In accordance with the ICMJE guidelines for authorship criteria, each author’s contributions to the manuscript must be clearly stated. Authorship should be based on the following key contributions:

• Conception or design of the work
• Data collection
• Data analysis and interpretation
• Drafting the article
• Critical revision of the article
• Final approval of the version to be published

Each author’s specific contributions must be detailed in the submission. If the editors judged that an individual listed as an author has not made substantial contribution to the work, they reserve the right to request clarification from the corresponding author or to remove the individual’s name from the author list.

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