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Received: 4 July 2025

Accepted: 16 March 2026

First Online: 3 April 2026

Competing interests

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering. The research was conducted in accordance with the relevant ethical guidelines for research involving human participants, including the Declaration of Helsinki (2013). Ethical review and approval were granted on August 15, 2024 (Approval number: ZK202521101). The study scope included: The analysis of cultural symbols and design optimization; The collection of non-invasive feedback from participants (users and experts) via surveys and expert evaluations; No biomedical interventions or sensitive personal data were involved. Ethical approval was granted after a comprehensive review, which included an evaluation of the research protocol, the survey and expert evaluation instruments, as well as the measures in place to ensure participants’ privacy and rights.

: Informed consent for this study was obtained orally from all participants involved in the user feedback survey and expert evaluation prior to January 12, 2025. The consent was obtained via phone calls, where the researcher explained the study’s purpose, data usage, participants’ voluntary participation, their right to withdraw at any time without consequences, and how the data would be used while assuring anonymity. No audio recordings were made, but the researcher documented the verbal consent and noted the date and participant’s agreement. The scope of consent covered participation in the survey and expert evaluation, the use of anonymized data for analysis, and consent to publish the findings in a research context. All participants were fully informed of their rights and the research’s aims. The study did not involve vulnerable groups or minors. It was non-interventional, involving surveys and expert evaluations, and participants were assured that their anonymity was protected, their data would only be used for the study, and there were no risks to participation. Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study on January 12, 2025.