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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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Later-generation epigenetic aging clocks outperform first-generation models in predicting survival in TCGA breast cancer

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…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s13148-026-02102-3
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Autonomous Agentic AI for Geospatial Search: Do LLMs Outperform Traditional GIS Models?

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…

View details →DOI: 10.22214/ijraset.2025.71572
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Generalised machine learning models outperform personalised models for cognitive load classification in real-life settings

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…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2025.1650085
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Simple rules outperform machine learning for personnel selection: insights from the 3rd annual SIOP machine learning competition

Jason L. Harman, Jaelle Scheuerman · 2023 · Discover Artificial Intelligence

Abstract Machine learning (ML) algorithms are often assumed to be the most accurate way of producing predictive models despite problems with explainability and adverse impact. The 3rd annual Society for Industrial and Organizational…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s44163-022-00044-2
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Why Na Batteries Could Outperform Li Ones

Joël Gaubicher, Philippe Moreau, Marine Cuisinier et al. · 2014 · ECS Meeting Abstracts

Sodium-ion batteries (SIB) are considered as an attractive alternative to lithium-ion batteries (LIB) as they could potentially be much less expensive, safer, and environmentally friendlier[1]. Clearly, one of the major concerns that we…

View details →DOI: 10.1149/ma2014-04/2/296
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Macrophage-enriched GPR91 aggravates acute liver injury by inhibiting efferocytosis via the AC/cAMP/PPARγ pathway.

Qiu, Hu, Guo et al. · 2026 · Metabolism: clinical and experimental

Acute liver injury is a common precipitating factor in the progression of various liver diseases including liver failure, underscoring the urgent need to identify novel therapeutic targets. G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are widely…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2026.156684
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Adrenal nodule: does computed tomography outperform chemical shift magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating benign versus malignant?

Noble Charles, Nilkanth Pal, Jeevan Vernekar · 2025 · African Journal of Urology

Abstract Background The radiologist faces the dilemma of characterizing adrenal lesions, especially in oncology patients, as this finding can alter the patient’s management and prognosis. The objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s12301-025-00499-6
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Do Managers Of Global Equity Funds Outperform Their Respective Style Benchmarks? An Empirical Investigation

Heng-Hsing Hsieh, Kathleen Hodnett · 2012 · International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER)

Empirical literature suggests that stock-picking of fund managers do not provide economic benefits in addition to passively-replicated style benchmarks. This paper constructs a 4-factor style model using the Morgan Stanley Capital…

View details →DOI: 10.19030/iber.v10i12.7150
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Invited: Why Na Batteries Could Outperform Li Ones?

Joël Gaubicher, Florent Boucher, Philippe Moreau et al. · 2014 · ECS Meeting Abstracts

Sodium-ion batteries (SIB) are considered as an attractive alternative to lithium-ion batteries (LIB) as they could potentially be much less expensive, safer, and environmentally friendlier[1]. Clearly, one of the major concerns that we…

View details →DOI: 10.1149/ma2014-02/2/90
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Arthropod conservation in roadside verges: Unmown refuges outperform mowing equipment changes

Johanna L. Berger, Margarita Hartlieb, Nadja K. Simons et al. · 2026 · Insect Conservation and Diversity

Abstract Roadside verges can provide habitats and serve as stepping stones for grassland arthropods. However, they are often subject to intensive mowing, often beyond what is necessary for road safety and maintenance. While traffic‐related…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/icad.70071
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DO VALUE STOCK OUTPERFORM GROWTH STOCK DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: EVIDENCE FROM THE INDONESIAN STOCK EXCHANGE

Chici Askotamiya, Katarina Agnes · 2023 · Management and Sustainable Development Journal

This research aims to study the return comparison between value and growth stocks listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the COVID-19 pandemic. The portfolios were formed and separated between bigger and smaller capitalization. Data…

View details →DOI: 10.46229/msdj.v5i2.804
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No Introduction Necessary: Face-saving Answer Options Outperform Preambles in Reducing Social Desirability Bias

Emma Zaal, John Hoeks, Yfke Ongena · 2025 · Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology

Abstract Social Desirability Bias (SDB), providing a favorable image of oneself in self-reports, is a persistent problem in survey research on sensitive topics. However, face-saving approaches appear promising in discouraging SDB.…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/jssam/smaf017
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A-193 Median- and Robust Statistics-based Attention Indices Outperform Mean-based Counterparts in Predicting Anxiety

Essence Baker, Caitlin Tytler, Ilya Yaroslavsky · 2022 · Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Abstract Objectives: Eye-tracking paradigms may measure attentional process with greater precision than parallel reaction-time-based methods by reducing construct-irrelevant systematic error (e.g., motor activity). However, the benefits of…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acac060.193
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Does model predictive control outperform tuned PID for high-speed path tracking on a differential-drive platform?

Ziqiao Xu · 2026 · Science and Technology of Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Protection

This study investigates whether Model Predictive Control (MPC) outperforms a tuned Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller for high-speed path tracking on a differential-drive robotic platform. As autonomous mobile robots…

View details →DOI: 10.61173/01t54e54
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What You Find When You Find No One: Finding the Light out of Darkness

LAURA JANISSE, FRANCES DiMARE DAILEY · 2023 · Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference Proceedings

In the past year, our team encountered unexpected friction when recruiting efforts resulted in zero participants for two different user populations on two health projects. For one project, we were searching for women experiencing pain…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/epic.12188
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Why is It Possible to Find Meaning in Humankind’s History?

Yury Tomashevich · 2026 · Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences

This paper answers a narrow, quantitative question: Is there meaning in humankind’s history, meaning which can be measured and verified by independent researchers, and why is it possible to find that meaning? A brief critical review of a…

View details →DOI: 10.33140/jhss.09.05.02
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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…

View details →DOI: 10.1210/jcemcr/luac014.052
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‘To find oneself a partner’ vs. ‘to find a partner’

Jarle Ebeling, Signe Oksefjell Ebeling · 2013 · Languages in Contrast

This paper investigates the patterns V REFL NPindef and V NPindef in an English-Norwegian contrastive perspective. Both languages have a set of verbs that may enter into both patterns, as illustrated in the title by ‘find’ and in Norwegian…

View details →DOI: 10.1075/lic.13.2.05ebe
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Emotion as a Significant Change in Neural Activity

Karla Parussel · 2010 · International Journal of Synthetic Emotions

It is hypothesized here that two classes of emotions exist: driving and satisfying emotions. Driving emotions significantly increase the internal activity of the brain and result in the agent seeking to minimize its emotional state by…

View details →DOI: 10.4018/jse.2010101604
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[Impact of tirofiban on outcomes in STEMI patients across different levels of inflammation: a stratified analysis based on complete blood count-derived inflammatory markers].

Lin, Dong, Yang et al. · 2026 · Zhonghua xin xue guan bing za zhi

Objective: To investigate through stratified analyses based on complete blood count-derived inflammatory markers, the effects of tirofiban on in-hospital all-cause mortality and one-year composite endpoint events in patients with…

View details →DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20260213-00096