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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Felipe Von Hausen, Cristóbal Muñoz, Carlos Contreras · 2024 · Lengua y Sociedad
Este estudo examina a eficácia e precisão da Tradução Automática (TA) em comparação com a Tradução Humana (TH), empregando a métrica de Avaliação Bilíngue Sob Estudo (BLEU) para avaliação. O campo rapidamente evolutivo da tradução de…
Jia, Hou, Li et al. · 2026 · Insects
To elucidate the role of the peptidoglycan recognition protein OfPGRP-B in the innate immunity of Ostrinia furnacalis , a recombinant expression system was established using a prokaryotic expression strategy. The recombinant plasmid…
Kristin Forsberg · 2017 · Linnaeus Eco-Tech
RGS 90 has been commissioned by the Swedish Armed Forces to remediate a large fuel storage facility servicing the military. The facility housed a variety of petroleum products for over 40 years and several documented release incidents…
Vitalii Yasenenko · 2025 · Technologies and Engineering
Growing cyber threats in the context of digital transformation require improved methods of automating cyber defence, in particular, through the use of artificial intelligence to detect and respond to attacks. The purpose of the study was…
Sahana Ganesan · 2024 · Journal of Student Research
‘Exchange Traded Funds’ (ETFs) are basket/bundle funds consisting of a portfolio of stock assets from multiple companies and organizations, traded similar to normal stocks. ETFs help with diversification of the investment, risk management…
Arnav Dhiman · 2026 · International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
Accurate and computationally efficient classification of breast cancer histopathology images is critical for scalable clinical deployment of AI-assisted diagnostics. This paper benchmarks three deep learning architectures, MobileNetV3,…
Guillermo Fandos, Robert A. Robinson, Damaris Zurell · 2026 · Communications Biology
Abstract Dispersal is a fundamental ecological and evolutionary process, but identifying its determinants and predicting it across species remains a major challenge. Dispersal syndromes, which describe patterns of covariation among traits…
Ray Stefani · 2012 · Significance
Abstract The 1988 Olympics were followed by anti-doping measures. Performances then diminished. Ray Stefani examines the rate of improvement in various events to see whether clean athletes can overcome the barriers set by suspect records…
Hongxiang Qiu · 2024 · Epidemiologic Methods
Abstract Objectives Highly flexible nonparametric estimators have gained popularity in causal inference and epidemiology. Popular examples of such estimators include targeted maximum likelihood estimators (TMLE) and double machine learning…
Cui, Xu, Fan et al. · 2026 · Microorganisms
Peach bacterial shot hole is a major disease limiting the yield and quality in most peach-producing areas worldwide. To clarify its etiology and support the development of targeted management strategies, diseased samples were collected…
Nga-Yui Tong, Hui Li · 2022 · Languages
This study aimed to verify the sex differences seen in our previous study on early syntactic development among Cantonese-speaking children with the same corpus design but a different Chinese language: Mandarin. The utterances produced…
Yan Wang, Ning Wang · 2026 · Frontiers in Medicine
Background This study evaluates and compares the performance of Artificial Intelligence Assessment (AIA) and Clinical Expert Assessment (CEA) in assessing clinical skills. Methods Data were collected during two clinical skills competitions…
Chaima Ben Rabah, Ahmed Serag · 2026 · Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction
Foundation models (FMs) are increasingly proposed as general-purpose solutions for computational pathology, with the potential to simplify clinical artificial intelligence deployment by reducing the need for task-specific architectures.…
Valerie A. Canady · 2025 · Mental Health Weekly
An AI therapist cannot replicate the nuanced empathy and therapeutic alliance of human therapists when delivering cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), concluded researchers of a new study presented during the American Psychiatric…
Leonel Prieto, Arman Canatay, Muhammad R. Amin · 2025 · Sustainable Development
ABSTRACT Political regimes significantly determine the ability of nations to develop in one way or another. The current crisis of democracy has prompted the following question: to what degree does democracy deliver? To answer this…
Yeonghoon Jin, Jin-Woo Cho, Mikhail A. Kats · 2025 · APL Photonics
In passive sky-facing radiative cooling, wavelength-selective thermal emitters in the atmospheric transparency window of 8–13 μm can reach lower temperatures compared to broadband emitters, but broadband emitters always have higher cooling…
Deepu Mathew · 2024 · Indian Journal of Horticulture
The suitability of leading carrot cvs. for cultivation under the hot and humid tropical plains of Kerala state was assessed. Sixteen cvs., including nine tropical varieties, two temperate varieties and five temperate hybrids, were…
Jorge Quintas · 2023 · International Criminal Justice Review
This article tests the impact of deterrence and normative variables in the estimation of drug use among both detected drug users and university students. Consistent with perceptual deterrence research, we expect: (a) a stronger effect of…
Mitchell Miller, Dale Prondzinski · 2020 · Journal of Accounting and Finance
This study compared the returns of stocks with dividends with the returns of the market. It compared the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat Index with the Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) U.S. Total Stock Market Index. In addition, a…
Zhongwei Zhang, Erich Fischer, Jakob Zscheischler et al. · 2026 · Science Advances
Artificial intelligence (AI)–based models are revolutionizing weather forecasting and have surpassed leading numerical weather prediction systems on various benchmark tasks. However, their ability to extrapolate and reliably forecast…
John A. Helmuth, Hei-Wai Lee · 2011 · International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER)
This paper investigates the claim, by the Department of Commerce, that a portfolio of Baldrige National Quality Award winners outperforms the market. They find that there is a 92 percent return for Baldrige winners as compared to a 33…
Tatar, Coşgun · 2026 · BMC oral health
BACKGROUND: Enamel pretreatment with a deproteinization agent enhances fissure sealant bonding. This in vitro study investigates the effect of surface preparation methods and thermal cycling on the shear bond strength of fissure sealants…
Yuan Wen · 2026 · International Journal of Business & Management Studies
We compare the Heterogeneous Autoregressive (HAR) model with a novel Continuous Memory System (CMS) for forecasting realized volatility. CMS employs 12 exponential moving averages with adaptive decay rates modulated by learned,…
Xianglong Tan, Matteo Pellegrini, Su Yon Jung · 2026 · Clinical Epigenetics
Abstract Background Epigenetic aging bridges the gap between biological and chronological age by exploiting DNA methylation (DNAm) patterns. Over the past decade, successive DNAm-based clocks have been introduced, beginning with the…
Francis Lali, Kay Raftery, Hannah Levy et al. · 2026 · Spine
Study Design. Finite element (FE) analysis of retrospective clinical cohort. Objective. To determine whether preoperative CT-derived FE model outputs can improve subsidence prediction compared to conventional clinical measurements alone in…
Yu, Choy, Bian et al. · 2026 · International journal of molecular sciences
Repeated low-level red light (RLRL) has been reported to control myopia progression clinically. Given safety concerns with laser sources, light-emitting diodes (LED)-sourced red light represents a promising alternative. This study…
Miki Yamawaki, Katsura Ito · 2026 · Physiological Entomology
Abstract Maternal physiological conditions influence offspring performance in egg‐diapausing arthropods. However, the adaptive significance of maternal conditions shaping offspring thermal responses during development is not well…
Xu, Xiang, Wang et al. · 2026 · Toxics
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are becoming a global issue due to the emergence of superbugs. However, the impact of elevated CO 2 (eCO 2 ) on the soil antibiotic resistome remains largely unknown. Here, using a free-air CO 2…
Deepali Ahir · 2025 · International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into geospatial search has revolutionized the way we interact with geographic information systems (GIS). Traditional GIS models have long been the cornerstone of spatial data analysis, but…
Christoph Anders, Ipsita Bhaduri, Bert Arnrich · 2025 · Frontiers in Digital Health
Introduction By issuing work-break reminders, for example, personal assistants for cognitive load could be beneficial in maintaining health and life satisfaction in society. Wearable sensors facilitate the necessary real-time collection of…