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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 ReportOpen accessPsychology

The Effects of a Structured and Unstructured Kindergarten Program on the Readiness Scores of Children in Selected Public Schools in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.

Mary Coletta mcdonough Newkome · 1974

The major purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant difference in readiness test scores between students who participated in a structured kindergarten program and those who participated in an unstructured program.…

View details →DOI: 10.31390/gradschool_disstheses.2684
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Safety of a Multifaceted Computerized Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention in Surgical Settings: A Single-center Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial.

Xin Yuan, Kai Chen, Jing Yuan et al. · 2023 · International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

BACKGROUND Inappropriate antimicrobial use is common for patients undergoing surgery. Whether a multifaceted computerized antimicrobial stewardship program is effective and safe in reducing inappropriate antimicrobial use in surgical…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2023.106787
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiology

Effects of new polymorphisms in the bovine myocyte enhancer factor 2D (MEF2D) gene on the expression rates of the longissimus dorsi muscle

E. Juszczuk-Kubiak, R. Starzyński, T. Sakowski et al. · 2012 · Molecular Biology Reports

Myocyte enhancer factor 2D (MEF2D), a product of the MEF2D gene, belongs to the myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) protein family which is involved in vertebrate skeletal muscle development and differentiation during myogenesis. The aim of…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-1689-6
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessChemistry

Trehalose may prevent postsurgical adhesions in a rabbit model of hysterotomy.

H. Fujino, Soojung Lee, Shigeki Suzuki et al. · 2011 · Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

The adhesion-preventing effect of trehalose in visceral organs was evaluated in a rabbit model. All rabbits underwent a hysterotomy, during which mild abrasion and desiccation was induced on the surfaces of visceral organs. In the control…

View details →DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0342
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Physical activity-related injuries of college students in southern China: A 1-year prospective study

Dongchun Tang, Weicong Cai, Yang Gao et al. · 2020 · Scientific Reports

This prospective study was to describe the incidence and characteristics of physical activity-related injuries (PARI) among college students in southern China. Online questionnaires and telephone interviews were combined to investigate the…

View details →DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64317-5
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Medical management in locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer: Does changes in treatment policy have any specific effect on PSA levels?

M. Bağcıoğlu, C. Surcel, S. Ozcan et al. · 2017 · Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia

OBJECTIVE Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is commonly used as a first-line treatment for locally advanced and metastatic prostatic cancer (Pca). There is no consensus about which alternative treatment should be used after the failure of…

View details →DOI: 10.4081/aiua.2017.4.282
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

No difference in anti-spike antibody and surrogate viral neutralization following SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccination in persons with HIV compared to controls (CO-HIV Study)

Kendall Kling, Patrick Janulis, A. Demonbreun et al. · 2023 · Frontiers in Immunology

Background Understanding the immune response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination will enable accurate counseling and inform evolving vaccination strategies. Little is known about antibody response…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1048776
Negative / Null Result Report

Performance and Carass Potential of Pantaneiro Lambs Supplemented with Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Rafaela Machado dos Santos, Simone Fernanda Nedel Pértile, Marcos Barbosa Ferreira et al. · 2024 · Ensaios e Ciência: Ciências Biológicas, Agrárias e da Saúde

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a feed additive for feedlot Pantaneiro lambs on weight gain, dry matter intake, carcass and meat characteristics, in addition to the comparison between males and females. Eleven…

View details →DOI: 10.17921/1415-6938.2024v28n2p203-208
Replication FailureOpen access

Effect of feeding low protein diets supplemented with selected essential amino acids on growth performance and gut health in early weaned Large White Yorkshire piglets

N. Mohan, M. Dipu, K. Ally et al. · 2023 · Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

A study was conducted to assess the effect of feeding low protein diets supplemented with selected amino acids on growth performance and gut health in early weaned Large White Yorkshire piglets. Thirty Large White Yorkshire female piglets…

View details →DOI: 10.51966/jvas.2023.54.2.537-543
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen access

Association of β-Globin Gene Haplotypes with Haematological Parameters and Foetal Haemoglobin among Patients with Sickle Cell Disorder in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

S. Bhagat, A. Thakur · 2023 · Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Introduction: Sickle cell disease is caused by a single nucleotide substitution in the β-globin gene. The variations in Foetal Haemoglobin (HbF) levels, β-globin gene cluster haplotype have been used as predictors of disease severity in…

View details →DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2023/58342.17445
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

The Neonatal Congenital Anomalies: Incidence and Risk Factors Before and After the war at Al-Thawrah Hospital- Sana'a,Yemen.

F. M. Abol-Gaith, N. Ismail, A. Al-Mutawakel · 2019 · Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

Background: Congenital anomalies (CAs) are structural or functional abnormalities that occur during intrauterine life and can be identified prenatally, at birth or may be detected in infancy later. Aim: To compare the incidence and risk…

View details →DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2019.69565
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen access

Pertumbuhan Transplan Karang Lunak Sinularia polydactyla dan S. asterolobata Berdasarkan Metode Tebar Dasar dan Penempelan Substrat Pada Lokasi yang Berbeda

I. G. A. B. K. Jayantika, I. Dharma, W. Widiastuti · 2021

Soft coral transplantations are widely used for rehabilitation of coral reef ecosystems and commercial needs with common method are substrated-attached and placed on the metal table frame. These methods are considered as costly. This study…

View details →DOI: 10.24843/jmrt.2021.v04.i01.p07
Negative / Null Result Report

EFFECT OF PILATES AND YOGA ON PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA AMONG WOMEN WITH FIBROMYALGIA

E. Sen, Varsha Chorsiya, S.Savitha Priyanka et al. · 2023 · europeanchemicalbulletin

Background: Primary Dysmenorrhea (PD), depression, anxiety, and stress among women with Fibromyalgia (FM) and healthy females are the common problems seen these days. It is important to determine possible factors related to Primary…

View details →DOI: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si5a.0508
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

“Customized Titanium Mesh versus Titanium Reinforced Membrane in localized Alveolar Ridge Augmentation with Simultaneously delayed implant placement” A randomized clinical study

Maha Shaikh, A. Gamal, Ahmed Amr · 2020

Aim: To compare two different alveolar ridge augmentation (ARA) approaches applied in conjunction with delayed dental implants regarding the enhancement of the buccolingual alveolar ridge width and the changes in alveolar crestal level…

View details →DOI: 10.21608/edj.2020.36620.1181
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Clinical outcomes of subcutaneous vs. transvenous implantable defibrillator therapy in a polymorbid patient cohort

B. Kattih, F. Operhalski, F. Boeckling et al. · 2022 · Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) has been designed to overcome lead-related complications and device endocarditis. Lacking the ability for pacing or resynchronization therapy its usage is limited…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1008311
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPsychology

Comportamentos de Fair Play e Antiesportivos: Avaliação dos Árbitros Fair Play and Unsporting Behavior: Evaluation of Referees Comportamientos de Fair Play y No-deportivos: Evaluación del Juez

Marcella Andressa Bosquetti, Amanda Oliveira de Morais, Leandro Ricardo Altimari et al. · 2017

This study aimed to investigate fair play behaviors and anti-sports in futsal games Sub 9 and Sub 15 categories, through the referees' evaluation. Participated 17 referees who refereed games in 1o division of a futsal championship in a…

View details →DOI: 10.18761/pac.2015.6.1.a05
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Polyomavirus BK Genome Comparison Shows High Genetic Diversity in Kidney Transplant Recipients Three Months after Transplantation

Olga Mineeva-Sangwo, Joan Martí-Carreras, E. Cleenders et al. · 2022 · Viruses

BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) is a human DNA virus generally divided into twelve subgroups based on the genetic diversity of Viral Protein 1 (VP1). BKPyV can cause polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PVAN) after kidney transplantation.…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/v14071533
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

An AI-Enabled Low-Cost Wearable to Support Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation: A Proof of Concept

I. Mumuni, Darren Player, R. Tehrany et al. · 2025 · Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders remain one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Although multi-modal physiotherapy, an approach that combines manual therapy, exercise therapy and education is the recommended core treatment, many…

View details →DOI: 10.1109/embc58623.2025.11253465
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen access

Evaluation of lingual concavities in the posterior mandibular area using Cone beam computed tomography scans in an Egyptian population- A cross-sectional study

Alaa Nawwar · 2022 · Egyptian dental journal

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and measure the depth of the mandibular lingual concavities, using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) scans. This was done in an attempt to avoid perforation of the…

View details →DOI: 10.21608/edj.2022.162066.2251
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Parameters of lipid and oxidative-antioxidant status in persons aged 18-23 from radiation-contaminated areas under conditions of moderate physical activity

V. Sokolenko, S. Sokolenko · 2020

Purpose: There is a significant amount of data on the stressful effects of exercise, which contain conflicting results. Some publications testify to the adaptive processes and the benefits of optimized exercise for various physiological…

View details →DOI: 10.15561/20755279.2020.0506
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Physical activity in women attending a dissonance-based intervention after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A 2-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

S. Possmark, F. Sellberg, A. Ghaderi et al. · 2021 · PLoS ONE

Background The majority of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) patients are not sufficiently physically active post-surgery, yet little support from the Swedish healthcare system is offered. We investigated if a dissonance-based group…

View details →DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255556
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Shear Bond Strength of Veneered Zirconia Repaired Using Various Methods and Adhesive Systems: A Comparative Study

S. Habib, S. Bajunaid, Abdulrahman Almansour et al. · 2021 · Polymers

The aim of the present study was to investigate the shear bond strength of five different repair methods and adhesive systems for zirconia (Zr) cores layered with feldspathic porcelain. Seventy-five Zr specimens (10 × 10 × 4 mm3) were…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessChemistry

THE EFFECT OF UREA SUPLEMENTATION IN MATURATION MEDIA OF BOVINE OOCYTE IN VITRO TOWARDS EXPRESSION OF BAX, BCL-2 AND BAX/BCL-2 RATIO

Dhesy Kartikasari, S. Mulyati, Suzanita Utama et al. · 2020

This study aims to evaluate the expression of BAX, BCL-2, and BAX/BCL-2 ratio in maturation media of cow oocytes which supplemented with Urea in vitro because BAX and BCL-2 are the main regulators of apoptosis. A total of 263 oocytes from…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Ischemia Time On Renal Allograft Survival: Efficacy Of Machine Perfusion

J. Costa, M. Machado, C. S. Filho et al. · 2014

PUK3 IschemIa TIme On Renal allOgRafT sURvIval: effIcacy Of machIne PeRfUsIOn Costa J.O.1, Machado M.A.A.1, Simão Filho C.1, Silva L.A.F.2, Guerra Junior A.A.1, Acurcio F.A.1 1Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil,…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.03.1689
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Longitudinal study of visual function in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis with and without a history of optic neuritis

A. G. Gómez, A. García-Ben, A. S. García et al. · 2019 · Neurología (English Edition)

Abstract Introduction The contrast sensitivity test determines the quality of visual function in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The purpose of this study is to analyse changes in visual function in patients with relapsing-remitting…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2017.01.008
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Pulp Fibroblast Cell Apoptosis After Application of Hema Dentine Bonding Material with Ethanol and Water Solvent.

Ratih Elisa Nandarani, Ira Widjiastuti, Latief Mooduto · 2019 · Brazilian Dental Journal

The most common main materials for dentin bonding for composite resin restoration is 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA). HEMA has beneficial physical and chemical properties, and stable, yet toxic. The addition of ethanol or water, may…

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