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Article History

Received: 28 September 2024

Accepted: 12 February 2026

First Online: 21 February 2026

Declarations

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: The study was conducted in accordance with ethical standards for research involving human participants and with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. At the time the research was carried out, the University of Udine did not yet have an Institutional Review Board (IRB); therefore, no formal ethical approval was required under the regulations and institutional guidelines then in force. The IRB of the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics was established in December 2021, after the conclusion of the present study.

: Prior to their participation, all individuals were duly informed about the aims and procedures of the study and provided their consent prior to participation. Each participant signed a written informed consent form, and all focus group sessions were audio-recorded only with explicit permission.

: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.