Kadhim, Mokhtar Jawad https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8711-6996
AlKhafaji, Marwa H. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2042-6231
Hamid, Hiba Hazim https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5537-2323
Article History
Received: 1 December 2025
Accepted: 7 January 2026
First Online: 24 January 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: No conflict of interest.
: This study was ethically approved by the Scientific committee of the Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology for Postgraduate Studies (Approval number: 289, October 30, 2024). All study procedures (including the participant information sheet and consent form) were approved by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and reviewed.
: Conceptualization, M.J.K. and H.H.H.; methodology, H.H.H.; validation, M.J.K., H.H.H., and M.H.A.; formal analysis, M.H.A.; investigation, all authors; resources, M.J.K.; data curation, M.H.A.; writing – original draft preparation, M.J.K. and M.H.A.; writing – review and editing all authors; visualization, M.H.A.; supervision, M.J.K; project administration H.H.H; funding acquisitionM.J.K. The authors all read and approved the final version of the manuscript.