Saba, Esber S. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1525-6394
Mrad, May F. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4379-5862
Nakib, Layane https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7784-7416
Dermesrobian, Vera https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9508-0108
Abboud, Joseph https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2850-8551
Khoury, Samia J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3198-6063
Article History
Received: 7 August 2025
Accepted: 19 September 2025
First Online: 21 October 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board for Research at the American University of Beirut (protocol number IM.SK1.08), and all participants provided written informed consent.
: The authors declare no competing interests.