to estimate the cost…
C. Edward Chang, Thomas M. Krueger, H. Doug Witte · 2015 · American Journal of Business
Purpose – For a number of reasons ranging from their more recent introduction to their perceived lesser excitement relative to stock-based peers, there have been few studies of fixed income (mainly bond) exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The…
Barbara Stypińska, Marzena Olesińska, Andrzej Pawlik et al. · 2018 · Rheumatology
Objectives Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common systemic inflammatory disease and is of unknown etiology. The altered balance between immunosuppressive and inflammatory T cell subpopulations exerts a huge impact on RA pathogenesis.…
Hammad Sadiq, Sanjeev Rampam, Jay Patel et al. · 2022 · Medicine
Objectives: To assess the impact of a preoperative walking intervention on improving postoperative recovery in at-risk frail older adult patients. Study Type: Unblinded, randomized controlled trial which assigned patients to intervention…
Xin Zhang, Yingming Zhu · 2025 · Sustainability
Chinese Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) has been a crucial policy for China, a major manufacturing and carbon-emitting country, in achieving its “carbon neutrality” goals and sustainable development. This paper examines the performance of…
Saif Uddin, Aysun U. Gorgun, Scott W. Fowler et al. · 2023 · Journal of Environmental Exposure Assessment
The concentration of 210Po and 210Pb in vegetation, and their transfer from soil to vegetation and via aerosol deposited on foliage are well established. The available data show significantly higher levels of these radionuclides in ash…
Jin Shang, Shigeyuki Hamori · 2023 · Journal of Risk and Financial Management
With the continuous advancement of machine learning and the increasing availability of internet-based information, there is a belief that these approaches and datasets enhance the accuracy of price prediction. However, this study aims to…
Özgül Düzgün, Pırıltı Özcan, Mehmet Faik Özçelik · 2022 · Journal of Personalized Medicine
ERAS is a protocol consisting of multidisciplinary approaches, including patient education, fluid resuscitation, keeping patients’ innormothermic state, early feeding, and mobilization. We aimed to present and compare the postoperative…
Dinesh Erram, Theodore Vincent Black, Nathan Burkett-Cadena · 2021 · Journal of Medical Entomology
Abstract Culicoides Latreille species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are insects of significant medical and veterinary importance worldwide because their bites can cause major annoyance, allergic reactions, and/or pathogen transmission to…
Vicktoria Elkarif, Leonid Kandel, Debbie Rand et al. · 2021 · Applied Sciences
We aimed to compare the spatiotemporal parameters and joint kinematics during unperturbed and perturbed gait between individuals with osteoarthritis (OA) who did or did not undergo total knee replacement (TKR) one year post a baseline…
Andrew Tomkins, Sam Naylor, Emile Morgan · 2018 · International Journal of STD & AIDS
Did not attend (DNA) appointments create a significant impact upon resource and finance efficiency in the NHS. Despite introduction of short-message service (SMS) reminders to our patients, DNA rates remained persistently high. An option…
Li Fan, Liuyan Wei, Ni Tang et al. · 2025 · Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Background Thalassemia is a hereditary blood disorder that can impact fertility due to various factors such as iron overload and endocrine disruption. While the effects of iron overload on fertility outcomes in transfusion-dependent…