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Article History

Received: 14 August 2025

Accepted: 12 December 2025

First Online: 24 December 2025

Declarations

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: LKB serves as a scientific consultant for Kiperin Pharmaceutical Food Industry and Trade Limited Company (Istanbul, Turkey). However, the study was conducted independently, and the company had no role in the study design, data collection, data analysis, interpretation of results, or manuscript preparation. To ensure the objectivity and integrity of the findings, all statistical analyses were performed by an independent researcher not affiliated with Kiperin Pharmaceutical. CY and YP participated in this study in an entirely independent and impartial manner, with no conflicts of interest to declare.

: This study was approved by the Scientific Researches Ethical Committee of Biruni University on 20th January 2025 with a decree number of 2024-BIAEK/06-47. All procedures were conducted in accordance with ethical research guidelines.

: Not applicable. This study did not involve human participants or patient data.