Asif, Muhammad https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9037-5249
Ma, Zhiqiang https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4039-5997
Li, Mingxing
Xie, Gang https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5288-4315
Hu, Weijun
Article History
Received: 23 June 2024
Accepted: 17 December 2024
First Online: 11 January 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study received ethical clearance from the Institutional Review Board of Jiangsu University, China (Approval No. JUIRB/15893/2024) on January 3, 2024. All procedures complied with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Before participation, all participants were thoroughly informed about the study's objectives and procedures. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants on January 8, 2024.