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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Megan Shepard, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
For decades, women's imprisonment rate has grown twice as high as men's. Enforcement of low-level drug charges and low-level, nonviolent offenses is one of the contributing factors to the increase. Literature indicates that incarcerated…
Erika Balint, null null, null null et al. · 2016 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Every year patients admitted to hospitals all over the nation develop healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) when receiving care. This number decreases with each passing year, but these infections have not been totally eliminated. HAIs…
Corinne Baier, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
In this study, the maternal mortality rate across the world was examined from an external viewpoint. The rate was analyzed against births attended by skilled workers, GDP per capita, secondary school enrollment, and income levels. The…
Nicola Carraro · 2016 · Rhizomata
Abstract Although the view that Anaximander was a Material Monist is not very popular nowadays, it is still widely held that it was embraced by Aristotle at least on some occasions, then adopted by Theophrastus, and later on inherited by…
William Wallace, null null, null null et al. · 2022 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
The purpose of this project was to utilize GIS software to develop a population and daily domestic water resource requirement analysis for Mesa County, Colorado by answering the question of what municipalities within the county have the…
Kelly Foudray, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
During COVID-19 there was a need for consistent and meaningful experiential learning opportunities for students (Pardue et al., 2022). Due to the shortage of nursing faculty, competitive clinical sites, patient safety concerns among other…
Michelle Storey, null null, null null et al. · 2020 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a ubiquitous raw material used in the production of many everyday things such as food packaging and baby bottles. While there have been many studies about the effect that this can have on water and animals, there are…
Katie Nauman, null null, null null et al. · 2019 · Journal of Applied and Educational Research
The number of elementary students in the United States reading at a proficient level is significantly low. Elementary schools in the United States need to increase the number of students reading at the proficient level in order to move…
Bobbie Call, null null, null null et al. · 2020 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Mental health stigma is prevalent and many people are affected all around the world (Watson, 2002). Stigma often prevents individuals with a mental illness from engaging in typical life routines (Corrigan, 2004). Individuals of ethnic…
Shyla Davison, null null, null null et al. · 2022 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Over the past five years, there has been many improvements to the Sternberg Museum of Natural History that have resulted in a renovated fossil preparation lab and a new database for specimen data storage. To find ways to improve our…
Karmen Porter, null null, null null et al. · 2020 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
The purpose of our research was the process of trying to develop an algorithm that scanned for quantity of a type of object uploaded to a website. The potential algorithm itself was thought of as an instrumental part of a website that…
Jenna Howard, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
The geosciences department at Fort Hays State University and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) determined the extent of mineral contamination in three aquifers in northwest Kansas. The contaminant results from the…
Kobryn Mann, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
This study examines the relationship between the average precipitation by depth measured in millimeters (mm) per year, and the crop production index for the years 2015 through 2020. The crop production index measures the total agricultural…
Nathan Smith, null null, null null et al. · 2018 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
This project explored the effects of nitrogen fertilizer on droughted corn plants. It aimed to investigate whether the amount of fertilizer would affect the rate at which the plant underwent photosynthesis. The hypothesis was that nitrogen…
Hendratta Ali, null null, null null et al. · 2016 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
A sediment leaching experiment was conducted in a controlled laboratory setting. The sediments were collected from a carbonate-rich waste mine tailings site in MO. Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), major ions, and stable carbon isotope…
Allison Hullinger, null null, null null et al. · 2017 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
The Broad-Headed Skink is a semi-arboreal species that inhabits deciduous forests of the southeastern United States. Eastern Kansas makes up the northwestern periphery of their range and thus serves as an important area for studying the…
Garrett Messenger, null null, null null et al. · 2016 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
This project examines the environmental and socioeconomic variables for why antique car dealerships are located in specific cities of the United States. The project looks at these variables to see if antique car dealerships are located in…
Graidon Nichol, null null, null null et al. · 2022 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
The Electrathon is a competitive electric vehicle endurance race. Each team is given a 1000kWhr battery and one hour to travel the longest distance. Therefore, the vehicles design can have a very large impact on its performance. There is…
Dezerae Kinderknecht, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
The purpose of this study was to examine self-esteem as a moderator of attachment styles and the number of sexual partners an individual has had in their lifetime. Previous literature has found that an individual’s level of self-esteem…
Michaela Sielaff, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Bats are bioindicators of the communities to which they belong, giving researchers insight into the overall health of those ecosystems. Bats are also very adaptable and are capable of tolerating urbanization. Some species, such as Lasiurus…
Sarah Boyer, null null, null null et al. · 2017 · Journal of Applied and Educational Research
In our educational system today, a student's academic success is the result of good classroom management and self-reinforcement. While some students can achieve success in school due to intrinsic motivation, others may need more. Reading…
Sierra Archer, null null, null null et al. · 2017 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Research shows that the use of rigid endoscopes can help speech-language pathologists detect dysphagia (difficulty swallowing); however, use of these scopes is rare for this purpose. We conducted a survey to learn more about the views and…
Alexis Ibarra, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021), 68 deaths due to the use of e-cigarettes with associated lung injury have been reported. Vaping has become a popular trend in the movement against combustible cigarettes,…
Ellie Keener, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
This research paper aims to study the relationship between the total government expenditures on education and the total primary completion rate by using regression analysis. This study uses data from The World Bank database in 2016,…
Jayden Rudzik, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Neonatal resuscitation program (NRP) is a set of interventions that may be performed to assist a newborn after delivery with airway, breathing, and circulation. It is crucial for all members of the healthcare team caring for a newborn to…
Joshua Walker, David Fitzhugh, null null et al. · 2020 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Participation in football has skyrocketed in the last two decades. With this influx of participation, there is increased research going into sports-related mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) or sports-related concussions. The use of…
Mackenzie Reh, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
The Chihuahuan Green Toad (CGT) is a small arid-adapted toad native to extreme western Kansas. Since its listing as a Kansas Threatened Species in 1987, there has been a lack of focused research on the extent and health of the population…
Sydney Perez, null null, null null et al. · 2022 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
The purpose of this study was to examine the history and potential of the oil and gas industry in Ireland. The research examined shows potential reservoirs are thought to have been located, but geological, political, and ideological…
Rebekkah Barnett, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Simulation is a cornerstone of nursing education today because simulation allows nursing faculty the opportunity to expose students to real-life clinical scenarios of varied complexity and acuity in an environment where there is no risk of…
Stephanie Felts, null null, null null et al. · 2019 · Journal of Applied and Educational Research
Reading fluency instruction takes place in schools across the nation. Fluency assesses how many correct words a student can read per minute, while also using speed, accuracy, and expression. Many schools across the nation report low…