Ouattas, Abderrahman
Azarian, Mehrnaz
Bryant, Mon S.
Nguyen, Christina K.
Rodriguez, Naima
Torres Ruiz, Ilse Paulette
Sharafkhaneh, Amir
Najafi, Bijan
Article History
Received: 9 December 2023
Accepted: 23 December 2024
First Online: 28 November 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
: The studies involving human participants were reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (MDVAMC) and the Baylor College of Medicine (IRB# H-40765). Participants provided their written informed consent to participate in this study. Written informed consent was obtained from the individual(s) for the publication of any potentially identifiable images or data included in this article.