Ethical Clearance

We hereby declare that the above-mentioned manuscript complies with the ethical standards of research involving human participants (if any), data usage, and academic integrity. The authors affirm the following:

  1. Informed Consent
    Any human participants involved in the research have given their informed consent, and such consent has been documented appropriately. If applicable, parental/guardian consent was also obtained.

  2. Confidentiality and Anonymity
    The identities of participants have been protected. Personal data has been anonymized and is reported in such a way that individual participants cannot be identified.

  3. Ethical Approval
    If the research required ethical approval from an institutional review board (IRB) or ethics committee, such approval has been obtained. A copy of the approval letter is available upon request.

  4. No Harm to Participants
    The study design ensured that participants were not exposed to any physical, psychological, or legal harm.

  5. Originality and Integrity
    The manuscript is original and has not been submitted to or published in any other journal. All sources and references have been properly cited to maintain academic integrity.

  6. Conflict of Interest
    The authors declare no conflict of interest that could influence the research results or interpretation. If any financial or non-financial conflict exists, it has been disclosed accordingly.

  7. Plagiarism
    The manuscript has been checked for plagiarism and complies with the journal’s acceptable similarity index standards.