Bevacqua, Eleonora
Fazio, Leonardo
Riolo, Martina
Sottile, Jada
Guarneri, Claudia
Mineo, Raffaella
Rini, Claudia
Falgares, Giorgio
Costanzo, Giulia
Gelo, Omar Carlo Gioacchino
Maiorana, Antonio
Mento, Carmela
Antonucci, Linda A.
Garthus-Niegel, Susan
Infurna, Maria Rita
Funding for this research was provided by:
PRIN 2022 Initiative from the Italian Minister of Education
Article History
Received: 29 July 2025
Accepted: 28 November 2025
First Online: 10 December 2025
Declarations
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: The protocol was approved by the Bioethics Committee at the University of Palermo (167/2023) and the Ethics Committee at the Civico - Di Cristina – Benfratelli” Hospital of Palermo (142/2022). The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the 2024 Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent to participate was obtained from all participants.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.