Funding for this research was provided by:
Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (2026JJ81377)
Article History
Received: 12 March 2026
Accepted: 18 June 2026
First Online: 23 June 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Medical Ethics Review Committee of the University of South China (approval number: xy-2021-39). All procedures were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to participation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.