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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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Switch to generic formulation of temozolomide results in statistically significant increase in grade 3 and 4 bone marrow toxicity in glioma patients in the province of Alberta

Egiroh Omene, Omar Abdel-Rahman, Eugene Batuyong et al. · 2023 · Neuro-Oncology Practice

Abstract Background Temozolomide (TMZ) is an oral, systemic chemotherapy used chiefly for treating high-grade glioma. Due to the rising costs of systemic chemotherapy, many jurisdictions have replaced brand name with generic formulations.…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/nop/npad065
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“Usually, I Do Not Quarrel”: What Type of Ties Do We Find when We Ask about Conflicts Using a Name-generator Approach?

Philip Adebahr, Sylvia Keim-Klärner, André Knabe et al. · 2023 · Field Methods

In a mixed-methods study on poverty in Germany, we conducted qualitative interviews and collected quantitative data on ego-centered networks using a name-generator approach and a single set of respondents. Based on the qualitative data, we…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/1525822x231220596
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Abstract P200: Oscillometric Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitors Are Prone To Clinically & Statistically Significant Errors When Tested In A Controlled Laboratory Setting

V. P Lombardi, Patrick C Reichhold, Jennifer L Cramer et al. · 2020 · Hypertension

Purpose: To compare the accuracy & level of agreement of Oscar 2 & Spacelabs 90207 ABPMs with 2 observers (O1O2) using an Hg column & ThinkLabs digital stethoscope. Methods: O1O2 measured simultaneous same arm Hg column BPs & ABPMs…

View details →DOI: 10.1161/hyp.76.suppl_1.p200
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Motor Imaginary Task Classification using Statistically Significant Time Domain and Frequency Domain EEG features

Murside Degirmenci, Yilmaz Kemal Yuce, Yalcın Isler · 2022 · Akıllı sistemler ve uygulamaları dergisi

Motor Imaginary (MI) electroencephalography (EEG) signals are obtained when a subject imagines a task without essentially applying it. The accurate decoding of MI EEG signals plays an important role in the design of brain-computer…

View details →DOI: 10.64799/joiswa.v5.i1.10
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Apathy - where do we find it and how to treat

R. Gomes, C. Santos, N. Descalço et al. · 2022 · European Psychiatry

Introduction Although defined heterogeneously within the literature apathy is classified as a multidimensional deficit with emotional, behavioral, and cognitive domains in which there is a decrease in self-motivated/goal-directed activity.…

View details →DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2275
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Abstract P142: A Statistically Significant Reduction in Heart Failure Length of Stay: Moving the Mean Through Process Improvement

Carolyn M Moffa, William Weintraub, Rocco A DeMaio et al. · 2011 · Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Background: The burden of acute heart failure (HF) remains formidable. Length of stay (LOS) must be minimized to control costs, while still maintaining positive outcomes. Inappropriate diagnoses and the lack of coordinated care remain…

View details →DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.4.suppl_1.ap142
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Fragility Index and Fragility Quotient in Statistically Significant Randomized Controlled Trials in Plastic Breast Surgery

Ron Skorochod, Yoav Gronovich · 2024 · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

Background: The fragility index (FI) was conceived as an adjunct to the P value, signifying the strength of statistically significant results. The index states the minimal number of patients whose outcome must be changed from “event” to…

View details →DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000005916