D’Amico, Antonella https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0474-3381
Nicastri, Maria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2057-2810
Cuda, Domenico https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2437-2872
Guerzoni, Letizia
Mancini, Patrizia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0982-0905
Geraci, Alessandro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0163-5740
Funding for this research was provided by:
UniversitĂ degli Studi di Palermo
Article History
Received: 21 March 2025
Accepted: 24 July 2025
First Online: 18 September 2025
Declarations
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: The study adhered to the ethical standards outlined in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki, along with its subsequent revisions, and complied with the applicable legislation in Italy. Approval for the current protocol was granted by the local ethics committee (Protocol no: 259/2020).
: Informed consent was obtained from the parents of all study participants.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.