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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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Negative / Null Result ReportPolitical Science

Introducing an Agenda-based Measurement of Mediation Success: The Divergent Effects of the Manipulation Strategy in African Civil Wars

Allard Duursma, Isak Svensson · 2019 · International Negotiation

Previous quantitative mediation research has relied on generalized measurements of “mediation success,” such as agreements, ceasefires or peace durability. However, these measurements of success do not take into account what mediators were…

View details →DOI: 10.1163/15718069-24011175
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen access

PENGARUH PENDAPATAN ASLI DAERAH, LEVERAGE, UKURAN PEMERINTAHAN, DAN DANA PERIMBANGAN TERHADAP KINERJA KEUANGAN PEMERINTAHAN DAERAH PADA PROVINSI SUMATERA UTARA

Dessy Riani, Junita Putri Rajana Hrp · 2022 · JURNAL AKUNTANSI AUDIT DAN PERPAJAKAN INDONESIA (JAAPI)

This study aims to determine whether the effect of local revenue, leverage, government size, and balancing funds on the financial performance of local governments either simultaneously or partially in districts/cities in North Sumatra…

View details →DOI: 10.32696/jaapi.v3i1.1282
Abandoned HypothesisOpen accessChemistry

Evaluation of selected quality parameters of reduced salt frankfurters

M. Jůzl, A. Saláková, M. Müllerová et al. · 2018

Higher salt content in foods brings health risks associated with hypertension and leads to an increased risk of strokes and fatal vascular diseases. For this study, a frankfurter was chosen as a frequently consumed meat product. In…

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Methods Dead-EndOpen access

Effects of respiratory inhibitors on growth

D. J. West, D. Woodward · 1969

Effects of respiratory inhibitors on growth This response of neurospora to various antibiotics and other toxic chemicals is available in Fungal Genetics Reports: https://newprairiepress.org/fgr/vol15/iss1/19 RESPONSE OF NEUROSPORA TO…

View details →DOI: 10.4148/1941-4765.1922
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen access

The Indonesia Stock Exchange's Banking Company Share Price Influencing Factors

D. Astuti, H. Yusuf · 2023 · Assets : Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Akuntansi, Keuangan dan Pajak

This study aims to determine the effect of interest rates, inflation, profitability and liquidity on stock prices in banking companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) 2017-2021. The type of research used is quantitative research. The…

View details →DOI: 10.30741/assets.v7i1.931
Replication FailureOpen access

Pengaruh Lokasi Penjualan Dan Kualitas Pelayanan Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan Pada Boos Coffe Gayo Roastery Kecamatan Medan Johor Sumatera Utara

Ela Miranda, Iriani Iriani, I. Nasution · 2022 · JRMB (Jurnal Riset Manajemen & Bisnis)

The high income tax expense causes the company to carry out earnings management. Decreased earnings management tends to result in high tax planning. The company's ability to pay off short-term liabilities by using good current assets…

View details →DOI: 10.30743/jrmb.v7i1.5709
Replication FailureOpen access

Faktor-faktor penentu korupsi pada pemerintah daerah di Indonesia

· 2021 · Indonesian Treasury Review: Jurnal Perbendaharaan, Keuangan Negara dan Kebijakan Publik

This study examines the effects of fiscal decentralization, internal audit capability, bureaucratic reform, and performance accountability on corruption that occur in local governments. Corruption in this research was measured by the…

View details →DOI: 10.33105/itrev.v6i4.410
Negative / Null Result Report

Pengaruh Disiplin Kerja, Motivasi Kerja, dan Lingkungan Kerja Pada Karyawan PT. Manaya Indonesia Tour Travel

Azizah Bayu Wulandari, Cindy Choridatul Muawanah, Khoirlun Nisa et al. · 2023 · JUMBIWIRA : Jurnal Manajemen Bisnis Kewirausahaan

Human resources are a very important factor in an organization, because the quality of the organization itself is very dependent on the quality of human resources as employees and service providers in an organization. Good human resource…

View details →DOI: 10.56910/jumbiwira.v2i2.755
Failed Experiment ReportOpen access

Translocation of Succinic Acid-2,2-dimethylhydrazide in Apple and Peach Trees Following Foliar Application1

J. Schonherr, M. J. Bukovac · 1971 · Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Translocation of SADH was studied in young apple (Malus domestica Bork.) and peach (Prunus persica L.) trees using inhibition of shoot extension and distribution of 14C from foliar-applied 14C-SADH as indices of translocation. Two shoots…

View details →DOI: 10.21273/jashs.96.5.592
Negative / Null Result Report

ANALISIS PENGARUH INVESTASI, UPAH, DAN PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI TERHADAP PENGANGGURAN TERDIDIK LULUSAN PERGURUAN TINGGI DI INDONESIA

Luh Made Arisusanti, Dr. I Komang, Gde Bendesa et al. · 2023 · E-Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan Universitas Udayana

ABSTRACT ABSTRACT Unemployment is still the main problem of the Indonesian economy. The number of unemployed people in Indonesia is mostly from young people or productive young population and most of them are educated or often called…

View details →DOI: 10.24843/eep.2023.v12.i06.p02
Methods Dead-EndOpen access

The Influence of Internal Village Development Strategies Increase Village Income Through Village Owned Business Entity (Bumdes) in the Village Sei Red, Tanjung Morawa District Deli Serdang Regency

Y. Ekawati, D. Sari · 2022 · International journal of economics

This study aims to determine whether the village development strategy has an effect on increasing village income in Sei Merah Village, Kec . Tj Morawa . The method used in this study is a quantitative method with several tests, namely…

View details →DOI: 10.55299/ijec.v1i1.81
Methods Dead-EndOpen accessComputer Science

PENGARUH KUALITAS LAYANAN TERHADAP LOYALITAS PELANGGAN DI SPBU 34-17123 HARAPAN INDAH – BEKASI

Delvira Juang Utami, Vera Ramadhanty, Fatimah Azzahra · 2020 · Business Management Journal

Business competition in this modern era is so diverse, that business people who provide products and services must be able to make every effort and effort to be able to survive in the business that is being run. Currently for product…

View details →DOI: 10.30813/bmj.v16i1.2014
Negative / Null Result Report

Effects of Acid and Alkali Pretreatments on the Degradation Patterns and Structural Properties of Lignocellulose in Energy Crop Arundo donax L.

Zhennan He, Guolin Yang, Siyi Wang et al. · 2026 · Agronomy

Arundo donax L. is a significant energy crop and perennial grass, with its efficient conversion holding substantial implications for the utilization of agricultural biomass resources. However, the distinct effects of acid and alkali…

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Short NoteOpen access

Karakteristik Sampah Makroplastik di Pantai Wisata Lamaru Kota Balikpapan

Ayla Nursari, Irwan Ramadhan Ritonga, Ristiana Eryati · 2023 · JURNAL SAINS TEKNOLOGI & LINGKUNGAN

Marine debris is one of the environmental problems in Indonesia's coastal and marine areas, especially macroplastics. One of the coastal areas with macroplastic problems is the tourist beach, which may adversely affect the coastal…

View details →DOI: 10.29303/jstl.v9i2.431
Short Note

Appplication of Biochar and Rice Husk Ash to sulfur Absorption, Growth and Production of Shallots Plant (Allium ascalonicum L.)

Sri Pratiwi Aritonang, E. Sianipar, Efbertias Sitorus et al. · 2025 · Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA

In this study, the application of biochar and rice husk ash to sulfur uptake, growth and production of shallots (Allium ascalonicum L.) aims to determine the effect of biochar and rice husk ash on the growth and production of shallots…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMusic

Commentary on Lee & Zaryab

Olivier Senn · 2023 · Empirical Musicology Review

The study by Lee & Zaryab (this issue) investigated whether listening to high-groove music affects how heterosexual observers rate the attractiveness of people from the opposite sex. They found a very small positive effect of high-groove music on the male observers, but no effect on females. In my commentary, I argue for a more conservative interpretation of the results than the one offered by the authors.

View details →DOI: 10.18061/emr.v17i2.9586
Short Note

The Effect of Content-Related and Unrelated Humor on Academic Engagement in Fourth-Grade Male Elementary Students

Mehrzad Tavakolian, Hassan Asadzadeh, S. Hosseini-Almadani et al. · 2025 · KMAN Counseling and Psychology Nexus

This study aimed to investigate the effect of content-related and content-unrelated humor on academic engagement among fourth-grade male students in Tehran. A quasi-experimental research design with pretest-posttest and control group…

View details →DOI: 10.61838/kman.ec.psynexus.3.11
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)

Innovative polymer-based electrochemical platform for detecting ESAT-6 in human blood for pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis

Xiu-An Ye, Shu-Hong Lin, Liang-Yu Chen et al. · 2025 · Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research

Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), necessitates early diagnosis for effective patient care. Despite advancements in TB diagnostics, there remains an urgent need to discover innovative non-sputum-based methods to detect Mtb-specific antigens for TB patient identification. We have developed a polymer-based electrochemical biosensor for detecting an Mtb-specific antigen, the 6-kDa early secreted antigenic target (ESAT-6), in blood. Using a gold electrode (Au), the biosensor is created by electropolymerizing poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) with carboxyl grou

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2025.100816
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEnvironmental sciences

Microbial Contamination of Handwashing Water and Tap Surfaces in Addis Ababa Hospitals: A Threat to Infection Prevention

Abayneh Melaku, Tesfaye Admassu Abate, Argaw Ambelu · 2025 · Environmental Health Insights

Introduction: Hand hygiene is a cornerstone of infection prevention; however, the water and infrastructure used for handwashing can themselves become sources of microbial contamination. This study assessed the water quality and sanitary conditions of hand hygiene facilities in public and private hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods: A laboratory-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May to June 2025 in 10 hospitals. Forty samples were collected, including 20 tap water samples and 20 swab samples from tap handles. A sanitary survey evaluated water supply and hand hygiene station

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Impairment of retrograde neuronal transport in oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy demonstrated by molecular imaging.

Dawid Schellingerhout, Lucia G LeRoux, Brian P Hobbs et al. · 2012 · PLoS ONE

Background and purpose The purpose of our study was to utilize a molecular imaging technology based on the retrograde axonal transport mechanism (neurography), to determine if oxaliplatin-induced neurotoxicity affects retrograde axonal transport in an animal model. Materials and methods Mice (n = 8/group) were injected with a cumulative dose of 30 mg/kg oxaliplatin (sufficient to induce neurotoxicity) or dextrose control injections. Intramuscular injections of Tetanus Toxin C-fragment (TTc) labeled with Alexa 790 fluorescent dye were done (15 ug/20 uL) in the left calf muscles, and in vivo flu

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessAnimal culture

Antioxidative activity and protective effect of probiotics against high-fat diet-induced sperm damage in rats

X.L. Chen, L.Z. Gong, J.X. Xu · 2013 · Animal

In this study, antioxidant capability and protective effect of probiotics on reproductive damage induced by diet oxidative stress were investigated. Thirty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups with 10 rats in each group. The control group consumed a normal standard diet (5% fat, w/w). The other two treatment groups were fed with a high-fat diet (20% fat, w/w), and a high-fat diet supplemented with 2% probiotics (w/w), respectively. At the end of the experimental period, that is, after 6 weeks, rats were killed. Activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione p

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessInfectious and parasitic diseases

Safety Evaluation of Topical Application of Nano-Liposomal Form of Amphotericin B (SinaAmpholeish) on Healthy Volunteers: Phase I Clinical Trial

Seyed Ebrahim ESKANDARI, Alireza FIROOZ, Mansour NASSIRI-KASHANI et al. · 2019 · Iranian Journal of Parasitology

Background: We aimed to evaluate the safety of SinaAmpholeish in a double-blind, randomized, phase 1 clinical trial in healthy human volunteers. Methods: The study was carried out in DermaLab of Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran in 2012. A topical Nano-liposomal formulation of 0.4% Amphotericin B was developed against Leishmania under trade name of SinaAmpholeish. In this randomized, double-blind, right-left, comparative, phase I clinical trial, in 2 steps; 7 and 20 healthy volunteers were recruited and applied Si

View details →DOI: 10.18502/ijpa.v14i2.1130
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessSports medicine

Relationship between time under tension of muscle in resistance training with angiogenesis effective factors in inactive girls

Raziyeh Shiri, Mahsa Abdi, Sadegh Amani Shalamzari · 2022 · فیزیولوژی ورزش و فعالیت بدنی

Purpose: One of the changes that occurs in the vascular structure of skeletal muscle during exercise to resolving stress is the process of angiogenesis that has been considered by researchers. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 6-week resistance training with different Time under Tension (TUT) on some serum vascular growth factors in inactive girls.Methods: 20 female volunteer students (mean age 22.3 yrs) were randomly and equally divided into two groups with different TUT of (1s – 1s) and (2s – 4s). Resistance training was performed for 6-week, three times per week,

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeurology. Diseases of the nervous system

Characteristics of vestibular migraine, probable vestibular migraine, and recurrent vertigo of childhood in caloric and video head impulse tests

Qin Zhang, Qin Zhang, Qin Zhang et al. · 2022 · Frontiers in Neurology

ObjectiveVertigo is very common in children, but the specific diagnosis and characteristics are not clear. The main objective of this study was to analyze the characteristics of caloric test (CT) and video head impulse test (vHIT) in vestibular migraine of childhood (VMC), probable vestibular migraine of childhood (PVMC), and recurrent vertigo of childhood (RVC), which can provide a reference value for their clinical diagnosis.MethodsWe selected VMC, PVMC and RVC patients under 18 years of age from the outpatient Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery between May 2021 and August 20

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1050282
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessOphthalmology

Comparison of microbiology and visual outcomes of patients undergoing small-gauge and 20-gauge vitrectomy for endophthalmitis

Almeida DRP, Chin EK, Shah SS et al. · 2016 · Clinical Ophthalmology

David RP Almeida,1 Eric K Chin,2,3 Shaival S Shah,3 Benjamin Bakall,3 Karen M Gehrs,3 H Culver Boldt,3 Stephen R Russell,3 James C Folk,3 Vinit B Mahajan3,41VitreoRetinal Surgery PA, Minneapolis, MN, 2Retina Consultants of Southern California, Riverside, CA, 3Vitreoretinal Service, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, 4Omics Laboratory, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USABackground: The role of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for endophthalmitis has evolved over recent decades but the literature is lacking on comparisons between small-gauge and 20-gauge vitrectomy.Objective: To eval

Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine (General)

Comparing Different Ways of Position on Vascular Complications after Coronary Angiography: A Randomized Clinical Trial

MR Yeganekhah, T Dadkhahe Tehrani, MT Ziyuayinejad · 2012 · Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum

Background and Objectives: Coronary angiography is the golden diagnostic test for coronary heart disease that causes various vascular complications. To prevent these complications, patients are completely restricted in bed. Changing position is considered an alteration in routine care protocols after coronary angiography, improving patients’ comfort and satisfaction that is considered in current studies. The purpose of this study is the comparing different ways of position on vascular complications after coronary angiography. Methods: This clinical trial study was carried out in post angiograp

Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Effective Factors in Clinical Education Quality from the Viewpoints of Operation Room and Anesthesiology Students in Torbat Heydarieh University of Medical Sciences

Hashem Heshmati, Karim darvishpour · 2015 · مجله ایرانی آموزش در علوم پزشکی

Introduction: Clinical education is one of the most important aspects of medical and paramedical students' education and has a determining role in the professional future of these students as well as other professionals in health care. So this study aimed to evaluate the effective factors in the quality of clinical education from the viewpoints of operation room and Anesthesiology students in Torbat Heydarieh University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, a number of 115 students of operation room and Anesthesiology studying in Torbat Heydarieh university o