Taherifard, Mahsa
Ghahremani, Leila
Gheibi, Zahra
Saeidmanesh, Mohsen
Vahab, Maryam
Article History
Received: 14 March 2025
Accepted: 5 August 2025
First Online: 11 August 2025
Declarations
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: This study received ethical approval from the Ethics and Research Committee of Jahad Daneshgahi, Mashhad (Approval Code: IR.ACECR.JDM.REC.1400.057) and was conducted in full compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki principles. Prior to study participation, written informed consent was obtained from all participants aged 16 years and above. For participants under 16 years of age, written informed consent was secured from their parents or legal guardians.
: Not applicable (since no individual person’s data, images, or videos are included in this manuscript).
: The authors declare no competing interests.