Nohtani, Vahid
Mahdizadeh, Mehrsadat
Gholian-Aval, Mahdi
Ghavami, Vahid
Tehran, Hadi
Article History
Received: 15 August 2025
Accepted: 19 December 2025
First Online: 2 January 2026
Declarations
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: The studies involving human participants were approved by the Ethics Committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences with the approval code IR.MUMS.REC.1403.325. The research was conducted in accordance with local legislation and institutional ethical guidelines. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants or their legal guardians/next of kin for participation in this study. All procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The authors confirm that this study was conducted in the absence of any commercial, financial, or personal relationships that could potentially influence the research outcomes or interpretations.