Shahat, Mohamed A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9637-8192
Al-Balushi, Sulaiman M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4080-1203
Al Alawi, Khalsa https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0611-3719
Al Bahri, Khalsa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6281-4171
Seikkula-Leino, Jaana https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8624-6930
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (RC/SR-EDU/CUTM/22/03)
Article History
Received: 31 August 2025
Accepted: 25 December 2025
First Online: 12 January 2026
Declarations
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: We declare that the study complies with Sultan Qaboos University’s policies on research ethics. This study was approved by the Ministry of Education’s Ethical Review Board in Oman.
: Consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Consent was obtained from all individual participants for publication.
: The authors declare no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest related to this study.