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DECLARATIONS
Acknowledgments
We would like to thank Prof. Ruvolo who gave us the opportunity to perform this research in Palermo
University and in Tor Vergata University.

Authors’ contributions
Made substantial contributions to conception and design of the study and performed data analysis and
interpretation: Pisano C, Balistreri CR, Ruvolo G
Perfomal data acquisition, as well as provided administrative, technical, and material support: Nardi P,
Altieri C, Bertoldo F, Buioni D, Ferrante MS, Asta L, Trombetti D

Availability of data and materials
Not applicable.

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
All authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
Not applicable.

Consent for publication
Not applicable.

Copyright
© The Author(s) 2020.

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