Murakam, Hitoshi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1257-682X
Iwamoto, Azusa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8096-9246
Masu, Ayako
Sodeno, Miho https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1616-3106
Haruyama, Rei https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7239-2611
Okawa, Sumiyo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2197-7078
Funding for this research was provided by:
Suntory Foundation
Article History
Received: 11 February 2026
Accepted: 5 June 2026
First Online: 11 June 2026
Declarations
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. All coauthors have contributed equally to the manuscript development.
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