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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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P-B02 Does the length of alimentary limb make a significant difference in the weight loss in Roux en y gastric bypass patients?

Mayank Bhandari, Sabyasachi Chowdhary, Milind Rao et al. · 2021 · British Journal of Surgery

Abstract Background Roux en Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery for morbid obesity is considered as gold standard, but there can be a difference in the length of alimentary and biliopancreatic limb to achieve optimum weight loss. Till now…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab430.001
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Statistically significant improvement in hemophilia A control: a retrospective analysis of the effectiveness and safety of emicizumab in children with severe and inhibitor forms of hemophilia A

V. Yu. Petrov, I. N. Lavrentyeva, V. V. Vdovin et al. · 2024 · Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Immunopathology

Hemophilia A presents a serious problem, especially in its severe and inhibitor forms, leading to severe bleeding and complications. The importance of studying the effectiveness and safety of new treatment approaches, particularly…

View details →DOI: 10.24287/1726-1708-2024-23-1-99-107
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Can We Still Find an Ideal Memristor?

Frank Zhigang Wang · 2024 · Magnetism

In 1971, Chua defined an ideal memristor that links magnetic flux φ and electric charge q. In a magnetic lump with a current-carrying conductor, we found that the direct interaction between physical magnetic flux φ and physical electric…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/magnetism4030014
Abandoned Hypothesis

Before We Can Find a Model, We Must Forget about Perfection

Dimiter Dobrev · 2022 · Serdica Journal of Computing

With Reinforcement Learning we assume that a model of the world does exist. We assume furthermore that the model in question is perfect (i.e. it describes the world completely and unambiguously). This article will demonstrate that it does…

View details →DOI: 10.55630/sjc.2021.15.85-128
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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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This study examined belief, concern, and practice of the in-service postgraduate science teachers towards solid waste management and recycle (SWMR) in one of the colleges of education in Bhutan. A structured online survey questionnaire was administered to 39 first-year in-service science teachers out of which 22 (13 male and 9 female) responded. The data were subjected to descriptive statistics su

Sherab Jatsho1, Sonam Dhendup · 2021 · Contemporary Education and Teaching Research

This study examined belief, concern, and practice of the in-service postgraduate science teachers towards solid waste management and recycle (SWMR) in one of the colleges of education in Bhutan. A structured online survey questionnaire was…

View details →DOI: 10.47852/bonviewcetr2021020102
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

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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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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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…

View details →DOI: 10.1017/bjt.2026.10034
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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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“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”…

View details →DOI: 10.62141/okh.v9i1.222
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About the Necessity to Consider Membrane Electrolyte Degradation Statistically

Thomas Dlugosch, Sebastian Kirsch, K. Andreas Friedrich · 2019 · ECS Meeting Abstracts

One key factor for the commercialization of fuel cell vehicles is a sufficient membrane durability. In this context, car manufactures work on reliability accelerated stress test procedures (AST) to measure membrane lifetime. There have…

View details →DOI: 10.1149/ma2019-02/34/1500
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Statistically Stable Verb-Noun Combinations in Russian Chronicals

R. A. Vernyaeva, S. R. Zaynullina · 2020 · Intellekt. Sist. Proizv.

В работе представлено количественно-статистическое исследование языковых единиц древнейших русских летописей. Инструментом для получения необходимых выборок стал модуль n-грамм ИАС «Манускрипт», позволяющий выявить текстовые сочетания с…

View details →DOI: 10.22213/2410-9304-2020-4-54-64
Negative / Null Result Report

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…

View details →DOI: 10.14795/j.v9i2.729
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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
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

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…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s40780-026-00596-w
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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…

View details →DOI: 10.31857/s0042132424010076
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Profiles of Invalidating Family Environments and Their Associations With Borderline Personality Features, Depression, and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents.

Fang H, Feng L, Gu M et al. · 2026 · Personality and mental health

Invalidating family environments are theorized to undermine youths' emotion socialization and confer risk for psychopathology, yet heterogeneity in how invalidation is expressed within families is rarely examined. This study employed…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/pmh.70083
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Assessing the Water Quality of a Stream and Its Relationship with Climate Change Using Water Quality Index and Multivariate Statistical Methods.

Katip A, Demiralp E · 2026 · Toxics

Industrial and domestic wastewaters, nonpoint pollution sources, and climate change affect stream ecosystems, water quantity, and quality. Within the scope of this study, the water quality of Nilüfer Stream was evaluated using the Water…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/toxics14060520
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The Medusa Effect Revisited

Takashima K, Kawabe T · 2026 · Preprint

The Medusa effect refers to the cognitive phenomenon in which individuals depicted directly in a photograph (Level 1; L1) are judged as possessing more mind than individuals depicted within a photograph embedded inside another photograph…

View details →DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/jy95x_v1
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Shell Metal Profiles of Caspian Bivalves Show Genus-Specific Patterns with Potential Relevance for Biomonitoring in the Southern Caspian Sea.

Bakhshalizadeh S, Mora-Medina R, Ayala-Soldado N · 2026 · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

Bivalves are widely used in aquatic monitoring, but the potential of their shells to provide comparative metal signatures remains insufficiently explored in the Caspian Sea. This study quantified major and trace elements in empty shells of…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/ani16101491