Funding for this research was provided by:
the National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan, R.O.C. (NSTC 113-2410-H-040-012)
the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, R.O.C. (MOST 111-2314-B-006 -062 -MY3)
Article History
Received: 10 June 2026
Accepted: 10 August 2026
First Online: 17 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The research study was approved by ethics committees of the Institutional Review Board at University Hospital of the National Cheng Kung University (B-ER-109-070). The study conformed with all standards set by the Declaration of Helsinki, except for registration in a database. All participants provided written informed consent before proceeding with the methods detailed herein.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.