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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Nelli Tuomola · 2023 · JCEM Case Reports
Abstract The patient is 24-years old male with no previous medical history. He has worked for the last 3 years in the packaging line of Divigel, the estradiol gel of the pharmaceutical company Orion. He sought medical attention 11/2014 due…
Azra Niaz, John Jun, Sophia Y Ali · 2020 · Journal of the Endocrine Society
Abstract Introduction There has been a recent increase in the incidence of adrenal incidentaloma (AI), defined as an adrenal mass that’s unintentionally discovered on imaging obtained for an indication other than suspected adrenal…
Pei-Lun He, Zhao-Han Zhang, Karen Z. Hatsagortsyan et al. · 2024 · arXiv
The spin polarization of photoelectrons induced by an intense linearly polarized laser field is investigated using numerical solutions of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation in companion with our analytic treatment via the spin-resolved strong-field approximation and classical trajectory Monte Carlo simulations. We demonstrate that, even though the total polarization vanishes upon averaging over the photoelectron momentum, momentum-resolved spin polarization is significant, typically exhibiting a vortex structure relative to the laser polarization axis. The polarization arises from the tra
Nicolas Abi Chebel, Olivier Masbernat, Frédéric Risso et al. · 2008 · arXiv
The present work investigates free damped oscillations of an oil drop in water after its release from a capillary tube. Both pure heptane drops and diluted crude oil drops are considered (in the second case the interface is covered by amphiphilic species, natural components of crude oil). Shadowgraph images of the drops are taken by means of a high speed camera and the drop contour is detected by image processing. The axisymmetric drop shape is then decomposed into spherical harmonics, which constitute the eigenmodes of oscillations predicted by the Rayleigh-Lamb theory. Time evolution of each
Miki Kurihara, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Megan E. Eckart et al. · 2023 · arXiv
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) for low-temperature detectors is a serious concern in many missions. We investigate the EMI caused by the spacecraft components to the x-ray microcalorimeter of the Resolve instrument onboard the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), which is currently under development by an international collaboration and is planned to be launched in 2023. We focus on the EMI from (a) the low-frequency magnetic field generated by the magnetic torquers (MTQ) used for the spacecraft attitude control and (b) the radio-frequency (RF) electromagnetic field generated by
Gang Ren, Wenbin Li, Eamonn O'Neill · 2016 · arXiv
As interactive devices become pervasive, people are beginning to looking for more advanced interaction with televisions in the living room. Interactive television has the potential to offer a very engaging experience. But most common user tasks are still challenging with such systems, such as menu selection or text input. And little work has been done on understanding and sup-porting the effective design of freehand interaction with an TV in the living room. In this paper, we perform two studies investi-gating freehand gestural interaction with a consumer level sensor, which is suitable for TV
Mengqi Wang, Zhan Liu, Zengrui Jin et al. · 2025 · arXiv
Diffusion-based large language models (DLLMs) have recently attracted growing interest as an alternative to autoregressive decoders. In this work, we present an empirical study on using the diffusion-based large language model LLaDA for automatic speech recognition (ASR). We first investigate its use as an external deliberation-based processing module for Whisper-LLaMA transcripts. By leveraging the bidirectional attention and denoising capabilities of LLaDA, we explore random masking, low-confidence masking, and semi-autoregressive strategies, showing that Whisper-LLaDA substantially reduces
Anirudh Vemula, J. Andrew Bagnell, Maxim Likhachev · 2020 · arXiv
Given access to accurate dynamical models, modern planning approaches are effective in computing feasible and optimal plans for repetitive robotic tasks. However, it is difficult to model the true dynamics of the real world before execution, especially for tasks requiring interactions with objects whose parameters are unknown. A recent planning approach, CMAX, tackles this problem by adapting the planner online during execution to bias the resulting plans away from inaccurately modeled regions. CMAX, while being provably guaranteed to reach the goal, requires strong assumptions on the accuracy
Vageesh Saxena, Sharid Loáiciga, Nils Rethmeier · 2024 · arXiv
Neural networks have demonstrated significant advancements in Neural Machine Translation (NMT) compared to conventional phrase-based approaches. However, Multilingual Neural Machine Translation (MNMT) in extremely low-resource settings remains underexplored. This research investigates how knowledge transfer across languages can enhance MNMT in such scenarios. Using the Tatoeba translation challenge dataset from Helsinki NLP, we perform English-German, English-French, and English-Spanish translations, leveraging minimal parallel data to establish cross-lingual mappings. Unlike conventional meth
Gâta, Ilieș, Mureșan-Bădescu et al. · 2026 · Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)
Background/Objectives : Nowadays, lymph node assessment represents a key component in the surgical staging of endometrial cancer, as sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping increased in adoption as an alternative to lymphadenectomy. This study…
Tsai, Huang, Wang et al. · 2026 · Integrative cancer therapies
BackgroundTraditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM) is an evolving field in oncology focused on managing cancer symptoms. Hydrogen water (HW) has gained attention for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, yet…
Yang, Liu, Yu et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in nutrition
This study aimed to examine the individual and combined associations of tea consumption and cigarette smoking with accelerated biological aging among oilfield workers. Logistic regression was used to assess the associations of tea…
Zhao, Xie, Yu et al. · 2026 · BMC cancer
BACKGROUND: Vessels that encapsulate tumor clusters (VETC) is a powerful predictor of aggressive hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and associated with poor outcomes of HCC. Imaging surrogates of VETC potentially help predict postsurgical…
Zhao, Fu, Li et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in neuroscience
Sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is a prevalent disorder with profound adverse effects on health and overall quality of life, thereby necessitating the development of accurate and accessible screening tools. Electrocardiogram…
Jumah, Brooks, Siddiq et al. · 2026 · Missouri medicine
Chronic carotid occlusion (CCO) carries a significant risk of ischemic stroke, particularly in patients with impaired cerebrovascular reserve. Extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass emerged as a popular treatment strategy with high…
Li, Zhang, Leng et al. · 2026 · IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that requires early and efficient diagnosis. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), with high temporal and spatial resolution, is a powerful tool for…
Prandani, Fuadi, Halimi et al. · 2026 · Surgical neurology international
Early recognition of postoperative neurologic deterioration in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) is essential but remains challenging, as clinical assessment may lack sensitivity and computed tomography (CT) imaging is not always…
Bedia Cadelo, García Feijoo, Zamorano-Fernandez et al. · 2026 · BMJ case reports
A boy in his early teens presented with transient visual disturbances and headache. Brain imaging revealed bilateral occipital infarctions, while vascular studies demonstrated bilateral V3 vertebral artery wall abnormalities with…
Malzahn, Höft Budde, Kneißl et al. · 2026 · Innere Medizin (Heidelberg, Germany)
The German healthcare system, despite its high performance, fails to achieve the goal of needs-based service provision. Supply-induced demand, regional disparities and misaligned financial incentives lead to overuse, underuse and misuse of…
Lin, Li, Cheng et al. · 2026 · Briefings in bioinformatics
Current metabolomics approaches predominantly rely on group-level differential abundance screening. While effective for identifying biomarkers, this paradigm often overlooks upstream regulatory hubs and fails to resolve the…
Panwar, Amiri-Kazaz, Szczepaniec · 2026 · Environmental entomology
Amauromyza karli Hendel (Diptera: Agromyzidae) has recently emerged as a damaging stem-boring pest of quinoa in Colorado and other quinoa-producing regions of the United States. Severe infestations have been associated with substantial…
Ciacciarelli, Nicolini, Saia et al. · 2026 · Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
Infarct growth rate (IGR) is highly heterogeneous among ischemic stroke patients, reflecting a spectrum of progressor phenotypes with clinical implications. We aim to compare different imaging approaches to investigate stroke progressors…
Liu, Xu, Zhong et al. · 2026 · Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery
Intracranial atherosclerosis is the predominant etiology of ischemic stroke in East Asian populations. Atherosclerotic progression frequently involves concomitant vascular remodeling, and stroke risk profiles may vary across distinct…
Kannikeswaran, Sivaswamy, Przyklenk et al. · 2026 · Pediatric neurology
Although not routinely recommended, computed tomography (CT) head are frequently performed in children presenting to emergency department (ED) with seizures. Racial and ethnic disparities have been reported in pediatric ED imaging. Our…
Chittamuru, Vengamma, Priya et al. · 2026 · Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery
During the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, there was surge in reporting of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis cases. Government of India declared rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis as a notifiable disease. Managing this condition posed a…
Darrah, Spence · 2026 · American journal of veterinary research
To compare the proportion of lesions identified on cervical MRI in dogs based on weight. Medical records from a tertiary referral hospital were reviewed for dogs that underwent cervical MRI to investigate clinical signs consistent with…
Mahdavi Sabet, Zeinalkhani, Forghani et al. · 2026 · International journal of breast cancer
This study is aimed at investigating the correlation between apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values obtained from diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and prognostic factors in breast cancer. We hypothesized that lower ADC values would be…
Huang, Tsai, Lin et al. · 2026 · Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology
A higher oocyte yield is generally associated with improved outcomes in assisted reproductive technology (ART). Vitrification enables the accumulation of oocytes, zygotes, or embryos across multiple cycles, offering a potential strategy to…
Trevethan, Doig, Patterson et al. · 2026 · Lymphology
ICG lymphography is a lymphatic imaging tool that can inform lymphedema treatment, including self-management. Self-management requires patient engagement in a multimodal treatment program. However, lack of knowledge about lymphedema,…
Yamazaki M, Ninomiya S, Hashizume A et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Abstract Background About half of both men and women have lower urinary tract symptoms, and aging is reported to have a significant impact on these symptoms. Lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome…