Ozturk, Eren Kirdar
Yilmaz, Merve Akis
Sarioglu, Nurhan
Hismiogullari, A. Adil
Funding for this research was provided by:
Balikesir Üniversitesi (Project number: BAP 2017/062)
Article History
Received: 26 July 2025
Revised: 21 December 2025
Accepted: 5 January 2026
First Online: 13 February 2026
Declarations
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: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional an/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration ans its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Local ethics committee approved the study protocol.
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants included in the study.
: All authors (ERO, MAY, NS, AAH) 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.