Fong, Kenneth N. K. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5909-4847
Zhang, Jack Jiaqi
Kranz, Georg S.
Wu, Ching-yi
Lau, Gary Kui Kai
Funding for this research was provided by:
Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (15105919M)
Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (15105919M)
Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (15105919M)
Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (15105919M)
Article History
Received: 26 May 2025
Accepted: 1 July 2026
First Online: 17 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: As mentioned in the manuscript, this research includes experiments with human participants, and all experimental procedures were carried out with the approval of the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Reference Number: HSEARS20171106002-01). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
Consent for publication: All authors have approved this manuscript for publication. It has not been previously published, nor is it pending publication elsewhere.
Competing interests: The authors have nothing to disclose except that this study was supported by the General Research Fund (grant no. 15105919 M), Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong SAR, to KNKF.