Maia, Filipe
Tito, Sandro
Correia, Marco
Nakamura, Fábio Y.
Ribeiro, João
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (2022.09686.BD)
Article History
Received: 4 December 2025
Accepted: 2 February 2026
First Online: 9 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the University of Maia Ethics Committee (project 97/2022). All procedures were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants and, where applicable, from their legal guardians prior to participation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.