Article History
Received: 2 June 2024
Accepted: 25 August 2024
First Online: 28 September 2024
Declarations
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: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee (the Keio University Center for Clinical Research) and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. For this type of study, formal consent is not required.
: The authors report no conflict of interest concerning the materials or methods used in this study or the findings specified in this paper.
: All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest, or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.