Kera, Takeshi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2356-0188
Kawai, Hisashi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3015-6041
Ejiri, Manami
Imamura, Keigo
Sasai, Hiroyuki
Hirano, Hirohiko
Fujiwara, Yoshinori
Ihara, Kazushige https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3190-0290
Obuchi, Shuichi
Article History
Received: 8 August 2025
Revised: 14 January 2026
Accepted: 26 February 2026
First Online: 24 March 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All participants provided written informed consent prior to study participation.