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Khatib, Maissa
Purwar, Tanya
Shah, Rushabh
Vizcaino, Maricarmen
Castillo, Luciano
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Article History
Received: 19 October 2023
Accepted: 2 September 2024
First Online: 27 September 2024
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study qualified as exempt from review under the federal guidelines [45 CFR 46.104(b)(2)]. Nevertheless, the research strictly adhered to ethical standards and guidelines set forth by the appropriate national and institutional committees governing human experimentation. The study protocol, encompassing methods, data collection procedures, and participant interactions, underwent a comprehensive review and received official approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB-1930009-1) at the College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas, El Paso. Ethical approval was provided by the committee chaired by Roberto Osegueda, Ph.D., Vice President for Research, and Lorraine Torres, Ed.D., MT(ASCP), IRB Chair. For further inquiries, the office can be contacted at (915) 747-6590.
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants in the study. The consent form emphasized the confidentiality of the data and outlined the measures taken to safeguard participants’ identities. Participants were assigned a study identification number (PXX) to de-identify their data, which were securely stored on a password-protected computer, accessible only to approved researchers.
