Alameri, Hatem https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5162-425X
Dameh, Majd Al https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5267-1514
Husseiny, Ahmed https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9182-8835
Article History
Received: 10 June 2025
Accepted: 27 March 2026
First Online: 23 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was submitted to the Medical Research and Development Division of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi (DOH), which granted an exemption from full ethical review (Ref# DOH/MRDD/2023/1142). Because the study did not involve collection of sensitive personal data and posed no ethical concerns, the requirement for obtaining informed consent from participants was waived. Letter of approval is attached.
: The authors declare no competing interests.