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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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¿Existen diferencias estadísticamente significativas en los niveles de sorpresa según el efecto mágico utilizado?

Ian Colina, Danny Martínez, Cristian Téllez · 2025 · Comunicaciones en Estadística

The purpose of this article is to use statistical analysis to gauge the level of preferenceor aversion that can arise from different magic tricks, including vanishingacts, transformations, swapping objects, or passing through solid…

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MCorrSeqPerm: Searching for the Maximum Statistically Significant System of Linear Correlations and its Application in Work Psychology

Katarzyna Stapor, Grzegorz Kończak, Damian Grabowski et al. · 2025 · Applied Psychological Measurement

The paper addresses the problem of detecting a statistically significant subset of input considered relationships. The Pearson linear correlation coefficient calculated from a sample was used to determine the strength of a relationship.…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/01466216251360562
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Radiologist Approval for CTPA in the ED : A Single‐Centre Pilot Study Did Not Demonstrate a Statistically Significant Difference in Diagnostic Yield

Hwang Tan, Pramod Chandru · 2026 · Emergency Medicine Australasia

ABSTRACT Objective Overuse of CT Pulmonary Angiography (CTPA) remains a challenge in emergency medicine. Some institutions resort to radiologist vetting to reduce unnecessary imaging. This is a pilot study that aims to investigate the…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.70237
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Can We Find Reason in Dance? Embodied Thought: Exploring Analogies Between Dance and Speech Articulation

Csilla Könczei · 2025 · Martor. The Museum of the Romanian Peasant Anthropology Review

After the corporeal turn, the unity of mind and body has been recognized by many. This includes articulatory phonology, which no longer views phonemes as static, disembodied units, but brings in a gesture-based approach, conceiving the…

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759. Where can we find active TB? Case finding at community sites and alcohol based venues (ABVs) in rural South Africa

Koeun Choi, Sheela Shenoi, Anthony Moll et al. · 2020 · Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Abstract Background Community-based intensive case finding (CBICF) is an effective strategy for infectious disease case detection, particularly for hard-to-reach populations. Alcohol use is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.949
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ODP648 MEN1 vs MEN4: when we cannot find a mutation

Ricardo Correa, Grishma Sheth · 2022 · Journal of the Endocrine Society

Abstract MEN1 is an autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by involvement of several endocrine and non-endocrine organs. The most common endocrine organs that are affected include pituitary, parathyroid, and/or pancreas. In 10-30% of…

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On the Issue of Statistically Significant Differences between the Average Values of Plastic Features in Two Groups of Juvenile Fish and between the Average Values of Their Indices

F. S. Lobyrev · 2024 · Uspehi sovremennoj biologii

The regularities that determine the preservation and/or change of statistically significant differences during the transition from comparing the average values of plastic signs of juvenile fish to comparing the average values of their…

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Should we offer total hip replacement to feline patients?

Katie Smithers · 2020 · Veterinary Evidence

PICO question In cats with traumatic coxofemoral injury, does total hip replacement (THR) offer improved outcome when compared with femoral head and neck excision (FHNE) arthroplasty? Clinical bottom line Category of research question…

View details →DOI: 10.18849/ve.v5i4.347
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Parental oral health knowledge and sociodemographic influences in children aged 2-12 years: a cross-sectional study in Valencia, Spain.

Borrell-García, Mestanza-Tocto, Boo-Gordillo et al. · 2026 · European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry

The present study aimed to assess parental knowledge of paediatric oral health among parents and guardians of children aged 2-12 years in Valencia, Spain, and to analyse its association with key sociodemographic variables. A…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s40368-026-01240-9
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Can we find accessible and relevant markers for sepsis outcome?

Andreea Paula Cioară, Mirela Flonta, Astrid Binder et al. · 2017 · Revista Romana de Medicina de Laborator

Abstract Background and Aim: Sepsis is a life-threatening disease with high mortality, therefore establishing early diagnostic and finding reliable prognostic biomarkers is vital. We aimed to investigate the prognostic role, as a single…

View details →DOI: 10.1515/rrlm-2017-0005
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Effect of polymerase chain reaction-based antifungal stewardship on candidemia management in small- and medium-sized hospitals.

Miyazaki, Ishigo, Yamada et al. · 2026 · Journal of pharmaceutical health care and sciences

Candidemia has high mortality and requires early antifungal stewardship (AFS). Management by non-infectious disease specialists has been associated with worse outcomes, particularly in small- and medium-sized hospitals where infectious…

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How will we find the elephant in the room?

Wybo Houkes, Krist Vaesen · 2020 · Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Abstract We argue that Osirak's and Reynaud's technological-reasoning hypothesis raises conceptual and methodological challenges. Interrelations between technical potential and expertise leave it unclear exactly what the…

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“Where Can We Find Ourselves?”

Paul H. Blankenship-Lai · 2025 · OKH Journal: Anthropological Ethnography and Analysis Through the Eyes of Christian Faith

This article asks what spirituality is like for young adults living on the streets of Seattle. It is based on more than five years of ethnographic fieldwork and is, as J. Derrick Lemons put it, “a theologically engaged anthropology”…

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Clinical characteristics, antithrombotic strategies, and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a multicenter real-world study in Chongqing, China.

Bao, Wu, Li et al. · 2026 · BMC cardiovascular disorders

Atrial fibrillation (AF) with coronary artery disease (CAD) requiring percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) - including both acute and chronic presentations - is common, yet the optimal antithrombotic regimen remains unclear. This study…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s12872-026-05957-9
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O045 Anxiety and daytime sleepiness scores have a weak but statistically significant correlation with apnoea-hypopnoea index

J Lachowicz, K Kee, P Wallbridge et al. · 2021 · SLEEP Advances

Abstract Background Previous datasets demonstrate inconsistent relationships between apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI) and questionnaire measures of daytime sleepiness, anxiety and depression. Methods 1149 consecutive diagnostic polysomnograms…

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The history of statistics in statistically valid regulation

Christopher J. Phillips · 2026 · BJHS Themes

Abstract This paper uses the introduction at the US Food and Drug Administration of dose–response extrapolation for ascertaining toxicity between 1950 and 1980 to analyse the negotiations between statistical knowledge and regulation. Those…

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Quality of life and gender identity in females with congenital adrenal hyperplasia after genital restoration surgery: A single-center experience.

Heidtmann, Umbreit, Eckoldt · 2026 · Journal of pediatric urology

Legislation restricting surgical interventions in children with differences of sex development (DSD) has intensified debate about female genital restoration surgery (FGRS) in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). Long-term…

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Investigations for Statistically Controlled TIG Welding Solution of 304 SS

Rupinder Singh · 2014 · Asian Review of Mechanical Engineering

The purpose of the present investigations is to study statistically controlled solution (from sensitization point of view) for 304 stainless steel (ss) joints using tungsten inert gas welding (tig) process. starting from the parametric…

View details →DOI: 10.51983/arme-2014.3.2.2386
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Statistically Significant Patterns of Clinical And Diagnostic Methods in the Treatment of Patients With Dental Anomalies

N.M. Fokina, I.I. Ilgiyaeva, M.P. Dushenkova · 2025 · Comorbidity neurology

INTRODUCTION. Anomalies of the maxillary system belong to the group of major dental manifestations, which occupy one of the first places in terms of prevalence among diseases of the maxillofacial region and lead to aesthetic and functional…

View details →DOI: 10.62505/3034-185x-2025-2-3-24-33
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Significance of Non-Statistically Significant Results in the Prediction of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Orthodontic Patients: A Survey Using Two Linking Questionnaires

Peerapong Santiwong, Kantrakorn Dutsadeeviroj, Kittithad Potchanarungvakul et al. · 2023 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Patients with a fixed orthodontic appliance may have difficulties in maintaining good oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), and evaluating self-perceived OHRQoL in orthodontic patients could be challenging for their orthodontists.…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20085446
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FRAGMENTARY DISCOVERIES WITHOUT CONTEXT - WHAT CAN WE LEARN MORE? AN ARCHAEOMETRIC APPROACH ON A FORTUITOUS FIND FROM NORTH-EASTERN ROMANIA

Ana Drob, Casandra Brașoveanu · 2022 · JOURNAL OF ANCIENT HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY

The ʽaccidentalʼ discovery of archaeological material represents an ordinary fact in today’s archaeology. Unfortunately, most of these discoveries have no archaeological context, thwarting the possibility of integrating the objects in more…

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