We would like to thank our colleagues for their feedback and support throughout the research process and we would also like to express our sincere gratitude to all the technical participants in this study for their time and willingness to share their experience and knowledge.
Author contributions
NL: Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing—original draft. MM: Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing—review & editing. YBY: Data curation, Writing—review & editing. HK: Writing—review & editing, Supervision. NO: Writing—review & editing, Supervision.
Conflicts of interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Ethical approval
This study was approved by the Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee of the Faculty of Medicine of ORAN/Decision 001/2023.
Consent to participate
Informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from all participants.
Consent to publication
Not applicable.
Availability of data and materials
The raw data supporting the conclusions of this manuscript will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation, to any qualified researcher.
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