Meigal, A.
Gerasimova-Meigal, L.
Antonen, E.
Peskova, A.
Article History
Received: 6 June 2025
Revised: 9 September 2025
Accepted: 16 September 2025
First Online: 1 April 2026
ETHICS APPROVAL AND CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE
: Before the initiation of the study, all participants received an explanation of the procedure and the risks that would later be faced in their participation, and they provided informed consent to participate in this study. The study protocol was approved by the joint Ethics committee of the Ministry of Health care of the Republic of Karelia and Petrozavodsk State University (Statement of approval no. 38, March 10, 2023), and all procedures were in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: The authors of this work declare that they have no conflicts of interest.