Jalal, Kovan Faidhalla
Albarzinji, Niaz
Smail, Shukur Wasman
Rajab, Mustafa Fahmi
Kakoo, Ashraf
Shekha, Mudhir Sabir
Article History
Received: 25 December 2025
Revised: 15 February 2026
Accepted: 21 February 2026
First Online: 10 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was ethically approved by the Scientific Research Ethics Committee of Salahaddin University–Erbil. Ethical approval was granted under the protocol number SU-RE/2024/119 on January 2024, in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All procedures involving human participants were reviewed and found to comply with institutional and international research standards. Informed written consent was obtained from all participants prior to enrollment in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.