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Article History

Received: 30 March 2024

Accepted: 11 June 2026

First Online: 20 June 2026

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate: This article is extracted from a research project supported by the Abadan University of Medical Sciences (IR.ABADANUMS.REC.1402.124). The present study was carried out in agreement with the appropriate regulations and guidelines, having been approved by the ethical committee of the Abadan University of Medical Sciences. Informed consent was obtained from all subjects and their legal representative(s), and participation was entirely voluntary. Although consent was in written form, all participants provided their approval through email or text message. Participants were free to withdraw from the study at any point without any repercussions. Before joining the expert panel, all participants signed a privacy agreement and study participation consent form and were fully aware of the study’s objectives.

Consent for publication: Not applicable.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.