Di Marco, Maurizio
Scilletta, Sabrina
Miano, Nicoletta
Marrano, Nicola
Natalicchio, Annalisa
Cignarelli, Angelo
Genchi, Valentina Annamaria
Giorgino, Francesco
Bosco, Giosiana
Di Giacomo Barbagallo, Francesco
Scicali, Roberto
Galeano, Francesco
Tumminia, Andrea
Milluzzo, Agostino
Frittitta, Lucia
Piro, Salvatore
Di Pino, Antonino
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca
Article History
Received: 12 December 2025
Accepted: 16 March 2026
First Online: 30 March 2026
Declarations
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: The study was in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the local ethics committee (Comitato Etico Catania 2, protocol n. 270/C.E. 26 April 2022). Informed consent was obtained from each participant.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.