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Received: 29 April 2024

Accepted: 26 August 2024

First Online: 23 September 2024

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: The study was reviewed and approved by the American University of Sharjah Institutional Review Board (IRB). Protocol# 24-023 has been determined to pose minimal risk to participants and qualifies for Exempt IRB approval under 45 CFR 46.104(d)(2) and (3).

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