Hamedi-Shahraki, Soudabeh
Klisic, Aleksandra
Amirkhizi, Farshad
Mercantepe, Filiz
Funding for this research was provided by:
Zabol University of Medical Sciences (IR.ZBMU.REC.1399.156)
Zabol University of Medical Sciences (IR.ZBMU.REC.1399.156)
Article History
Received: 26 July 2025
Accepted: 16 December 2025
First Online: 16 January 2026
Declarations
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: All experiments were performed in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki and Zabol University of Medical Sciences ethical guidelines and regulations. The research protocol was approved by the Zabol University of Medical Sciences (ethics code number: IR.ZBMU.REC.1399.156). All participants signed a written inform consent before participating in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Artificial intelligence (AI) tools were used solely for improving the academic English language and clarity of the manuscript. No AI tools were used for data analysis, interpretation of results, or generation of scientific content. All scientific content, analysis, and interpretation were performed solely by the authors.