Kikutani, Kazuya
Nishikimi, Mitsuaki
Kyo, Michihito
Yamaga, Satoshi
Shimatani, Tatsutoshi
Ota, Kohei
Ohshimo, Shinichiro
Shime, Nobuaki
Article History
Received: 18 June 2025
Accepted: 22 October 2025
First Online: 14 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted with the approval of the Hiroshima University Institutional Review Board (IRB number: E2023-0274-02). The requirement for obtaining informed consent from study participants was waived to ensure participant anonymity, in accordance with Japanese government guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.