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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.

278 results for "replication" · page 5 of 10

Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Replication of H9 influenza viruses in the human ex vivo respiratory tract, and the influence of neuraminidase on virus release

Renee W. Y. Chan, Louisa Chan, Chris Ka Pun Mok et al. · 2017 · Scientific Reports

H9N2 viruses are the most widespread influenza viruses in poultry in Asia. We evaluated the infection and tropism of human and avian H9 influenza virus in the human respiratory tract using ex vivo respiratory organ culture. H9 viruses infected the upper and lower respiratory tract and the majority of H9 viruses had a decreased ability to release virus from the bronchus rather than the lung. This may be attributed to a weak neuraminidase (NA) cleavage of carbon-6-linked sialic acid (Sia) rather than carbon-3-linked Sia. The modified cleavage of N-acetlylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) and N-glycolylne

View details →DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05853-5Cited by 14
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessImmunology and Microbiology

Uracil DNA glycosylase interacts with the p32 subunit of the replication protein A complex to modulate HIV-1 reverse transcription for optimal virus dissemination

Cécile Hérate, Clarisse Vigne, Carolin A. Guenzel et al. · 2016 · Retrovirology

BACKGROUND: Through incorporation into virus particles, the HIV-1 Vpr protein participates in the early steps of the virus life cycle by influencing the reverse transcription process. We previously showed that this positive impact on reverse transcription was related to Vpr binding to the uracil DNA glycosylase 2 enzyme (UNG2), leading to enhancement of virus infectivity in established CD4-positive cell lines via a nonenzymatic mechanism. RESULTS: We report here that Vpr can form a trimolecular complex with UNG2 and the p32 subunit (RPA32) of the replication protein A (RPA) complex and we expl

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s12977-016-0257-xCited by 14
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

The intragenic epistatic association of ADD3 with biliary atresia in Southern Han Chinese population

Zhe Wang, Xiaoli Xie, Jinglu Zhao et al. · 2018 · Bioscience Reports

Biliary atresia (BA) is a multifactorial pathogenic disease with possible genetic components. As a member of membrane skeletal proteins in the liver and bile ducts, a haplotype composed by five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on adducin 3 (ADD3) has been identified as associated with BA. However, limited study was designed to further elaborate the mutual relationship amongst those replicated SNPs to disease. We selected three susceptibility SNPs in ADD3 and conducted a replication study using 510 BA cases and 1473 controls to evaluate the individual function of the SNPs and further stra

View details →DOI: 10.1042/bsr20171688Cited by 13
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Mycophenolic acid pharmacogenomics in kidney transplantation

Fabiana Dalla Vecchia Genvigir, Álvaro Cerda, Thiago Dominguez Crespo Hirata et al. · 2020 · Journal of Translational Genetics and Genomics

Mycophenolic acid (MPA) is a potent antiproliferative drug prescribed to prevent acute rejection in kidney transplantation. MPA reversibly inhibits the enzymes involved in the synthesis of guanosine nucleotides, thus preventing DNA replication of immune cells. Consequently, the repression of both cell and humoral immunity induces renal allograft tolerance. MPA is an effective and safe immunosuppressive drug, but some patients show variability in drug concentration, acute rejection, graft dysfunction, or MPA-related adverse events. Although the pharmacogenomics of immunosuppressive drugs has be

View details →DOI: 10.20517/jtgg.2020.37Cited by 13
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessImmunology and Microbiology

HIV-1 adapts to lost IP6 coordination through second-site mutations that restore conical capsid assembly

Alex B. Kleinpeter, Donna L. Mallery, Nadine Renner et al. · 2024 · Nature Communications

The HIV-1 capsid is composed of capsid (CA) protein hexamers and pentamers (capsomers) that contain a central pore hypothesised to regulate capsid assembly and facilitate nucleotide import early during post-infection. These pore functions are mediated by two positively charged rings created by CA Arg-18 (R18) and Lys-25 (K25). Here we describe the forced evolution of viruses containing mutations in R18 and K25. Whilst R18 mutants fail to replicate, K25A viruses acquire compensating mutations that restore nearly wild-type replication fitness. These compensating mutations, which rescue reverse t

View details →DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51971-wCited by 13
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMathematics

The role of analytical variability in secondary data replications: a replication of Kim et al. (2014)

Christian Bokhove · 2022 · Educational Research and Evaluation

An article by Kim et al. from 2014 examined individual- and school-level variables affecting the information and communication technology (ICT) literacy level of Korean elementary school students, finding differential gender effects. In…

View details →DOI: 10.1080/13803611.2021.2022319Cited by 13
Negative / Null Result ReportSocial Sciences

Temporal shifts in Americans’ risk perceptions of the Zika outbreak

Branden B. Johnson, Marcus Mayorga · 2020 · Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal

Cross-sectional surveys, despite their value, are unable to probe dynamics of risk perceptions over time. An earlier longitudinal panel study of Americans’ views on Ebola risk inspired this partial replication on Americans’ views of Zika…

View details →DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2020.1820852Cited by 13
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeuroscience

Adaptive scaling of reward in episodic memory: a replication study

Alice Mason, Casimir J. H. Ludwig, Simon Farrell · 2016 · Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Reward is thought to enhance episodic memory formation via dopaminergic consolidation. Bunzeck, Dayan, Dolan, and Duzel [(2010). A common mechanism for adaptive scaling of reward and novelty. Human Brain Mapping, 31, 1380-1394] provided functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and behavioural evidence that reward and episodic memory systems are sensitive to the contextual value of a reward-whether it is relatively higher or lower-as opposed to absolute value or prediction error. We carried out a direct replication of their behavioural study and did not replicate their finding that memory p

View details →DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2016.1233439Cited by 12
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessAgricultural and Biological Sciences

Functional implications of residues of the B′ motif of geminivirus replication initiator protein in its helicase activity

Rajrani Ruhel, Mohit Mazumder, Prabu Gnanasekaran et al. · 2021 · FEBS Journal

Geminivirus replication initiator protein (Rep) is a multifunctional viral protein required for replication. During the process of viral replication, Rep acts as a site- and strand-specific endonuclease, ligase, ATPase, and helicase. B'…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/febs.16053Cited by 12
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Polyprotein Processing as a Determinant for in Vitro Activity of Semliki Forest Virus Replicase

Maija K. Pietilä, Irina C. Albulescu, Martijn J. van Hemert et al. · 2017 · Viruses

Semliki Forest virus (SFV) is an arthropod-borne alphavirus that induces membrane invaginations (spherules) in host cells. These harbor the viral replication complexes (RC) that synthesize viral RNA. Alphaviruses have four replicase or nonstructural proteins (nsPs), nsP1-4, expressed as polyprotein P1234. An early RC, which synthesizes minus-strand RNA, is formed by the polyprotein P123 and the polymerase nsP4. Further proteolytic cleavage results in a late RC consisting of nsP1-4 and synthesizing plus strands. Here, we show that only the late RCs are highly active in RNA synthesis in vitro. F

View details →DOI: 10.3390/v9100292Cited by 12
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessAgricultural and Biological Sciences

Harnessing genotype-by-environment interaction to determine adaptability of advanced cowpea lines to multiple environments in Uganda

Abiriga Francis, O. Ongom Patrick, Rubaihayo Patrick et al. · 2020 · Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science

This study was conducted to determine the yield stability of advanced cowpea lines in diverse agro-ecological zones of Uganda in order to facilitate documentation requirements for national performance trials (NPT). Thirty cowpea genotypes were evaluated against six checks in three localities, over three growing seasons, making a total of 9 unique environments. The trials were laid in a 6x6 alpha lattice design with three replications and grain yield was the principal trait measured. Single-site and multi-location data were summarized using analysis of variance. Further analysis of stability wa

View details →DOI: 10.5897/jpbcs2020.0891Cited by 11
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeuroscience

Suppression-induced forgetting: a pre-registered replication of the think/no-think paradigm

Sera Wiechert, Leonie Hannah Shoshana Loewy, Ineke Wessel et al. · 2023 · Memory

Post-traumatic stress disorder is characterised by recurring memories of a traumatic experience despite deliberate attempts to forget (i.e., suppression). The Think/No-Think (TNT) task has been used widely in the laboratory to study…

View details →DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2023.2208791Cited by 11
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessSocial Sciences

Examining the effects of the killing of George Floyd by police in the United States on attitudes of Black Londoners: a replication

Amy Nivette, Christof Nägel, Emily Gilbert · 2023 · Police Practice and Research

High-profile incidents of police misconduct can have serious consequences for public trust in the police. A recent study in the British Journal of Political Science found that Eric Garner’s death in NYC lead to more negative attitudes towards the police in London among Black residents compared to White and Asian residents. The current study aimed to replicate this transnational effect by assessing the impact of George Floyd’s death on Londoners’ perceptions of police. Using the same data and methodological approach, we did not replicate the immediate effect on Black Londoners’ attitudes. We di

View details →DOI: 10.1080/15614263.2023.2185241Cited by 11
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessImmunology and Microbiology

Mutations in matrix and SP1 repair the packaging specificity of a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 mutant by reducing the association of Gag with spliced viral RNA

Natalia Ristic, Mario P. S. Chin · 2010 · Retrovirology

BACKGROUND: The viral genome of HIV-1 contains several secondary structures that are important for regulating viral replication. The stem-loop 1 (SL1) sequence in the 5' untranslated region directs HIV-1 genomic RNA dimerization and packaging into the virion. Without SL1, HIV-1 cannot replicate in human T cell lines. The replication restriction phenotype in the SL1 deletion mutant appears to be multifactorial, with defects in viral RNA dimerization and packaging in producer cells as well as in reverse transcription of the viral RNA in infected cells. In this study, we sought to characterize SL

View details →DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-7-73Cited by 11
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

PIP4K2C inhibition reverses autophagic flux impairment induced by SARS-CoV-2

Marwah Karim, Manjari Mishra, Chieh‐Wen Lo et al. · 2025 · Nature Communications

In search for broad-spectrum antivirals, we discover a small molecule inhibitor, RMC-113, that potently suppresses the replication of multiple RNA viruses including SARS-CoV-2 in human lung organoids. We demonstrate selective inhibition of…

View details →DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61759-1Cited by 10
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Accurate modeling of replication rates in genome-wide association studies by accounting for Winner’s Curse and study-specific heterogeneity

Jennifer Zou, Jinjing Zhou, Sarah Faller et al. · 2022 · G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified thousands of genetic variants associated with complex human traits, but only a fraction of variants identified in discovery studies achieve significance in replication studies. Replication in genome-wide association studies has been well-studied in the context of Winner's Curse, which is the inflation of effect size estimates for significant variants due to statistical chance. However, Winner's Curse is often not sufficient to explain lack of replication. Another reason why studies fail to replicate is that there are fundamental difference

View details →DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkac261Cited by 10
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPsychology

The effects of exposure to objective coherence on perceived meaning in life: a preregistered direct replication of Heintzelman, Trent & King (2013)

Kaylin Ratner, Anthony L. Burrow, Felix Thoemmes · 2016 · Royal Society Open Science

Having a sense of meaning in life (MIL) has been acknowledged as a catalyst to psychological flourishing. As such, understanding ways to promote MIL represents a worthy goal for those interested in bolstering positive outcomes. This study sought to replicate the findings of Heintzelman, Trent & King (2013 Psychol. Sci. 24 , 991–998 ( doi:10.1177/0956797612465878 )), who found that MIL could be influenced by external stimulation. Their findings suggest that exposure to coherent stimuli produces significantly higher MIL scores than exposure to incoherent stimuli. Using materials and methodol

View details →DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160431Cited by 10
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessDecision Sciences

No relationship between researcher impact and replication effect: an analysis of five studies with 100 replications

John Protzko, Jonathan W. Schooler · 2020 · PeerJ

What explanation is there when teams of researchers are unable to successfully replicate already established ‘canonical’ findings? One suggestion that has been put forward, but left largely untested, is that those researchers who fail to replicate prior studies are of low ‘expertise and diligence’ and lack the skill necessary to successfully replicate the conditions of the original experiment. Here we examine the replication success of 100 scientists of differing ‘expertise and diligence’ who attempted to replicate five different studies. Using a bibliometric tool ( h -index) as our indicator

View details →DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8014Cited by 10
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessAgricultural and Biological Sciences

A novel strategy to attenuate porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus by inhibiting viral replication in the target pulmonary alveolar macrophages via hematopoietic-specific miR-142

Shaoyuan Tan, Weixin Wu, Xinna Ge et al. · 2023 · One Health Advances

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is an economically important pathogen for the global pork industry. Although modified live virus (MLV) vaccines are commonly used for PRRSV prevention and control, they still carry a risk of infecting the host and replicating in target cells, thereby increasing the likehood of virus recombination and reversion to virulence. In this study, we inserted the target sequence of miR-142 into the nsp2 hypervariable region of PRRSV to inhibit viral replication in its host cells of pigs, with the aim of achieving virus attenuation. The chimeri

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s44280-023-00002-2Cited by 10
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeuroscience

Disconnected and Hyperactive: A Replication of Sensorimotor Cortex Abnormalities in Patients With Schizophrenia During Proactive Response Inhibition

Christopher J. Wertz, Faith M Hanlon, Nicholas A. Shaff et al. · 2018 · Schizophrenia Bulletin

Inhibitory failure represents a core dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia (SP), which has predominantly been tested in the literature using reactive (ie, altering behavior after a stimulus) rather than proactive (ie, purposefully…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sby086Cited by 10
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Replication of genetic associations of chemotherapy-related cardiotoxicity in the adjuvant NSABP B-31 clinical trial

Pooja Advani, Kathryn J. Ruddy, Joerg Herrmann et al. · 2023 · Frontiers in Oncology

Background The cardiotoxic effects of doxorubicin, trastuzumab, and other anticancer agents are well known, but molecular genetic testing is lacking for the early identification of patients at risk for therapy-related cardiac toxicity. Methods Using the Agena Bioscience MassARRAY system, we genotyped TRPC6 rs77679196, BRINP1 rs62568637, LDB2 rs55756123, RAB22A rs707557, intergenic rs4305714, LINC01060 rs7698718, and CBR3 rs1056892 (V244M) (previously associated with either doxorubicin or trastuzumab-related cardiotoxicity in the NCCTG N9831 trial of anthracycline-based chemotherapy ± trastuzum

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1139347Cited by 9
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPsychology

Robustness of the rule‐learning effect in 7‐month‐old infants: A close, multicenter replication of Marcus et al. (1999)

Andreea Geambașu, Sybren Spit, Daan van Renswoude et al. · 2022 · Developmental Science

We conducted a close replication of the seminal work by Marcus and colleagues from 1999, which showed that after a brief auditory exposure phase, 7-month-old infants were able to learn and generalize a rule to novel syllables not previously present in the exposure phase. This work became the foundation for the theoretical framework by which we assume that infants are able to learn abstract representations and generalize linguistic rules. While some extensions on the original work have shown evidence of rule learning, the outcomes are mixed, and an exact replication of Marcus et al.'s study has

View details →DOI: 10.1111/desc.13244Cited by 9
Negative / Null Result ReportPsychology

Loneliness and social monitoring: A conceptual replication of Knowles et al.

Kory Floyd, Nathan T. Woo · 2020 · Personal Relationships

Abstract Contrary to the claim that loneliness routinely impairs the decoding of social cues such as emotion displays, Knowles, Lucas, Baumeister, and Gardner (2015) proposed that lonely adults “choke under pressure,” experiencing…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/pere.12304Cited by 9
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Replication of SARS-CoV-2 in cell lines used in public health surveillance programmes with special emphasis on biosafety

Shailesh D. Pawar, Sadhana S. Kode, Sachin S. Keng et al. · 2022 · The Indian Journal of Medical Research

Background & objectives Polio, measles, rubella, influenza and rotavirus surveillance programmes are of great public health importance globally. Virus isolation using cell culture is an integral part of such programmes. Possibility of…

View details →DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1448_21Cited by 9
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessSocial Sciences

Replication of Study 1 in “Differentiating Social and Personal Power” by Lammers, Stoker, and Stapel (2009)

Lewend Mayiwar, Linda Lai · 2019 · Social Psychology

Abstract. We performed an independent, direct, and better powered ( N = 295) replication of Study 1, an experiment ( N = 113) by Lammers, Stoker, and Stapel (2009) . Lammers and colleagues distinguished between social power (influence over…

View details →DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000388Cited by 9
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Identification of two telomere-proximal fission yeast DNA replication origins constrained by nearby cis-acting sequences to replicate in late S phase

Amna Chaudari, Joel A Huberman · 2012 · F1000Research

Telomeres of the fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe , are known to replicate in late S phase, but the reasons for this late replication are not fully understood. We have identified two closely-spaced DNA replication origins, 5.5 to 8…

View details →DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.1-58.v1Cited by 4
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Is Intelligence Enhanced by Letter Priming? A Failure to Replicate the Results of Ciani and Sheldon (2010)

Sean P. Carlin, Lionel G. Standing · 2013 · Psychological Reports

Previous research has suggested that motivational processes outside an individual's conscious awareness may be primed so as to enhance or impair cognitive performance. The present study involved a conceptual replication of the 2010 study…

View details →DOI: 10.2466/04.03.pr0.112.2.533-544Cited by 4