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Article History

Received: 2 September 2025

Accepted: 6 March 2026

First Online: 11 March 2026

Declarations

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: The study was ethically approved by the Ethics Review Board of the Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Jimma University (Protocol Code: Biol 602/08/2015 E.C., approved on 02/08/2015). Research was conducted in accordance with the guidelines for studies involving human participants as established by the University Ethics Committee.

: The authors confirm that informed consent for publication was obtained from all participants involved in this study.

: A copy of the approval letter from the Department of Biology approved on 02/08/2015 E.C. was submitted to the school administration to secure permission. All participants were informed of their rights and responsibilities and provided written consent prior to participation. Data were collected voluntarily, with consent for its use in the research.

: The authors declare no competing interests.