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Authors
Esmaeili, Sayed Vahid https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1243-6242
Esmaeili, Reza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0231-8974
Mohammadi, Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9216-1853
Baharlouei, Marzieh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2911-4402
Jalali, Mahdi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5335-9082
Kavousi, Amir
Pouyakian, Mostafa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4766-0503
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (1402/5366)
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Article History
Received: 26 May 2025
Accepted: 10 November 2025
First Online: 13 December 2025
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
: This study was performed following with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR.SBMU.RETECH.REC.1402.467). Moreover, all participants provided written informed consent before participating in the study. The informed consent form included elements such as the introduction of the research, the procedures involved, the manner of participation, benefits and potential side effects, costs, alternative methods, confidentiality of information, the researcher’s accountability to answer queries, the right to decline or withdraw from the study, and the affirmation of the consent form.
