Sharkawi, Eamon
Artes, Paul H.
Dari, Maria Laura
Guarnieri, Adriano https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2871-3339
Article History
Received: 23 September 2025
Revised: 3 February 2026
Accepted: 27 February 2026
First Online: 13 March 2026
Declarations
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: All procedures performed in this study involving human participants was in accordance with the ethical standards of the Commission Cantonale d’Ethique, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland (approved, project number 2020 − 00263) and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.