Reaume, Michael
Batista, Ricardo
Imsirovic, Haris
Bjerre, Lise M.
Kendall, Claire E.
Bouchard, Louise
Gauthier, Alain P.
Landry, Josette-Renée
Chomienne, Marie-Hélène
Muray, Mwali
Hsu, Amy
Prud’homme, Denis
Manuel, Doug G.
Tanuseputro, Peter
Funding for this research was provided by:
Institut du savoir Montfort-Recherche
Article History
Received: 28 October 2024
Accepted: 17 July 2025
First Online: 28 August 2025
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: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.