Declaration on Independent Work and the Use of AI Tools

I/We confirm that the submitted article is the result of original and independent academic work by the author(s), based on their own intellectual effort, analysis, and interpretation.

No part of the manuscript was written, translated, paraphrased, or otherwise generated by artificial intelligence tools, bots, automated systems, or machine learning technologies (e.g., ChatGPT, Bard, Gemini, Claude, DeepL, and similar tools).

The manuscript does not contain automatically generated content or AI-generated data visualizations. Any tools used (e.g., for grammar checking, language editing, or reference management) were applied under full human supervision and did not influence the scientific content of the work.

I/We accept full responsibility for the content, structure, arguments, and conclusions of the manuscript.

I/We are fully aware of their ethical responsibilities and of the potential academic consequences of misrepresentation, including the undisclosed use of AI-based technologies in academic publishing.

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