Özkan, Rıdvan
Yılmaz, Coşkun https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2826-1566
Uzun, Recep Nur https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0825-8722
Bayrakdaroğlu, Serdar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2166-6675
Akar, Özge Orhan
Öz, Faik https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8883-2130
Çiçekli, Atıf
Çiçekli, Aylin
Dal, Suzan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7732-9846
Ursu, Vasile Emil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2805-031X
Çitozi, Robert https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3707-222X
Geantă, Vlad Adrian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8488-1698
Article History
Received: 30 November 2025
Accepted: 5 January 2026
First Online: 23 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Gümüşhane University (Approval No: 2025/6, dated June 25, 2025). The research was conducted in accordance with institutional guidelines, national legislation, and the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants and their legal guardians prior to participation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.