Bicer, Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2147-5393
Aldemir, Tugce https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5532-7770
Gooden, Micayla https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7910-4835
Colak, Mehmet Akif
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Wyoming (University of Wyoming)
Article History
Received: 2 July 2025
Revised: 30 May 2026
Accepted: 17 July 2026
First Online: 28 July 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of Wyoming. All procedures performed involving human participants complied with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all participants and their legal guardians prior to participation. Student assent was also obtained in accordance with institutional guidelines.
Welfare of animals: Not applicable. This study did not involve any research with animals.
Competing interests: The author declares no financial or non-financial interests that could be perceived as directly or indirectly influencing the content of this article.