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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 accessAgricultural and Biological Sciences

In-depth proteomic analysis of Varroa destructor: Detection of DWV-complex, ABPV, VdMLV and honeybee proteins in the mite

Tomáš Erban, Karel Harant, Martin Hubálek et al. · 2015 · Scientific Reports

We investigated pathogens in the parasitic honeybee mite Varroa destructor using nanoLC-MS/MS (TripleTOF) and 2D-E-MS/MS proteomics approaches supplemented with affinity-chromatography to concentrate trace target proteins. Peptides were detected from the currently uncharacterized Varroa destructor Macula-like virus (VdMLV), the deformed wing virus (DWV)-complex and the acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV). Peptide alignments revealed detection of complete structural DWV-complex block VP2-VP1-VP3, VDV-1 helicase and single-amino-acid substitution A/K/Q in VP1, the ABPV structural block VP1-VP4-VP2-

View details →DOI: 10.1038/srep13907Cited by 48
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPhysics and Astronomy

A statistically significant lack of debris discs in medium separation binary systems

Ben Yelverton, Grant M. Kennedy, K. Y. L. Su et al. · 2019 · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Abstract We compile a sample of 341 binary and multiple star systems with the aim of searching for and characterizing Kuiper belt-like debris discs. The sample is assembled by combining several smaller samples studied in previously…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz1927Cited by 48
Negative / Null Result Report

Cataract surgeons outperform medical students in Eyesi virtual reality cataract surgery: evidence for construct validity

Madeleine Selvander, Peter Åsman · 2012 · Acta Ophthalmologica

Abstract. Purpose: To investigate construct validity for modules hydromaneuvers and phaco on the Eyesi surgical simulator. Methods: Seven cataract surgeons and 17 medical students performed capsulorhexis, hydromaneuvers, phaco, navigation,…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2012.02440.xCited by 48
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessHealth Professions

Care of pressure sores: a controlled study of the use of a hydrocolloid dressing compared with wet saline gauze compresses

Anders Alm, AM. Hornmark, Per-Arne Fall et al. · 2026 · Acta Dermato Venereologica

An occlusive hydrocolloid dressing (Comfeel Ulcus) was compared with a conventional wet saline gauze dressing regarding the effect on ulcer cleansing and healing processes, experience of pain and the consumption of nursing time, in a…

View details →DOI: 10.2340/000155551989149110Cited by 48
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPhysics and Astronomy

Deep Rest-UV JWST/NIRSpec Spectroscopy of Early Galaxies: The Demographics of C iv and N-emitters in the Reionization Era

Michael W. Topping, Dan Stark, Peter Senchyna et al. · 2025 · The Astrophysical Journal

Abstract JWST has recently discovered a subset of reionization era galaxies with ionized gas that is metal-poor in oxygen and carbon but heavily enriched in nitrogen. This abundance pattern is almost never seen in lower-redshift galaxies but is commonly observed in globular cluster stars. We have recently demonstrated that this peculiar abundance pattern appears in a compact (≃20 pc) metal-poor galaxy undergoing a strong burst of star formation. This galaxy was originally selected based on strong C iv emission, indicating a hard radiation field rarely seen locally. In this paper, we present JW

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Adjuvant durvalumab for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind, phase II study

Seo‐Young Park, Jong‐Mu Sun, Yoon‐La Choi et al. · 2022 · ESMO Open

•The adjuvant durvalumab therapy failed to demonstrate the survival benefit in ESCC who underwent neoadjuvant CCRT.•This is the first report on the role of adjuvant immunotherapy in both pathologic complete response (ypCR) and…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100385Cited by 48
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Beta amyloid deposition and cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease: a study of the PPMI cohort

Alexander Mihaescu, Mikaeel Valli, Carme Uribe et al. · 2022 · Molecular Brain

Abstract The accumulation of beta amyloid in the brain has a complex and poorly understood impact on the progression of Parkinson’s disease pathology and much controversy remains regarding its role, specifically in cognitive decline symptoms. Some studies have found increased beta amyloid burden is associated with worsening cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease, especially in cases where dementia occurs, while other studies failed to replicate this finding. To better understand this relationship, we examined a cohort of 25 idiopathic Parkinson’s disease patients and 30 healthy controls f

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s13041-022-00964-1Cited by 48
Negative / Null Result Report

Unconscious creativity: When can unconscious thought outperform conscious thought?

Haiyang Yang, Amitava Chattopadhyay, Kuangjie Zhang et al. · 2012 · Journal of Consumer Psychology

Abstract Recent research suggests that unconscious thought is superior to conscious thought in many cognitive domains. In this article, we show that the duration of unconscious thought has an inverted‐U shaped relationship with creativity…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2012.04.002Cited by 47
Negative / Null Result Report

A significant change in selective adsorption behaviour for ethanol by flexibility control through the type of central metals in a metal–organic framework

Masaaki Sadakiyo, Teppei Yamada, Kenichi Kato et al. · 2016 · Chemical Science

We conducted a systematic study of the control of selective adsorption behaviour through the type of central metals in a series of analogous MOFs that show closed-open structural transformations.

View details →DOI: 10.1039/c5sc03325jCited by 47
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Can recombinant human thrombomodulin increase survival among patients with severe septic-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation: a single-centre, open-label, randomised controlled trial

Akiyoshi Hagiwara, Noriko Tanaka, Tatsuki Uemura et al. · 2016 · BMJ Open

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether treatment with recombinant human thrombomodulin (rhTM) increases survival among patients with severe septic-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). DESIGN: Single-centre, open-label, randomised…

View details →DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012850Cited by 47
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of the Anti-Nerve Growth Factor Antibody Tanezumab in Subjects With Cancer Pain Due to Bone Metastasis

Marie Fallon, Maciej Sopata, Erika Dragon et al. · 2023 · The Oncologist

BACKGROUND: This phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study assessed the efficacy and safety of tanezumab in subjects with cancer pain predominantly due to bone metastasis receiving background opioid…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad188Cited by 47
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Long-term results of a phase II study with neoadjuvant docetaxel chemotherapy and complete androgen blockade in locally advanced and high-risk prostate cancer

Mark Thalgott, Thomas Horn, Matthias Heck et al. · 2014 · Journal of Hematology & Oncology

BACKGROUND: Patients with locally advanced and high-risk prostate cancer (LAPC) are prone to experience biochemical recurrence despite radical prostatectomy (RP). We evaluated feasibility, safety and activity of a neoadjuvant chemohormonal therapy (NCHT) with 3-weekly full dose docetaxel and complete androgen blockade (CAB) in locally advanced and high-risk prostate cancer patients (LAPC) undergoing RP. METHODS: Patients (n = 30) were selected by Kattans' preoperative score and received trimestral buserelin 9,45 mg, bicalutamide 50 mg/day and 3 cycles docetaxel (75 mg/m²) followed by RP. Prima

View details →DOI: 10.1186/1756-8722-7-20Cited by 47
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Lack of Associations between Female Hormone Levels and Visuospatial Working Memory, Divided Attention and Cognitive Bias across Two Consecutive Menstrual Cycles

Brigitte Leeners, Tillmann H. C. Krüger, Kirsten Geraedts et al. · 2017 · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Background: Interpretation of observational studies on associations between prefrontal cognitive functioning and hormone levels across the female menstrual cycle is complicated due to small sample sizes and poor replicability. Methods: This observational multisite study comprised data of n=88 menstruating women from Hannover, Germany, and Zurich, Switzerland, assessed during a first cycle and n=68 re-assessed during a second cycle to rule out practice effects and false-positive chance findings. We assessed visuospatial working memory, attention, cognitive bias and hormone levels at four consec

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00120Cited by 47
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessSocial Sciences

Get a room: the role of classroom space in sustained implementation of studio style instruction

Alexis V. Knaub, Kathleen Foote, Charles Henderson et al. · 2016 · International Journal of STEM Education

The characteristics of the classroom environment play an important role in shaping teaching practices and supporting research-based instructional strategies. One instructional strategy that has reimagined the classroom is the Student-Centered Active Learning Environment with Upside-Down Pedagogies (SCALE-UP). SCALE-UP uses studio-style instruction to facilitate student collaboration. Although there is significant interest in studio-style instruction, there is not much research-based guidance available for institutions interested in setting up a classroom, especially for secondary users interes

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s40594-016-0042-3Cited by 47
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Alpha modulation during working memory encoding predicts neurocognitive impairment in ADHD

Agatha Lenartowicz, Holly Truong, Giulia C. Salgari et al. · 2019 · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

BACKGROUND: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with working memory (WM) deficits. However, WM is a multiprocess construct that can be impaired through several pathways, leaving the source of WM impairments in…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13042Cited by 47
Failed Experiment ReportPhysics and Astronomy

A versatile phenomenological model for the S-shaped temperature dependence of photoluminescence energy for an accurate determination of the exciton localization energy in bulk and quantum well structures

V. K. Dixit, S. Porwal, S. D. Singh et al. · 2014 · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics

Temperature dependence of the photoluminescence (PL) peak energy of bulk and quantum well (QW) structures is studied by using a new phenomenological model for including the effect of localized states. In general an anomalous S-shaped…

View details →DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/47/6/065103Cited by 47
Replication FailureDecision Sciences

The Power of Replicated Measures to Increase Statistical Power

Marc-André Goulet, Denis Cousineau · 2019 · Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science

When running statistical tests, researchers can commit a Type II error, that is, fail to reject the null hypothesis when it is false. To diminish the probability of committing a Type II error (β), statistical power must be augmented.…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/2515245919849434Cited by 47
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessComputer Science

An alternative approach to dimension reduction for pareto distributed data: a case study

Marco Roccetti, Giovanni Delnevo, Luca Casini et al. · 2021 · Journal Of Big Data

Abstract Deep learning models are tools for data analysis suitable for approximating (non-linear) relationships among variables for the best prediction of an outcome. While these models can be used to answer many important questions, their utility is still harshly criticized, being extremely challenging to identify which data descriptors are the most adequate to represent a given specific phenomenon of interest. With a recent experience in the development of a deep learning model designed to detect failures in mechanical water meter devices, we have learnt that a sensible deterioration of the

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s40537-021-00428-8Cited by 47
Replication FailureOpen accessMedicine

Simulation fails to replicate stress in trainees performing a technical procedure in the clinical environment

Benjamin Baker, Ashish Bhalla, Brett Doleman et al. · 2016 · Medical Teacher

INTRODUCTION: Simulation-based training (SBT) has become an increasingly important method by which doctors learn. Stress has an impact upon learning, performance, technical, and non-technical skills. However, there are currently no studies that compare stress in the clinical and simulated environment. We aimed to compare objective (heart rate variability, HRV) and subjective (state trait anxiety inventory, STAI) measures of stress theatre with a simulated environment. METHODS: HRV recordings were obtained from eight anesthetic trainees performing an uncomplicated rapid sequence induction at pr

View details →DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2016.1230188Cited by 47
Replication FailureSocial Sciences

Replication of the Mere Presence Hypothesis: The Effects of Cell Phones on Face-to-Face Conversations

John P. Crowley, Ryan Allred, Julianna Follon et al. · 2018 · Communication Studies

Research on the mere presence hypothesis shows mixed findings for the effects of cell phone presence on various conversation outcomes. The current study performed a partial replication of Przybylski and Weinstein’s (2013) study, which…

View details →DOI: 10.1080/10510974.2018.1467941Cited by 47
Failed Experiment ReportOpen accessMedicine

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and Avelumab in early stage resectable nonsmall cell lung cancer

Arafat Tfayli, Majd Al Assaad, Ghina Fakhri et al. · 2020 · Cancer Medicine

Multiple randomized studies have shown that combination of chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) leads to better response rates and survival as compared to chemotherapy alone in the advanced stage of NSCLC. Data suggesting a benefit to using ICIs in the neoadjuvant therapy of patients with early stage NSCLC are emerging. Eligible subjects were treatment naïve patients with stage IB, II, and resectable IIIA NSCLC. Patients received three cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with four doses of avelumab every 2 weeks. Patients with squamous cell cancer received cisplatin or carboplat

View details →DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3456Cited by 47
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Differential Associations of UPPS-P Impulsivity Traits With Alcohol Problems

Kayleigh N. McCarty, David H. Morris, Laura E. Hatz et al. · 2017 · Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

OBJECTIVE: The UPPS-P model posits that impulsivity comprises five factors: positive urgency, negative urgency, lack of planning, lack of perseverance, and sensation seeking. Negative and positive urgency are the traits most consistently…

View details →DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2017.78.617Cited by 47
Negative / Null Result ReportPsychology

Cognitive behavioral therapy for depressed adolescents exposed to interpersonal trauma: An initial effectiveness trial.

Stephen R. Shirk, Anne P. DePrince, Patrice S. Crisostomo et al. · 2013 · Psychotherapy

Four clinical trials have shown that a history of interpersonal trauma is associated with diminished response to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for adolescent depression. An efficacious CBT protocol for adolescent depression was…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Play an Antiviral Action in Patients Affected by Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: A Possible Model Supporting Their Use in the Fight Against SARS-CoV-2

Sara Galimberti, Mario Petrini, Claudia Baratè et al. · 2020 · Frontiers in Oncology

SARS-CoV-2 is the viral agent responsible for the pandemic that in the first months of 2020 caused about 400,000 deaths. Among compounds proposed to fight the SARS-CoV-2-related disease (COVID-19), tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), already effective in Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), have been proposed on the basis of their antiviral action already demonstrated against SARS-CoV-1. Very few cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Ph+ ALL and in CML Italian cohorts; authors suggested that this low rate of infections might depend f

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.01428Cited by 47
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeuroscience

No Evidence for an Object Working Memory Capacity Benefit with Extended Viewing Time

Colin Quirk, Kirsten Adam, Edward K. Vogel · 2020 · eNeuro

Visual working memory is the ability to hold visual information temporarily in mind. A key feature of working memory is its starkly limited capacity, such that only a few simple items can be remembered at once. Prior work has shown that this capacity limit cannot be circumvented by providing additional encoding time, whether providing just 200 ms or up to 1300 ms, capacity is still limited to only three to four items. In contrast, Brady et al. (2016) hypothesized that real-world objects, but not simple items used in prior research, benefit from additional encoding time and are not subject to t

View details →DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0150-20.2020Cited by 47
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

A comparison of published multidimensional indices to predict outcome in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Charles Sharp, Huzaifa Adamali, Ann Millar · 2017 · ERJ Open Research

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has an unpredictable course and prognostic factors are incompletely understood. We aimed to identify prognostic factors, including multidimensional indices from a significant IPF cohort at the Bristol…

View details →DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00096-2016Cited by 47
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Delirium in the intensive care setting: A reevaluation of the validity of the CAM–ICU and ICDSC versus the DSM–IV–TR in determining a diagnosis of delirium as part of the daily clinical routine

Soenke Böettger, David García Núñez, Rafael Meyer et al. · 2017 · Palliative & Supportive Care

BACKGROUND: In the intensive care setting, delirium is a common occurrence that comes with subsequent adversities. Therefore, several instruments have been developed to screen for and detect delirium. Their validity and psychometric…

View details →DOI: 10.1017/s1478951516001176Cited by 47
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Generation and validation of ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometer cut-points for assessing physical activity intensity in older adults. The OUTDOOR ACTIVE validation study

Karin Bammann, Nicola K. Thomson, Birte Marie Albrecht et al. · 2021 · PLoS ONE

The study of physical activity in older adults is becoming more and more relevant. For evaluation of physical activity recommendations, intensity-specific accelerometer cut-points are utilized. However, research on accelerometer cut-points for older adults is still scarce. The aim of the study was to generate placement-specific cut-points of ActiGraph GT3X+ activity counts and raw measures of acceleration to determine physical activity intensity in older adults. A further aim was to compare the validity of the generated cut-points for a range of different physical activities. The study was a s

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessComputer Science

Enhancing early detection of cognitive decline in the elderly: a comparative study utilizing large language models in clinical notes

Xinsong Du, John Novoa-Laurentiev, Joseph M. Plasek et al. · 2024 · EBioMedicine

BACKGROUND: Large language models (LLMs) have shown promising performance in various healthcare domains, but their effectiveness in identifying specific clinical conditions in real medical records is less explored. This study evaluates LLMs for detecting signs of cognitive decline in real electronic health record (EHR) clinical notes, comparing their error profiles with traditional models. The insights gained will inform strategies for performance enhancement. METHODS: This study, conducted at Mass General Brigham in Boston, MA, analysed clinical notes from the four years prior to a 2019 diagn

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105401Cited by 47
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessComputer Science

Preliminary study of AI-assisted diagnosis using FDG-PET/CT for axillary lymph node metastasis in patients with breast cancer

Zongyao Li, Kazuhiro Kitajima, Kenji Hirata et al. · 2021 · EJNMMI Research

Abstract Background To improve the diagnostic accuracy of axillary lymph node (LN) metastasis in breast cancer patients using 2-[ 18 F]FDG-PET/CT, we constructed an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted diagnosis system that uses deep-learning technologies. Materials and methods Two clinicians and the new AI system retrospectively analyzed and diagnosed 414 axillae of 407 patients with biopsy-proven breast cancer who had undergone 2-[ 18 F]FDG-PET/CT before a mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery with a sentinel lymph node (LN) biopsy and/or axillary LN dissection. We designed and trained a

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s13550-021-00751-4Cited by 47