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Authors
Zhou, Yadong
Tsang, Stephanie Jean
Yin, Yanxin
Wang, Dandan
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Initiation Grant for Faculty Niche Research Areas, Hong Kong Baptist University (RC-FNRA-IG/21-22/ARTS/01)
Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) through the Junior Research Fellow Scheme
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Received: 1 October 2025
Accepted: 28 April 2026
First Online: 8 May 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
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