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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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“There Is a Significant Change!” But Have They Noticed? A Case Study of Perceived Coaching Behaviour After Participating in the Growth Talent Mindsets for Sports Coaches’ Intervention 2.0

Dag André Nilsen, Lars Bjørke, Anne Marte Pensgaard et al. · 2026 · International Sport Coaching Journal

To help coaches create positive training environments, coach education programmes that include behaviour change techniques have been requested. Drawing on mindset theory and the development of wise psychological interventions, the Growth…

View details →DOI: 10.1123/iscj.2025-0096
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Blood parasite infection is associated with lower thermoregulatory precision in the lizard Podarcis lusitanicus.

Faria, Megía-Palma, Whiting et al. · 2026 · Journal of thermal biology

Parasites have the potential to disrupt and induce changes in thermoregulation and behaviour in ectotherm hosts, possibly with deleterious effects. In a previous study, the lizard Podarcis lusitanicus (Lacertidae), when infected with blood…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2026.104514
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3 Quick-Reference Criteria for Identifying Clinically Significant Multivariate Change in Older Adult Cognition: A NACC Study

Amanda M. Wisinger, Hillary F. Abel, Jeremy G. Grant et al. · 2023 · Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Objective: Accurately interpreting cognitive change is an essential aspect of clinical care for older adults. Several approaches to identifying 'true’ cognitive change in a single cognitive measure are available (e.g., reliable change…

View details →DOI: 10.1017/s1355617723010858
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Significant Temperature Change and Inhomogeneous Tensile Deformation of Superelastic Ti–26Nb, Ti–25Nb–0.3O and Ti–25Nb–0.3N Shape Memory Alloys

Karol Marek Golasiński, Michał Maj, Sandra Musiał et al. · 2025 · Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A

Abstract In this work, thermomechanical behavior of the superelastic Ti–26Nb, Ti–25Nb–0.3O and Ti–25Nb–0.3N (at. pct) shape memory alloys (SMAs) under load-unload tension was investigated using coupled techniques of infrared thermography…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s11661-025-08036-4
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Risk Factors at Time of Primary ACL Reconstruction that Contribute to Significant Chondral Surface Change at Time of Revision ACL Reconstruction

Christopher C. Kaeding, Mars Group · 2016 · Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

Objectives: Articular cartilage health is an important issue following primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). It is not clear what risk factors at the time of primary reconstruction affect future articular cartilage…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/2325967116s00199
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ABSTRACT NUMBER: ESOC2026A2329 CHANGE IN CEREBRAL HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH OBESITY EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT LOSS. THE HEM-OB STUDY

M Teresa Montalvo Moraleda, Álvaro Bonelli Franco, Tamara Díaz Vico et al. · 2026 · European Stroke Journal

Abstract Background and aims The relationship of obesity with small vessel disease remains controversial. The HemOb study aims to evaluate hemodynamic and functional parameters in patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery and…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/esj/aakag023.1069
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Dampak Sosial Ekonomi pada Keluaga Penerima Manfaat (KPM) Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) Exit Mandiri di Kecamatan Pagelaran Kabuoaten Pringsewu dalam Perspektif The Most Significant Change Technique (MSCt)

Ainun Oktavia Sari, Rahayu Sulistyowati, Ita Prihantika · 2020 · Administrativa: Jurnal Birokrasi, Kebijakan dan Pelayanan Publik

The Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) is a conditional social cash transfer program that provides assistance to Very Poor Households (RTSM) appointed as participants in the Conditional Cash Transfer program which is related to improving the…

View details →DOI: 10.23960/administrativa.v2i3.51
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Comparison of screen-confirm versus screen-mix-confirm algorithms for lupus anticoagulant detection by dilute Russell’s viper venom time

Fatima Sharif, Ayesha Junaid, Khadija Ashraf · 2025 · Journal of Laboratory Physicians

Objectives Lupus anticoagulant (LAC) is an antiphospholipid antibody associated with thromboembolism. According to the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, LAC measurement by Dilute Russell’s viper venom time (dRVVT) should…

View details →DOI: 10.25259/jlp_110_2024
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Olfactory notes in the mind space: A registered report.

Caldana M, Rusconi E · 2026 · Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior

Olfaction is an archaic sense but its central mechanisms are lesser known than those of other senses. Here we address a possible link between olfactory stimuli and mental spatial representations. Although olfactory percepts are not…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2026.02.010
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Triple-P Panel (Procalcitonin, Presepsin and Pentraxin3) to Confirm Sepsis

Muayad Mahdi Kadim, Hussein O.M. Al-Dahmoshi · 2024 · Iraqi Journal of Science

A total of 65 blood samples (25 culture positive sepsis and 40 culture negative sepsis) from patients with sepsis symptoms who resided in the ICU of Hilla city hospitals, were collected, as well as 25 samples as a control (healthy persons)…

View details →DOI: 10.24996/ijs.2024.65.1.6
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USE OF MULTILOCAL MARKERS TO CONFIRM THE UNIQUENESS OF LEBEDYN CATTLE

N. В. Mokhnachova, O. M. Zhukorskyі · 2025 · Animal Breeding and Genetics

The aim of this study is to analyze the informativeness of ISSR markers in the study of intrapopulation genetic polymorphism of the Lebedyn local breed cattle population. Materials and methods of research. To confirm the uniqueness and…

View details →DOI: 10.31073/abg.69.08
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Modified string test to improve and confirm by molecular characterization for bacterial identification

Muhammad Dawood Mian, Saadullah Jan Khan, Rehana Rani et al. · 2026 · Access Microbiology

Rapid and reliable identification of bacteria is essential in clinical and environmental microbiology. Gram staining remains a widely used method for preliminary classification; however, it may require additional steps and can be difficult…

View details →DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000965.v3
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Abstract 414: Ath28 Congenic Mice Confirm Atherosclerosis Modifying Gene on the Distal End of Chromosome 2

Juying Han, Jonathan D Smith · 2017 · Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Objective: Strain intercrosses between apoE-deficient mice on the AKR (athero-resistant) and DBA/2 (athero-sensitive) strains identified the Ath28 quantitative trait locus (QTL) on the distal end of chromosome 2 (chr 2). We bred congenic…

View details →DOI: 10.1161/atvb.37.suppl_1.414
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The relative vitamin A value of 9‐cis‐ and 13‐cis‐β‐carotene did not differ in vitamin A‐depleted Mongolian gerbils

Kara Allison Bresnahan, Christopher Davis, Sherry Tanumihardjo · 2011 · The FASEB Journal

The provitamin A biofortification of staple crops is a novel approach to ameliorating vitamin A status in countries where deficiency is prevalent. To assess the vitamin A impact of these crops, the unique bioefficacies of cis‐isomers,…

View details →DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.975.11
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The first- or second-line use of pemetrexed sequentially with EGFR-TKI did not differ in PFS for advanced NSCLC patients harboring EGFR-mutant tumors.

Zhen-Yu Ding, Yue-Yun Chen · 2017 · Journal of Clinical Oncology

e20531 Background: Both EGFR-TKI and pemetrexed doublet chemotherapy (P) are two effective therapies in advanced NSCLC patients with EGFR mutant tumors. But which one should be used in first-line remains controversial. Methods: This was a…

View details →DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e20531
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Toxicity assessment of green energy by-product, lithium, using a novel suite of eight Australian aquatic-species tests from a Global Biodiversity Hotspot.

Nice, Storer, Fisher et al. · 2026 · Environmental toxicology and chemistry

Due to recent advances in green energy initiatives in response to climate change impacts, lithium exploration and production are rapidly increasing, with concomitant elevated lithium in discharges to waterways. However, lithium toxicity to…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/etojnl/vgag063
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Where Did All the Suspended Sediment Go?

Bruce S. Hart · 2026 · The Sedimentary Record

Studies of mud transportation and deposition in modern shelf settings indicate that fine-grained siliciclastic sediment is deposited from suspension in various ways. However, contemporary interpretations of ancient analogs (e.g., epeiric…

View details →DOI: 10.2110/001c.161170
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What Did They Say? What Did They Mean? Interpreting US Policies through Presidents’ Discourses at Historical Landmarks in Europe: A Study of Democracy Attributes

Ahmet Keser, Zeynep Elçin Kamalak · 2024 · Journal of Humanity and Society (insan & toplum)

This study investigates how US Presidents addressed the attributes of democracy in their speeches at critical European sites and historical breakpoints. The aim is to analyze the content of the speeches and determine whether there is a…

View details →DOI: 10.12658/m0734
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Did Zhuangzi Criticize Mengzi?

Kim-chong Chong · 2024 · Dao

Abstract Mengzi 孟子 and Zhuangzi 莊子 lived around the same time in the mid–Warring States period of ancient China. The historical relation between them is unclear. There is no mention of each other in the texts named after them. But some…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s11712-024-09975-2
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Designing Trustworthy User Interfaces for the Voluntary Carbon Market: A Randomized Online Experiment

Klaudia Guzij, Michael Fröhlich, Florian Fincke et al. · 2022 · arXiv

The voluntary carbon market is an important building block in the fight against climate change. However, it is not trivial for consumers to verify whether carbon offset projects deliver what they promise. While technical solutions for measuring their impact are emerging, there is a lack of understanding of how to translate this data into interface designs that mediate the establishment of trust. With interaction between users and offset projects mainly happening online, it is critical to meet this design challenge. To this end, we designed and evaluated interfaces with varying trust cues for c