Cai, Hejin
Zhang, Guoxin
Wei, Linjuan
Xu, Jialiang
Yan, Fei
Zhang, Ming
Funding for this research was provided by:
Research studentship from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Chongqing Wanzhou District PhD Direct-Access Research Project (wzstc-20220132)
Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (PolyU 15211322)
Article History
Received: 10 April 2025
Accepted: 3 July 2025
First Online: 24 July 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Human Subjects Ethics Sub-committee of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Ref. No. HSEARS20240625002). The study was performed in accordance with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and later amendments.
: All participants provided written informed consent prior to participation.