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Article History

Received: 14 February 2026

Accepted: 9 April 2026

First Online: 20 April 2026

Declarations

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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Damascus University, Damascus, Syria. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. All data were anonymised prior to analysis. The Ethics Committee waived the requirement for written informed consent owing to the minimal-risk, de-identified nature of the study.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.