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Data availability statement
Ito had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Aurhor contribution statement
ITO conceived the paper, collected and analyzed data, and wrote the paper; Okuhara, Okada, and Kiuchi conceived and designed the study and revised the paper based on critical peer review; Furukawa conceived the study, collected data, and revised the paper based on critical peer review. All authors have reviewed the manuscript and agreed to accept responsibility for all aspects of the work.
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