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Article History

Received: 8 June 2024

Revised: 8 June 2024

Accepted: 31 July 2024

First Online: 10 February 2025

Declarations

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: We have no competing interests.

: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of The University of Tokyo (2046510).

: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Participants were given a detailed explanation of the study's aims, procedures, potential risks, and benefits. Participation was voluntary, and participants were informed that they could withdraw at any time without any negative consequences.

: Participants provided consent for the publication of their anonymized data. They were informed that the results of the study would be published in scientific journals and presented at conferences, with no identifying information disclosed.

: All procedures involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments.

: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Participants were fully informed about the purpose, procedures, potential risks, and benefits of the study.