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Author contributions
Research conception and design: H.U., T.S. Data acquisition: H.U., K.K., M.K., S.Y. Statistical analysis: H.U. Data
analysis and interpretation: H.U. Drafting of the manuscript: H.U. Writing of the manuscript: H.U., T.S. Critical
revision of the manuscript: M.F., T.S. Obtaining funding: None. Administrative, technical, or material support:
None. Supervision: T.H., Y.O., Y.B., T.T., J.F., Y.N., M.F. Approval of the final manuscript: M.F., T.S.
Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests.
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