Chen, Shih-Chih
Liu, Hui
Kang, Wen-Yan
Funding for this research was provided by:
Program for the Philosophy and Social Sciences Research of Higher Learning Institutions of Shanxi (2023W184)
Program for the Philosophy and Social Sciences Research of Higher Learning Institutions of Shanxi (2023W184)
Program for the Philosophy and Social Sciences Research of Higher Learning Institutions of Shanxi (2023W184)
Shanxi Provincial Education Science Planning Project (GH-240129)
Shanxi Provincial Education Science Planning Project (GH-240129)
Shanxi Provincial Education Science Planning Project (GH-240129)
Article History
Received: 25 June 2025
Accepted: 15 July 2026
First Online: 3 October 2026
Ethics
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
Ethical approval: This article does not contain any studies with human participants performed by any of the authors. The manuscript has been granted an exemption from requiring ethical approval by the institutional ethics committee of National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology. The exemption was granted based on the nature of the study, which involved minimal risk to participants and did not entail any invasive procedures or sensitive topics. In addition, the following description of this research case is exempt from the ethics review committee review due to one of the following circumstances: 1. Unregistered, non-interactive, and non-intrusive research is conducted in public, and no specific individuals are identified from the information collected. 2. There is no invasive method for collecting the required data in this study. 3. This study adhered to ethical guidelines and principles, ensuring the protection of participants’ rights and confidentiality throughout the research process.
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