Dias, Karina Sarno Paes Alves
Santana-Júnior, Virgílio
Pereira, Luciana Mara Barbosa
Bittencourt, Felipe Oliveira
Ruas, Hérika Maria Silveira
Correa, Gefter Thiago Batista
Duarte, Stênio Fernando Pimentel
Benitez, Juciane Fagundes Durães
Junior, Renato Sobral Monteiro
Santos, Sérgio Henrique Sousa
Haikal, Desirée Sant’Ana
de Paula, Alfredo Maurício Batista
Funding for this research was provided by:
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brazil (441306/2023 and 300935/2025-0)
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (APQs: 04800-24 and 08594-25 and RED: 00031- 21)
Article History
Received: 6 August 2025
Accepted: 8 May 2026
First Online: 16 May 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: All procedures were performed under the ethical standards of local (Faculdade Independente do Nordeste) and national (National Research Ethics Committee—CONEPE) research ethic committees (CAAE NO. 50251721.0.0000.5578. Process NO: 4.931.111). This study adhered to the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and later amendments or comparable ethical standards. All participants have signed an informed consent explaining the purpose of the study and ensuring anonymity of the data when published.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.