Author contributions: All authors confirmed they have contributed to the intellectual content of this paper and have met the following four requirements: (a) significant contributions to the conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; (b) drafting or revising the article for intellectual content; (c) final approval of the published article; and (d) agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the article, thus ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the article are appropriately investigated and resolved. E. Boissier: conception, data acquisition, analysis and interpretation, manuscript drafting; K. Lakhal: analysis and interpretation, manuscript drafting; L. Talon: data acquisition, analysis and interpretation; T Sinegre: data analysis and interpretation; A. Lebreton: conception, data acquisition, analysis and interpretation, manuscript drafting. All authors revised the manuscript and approved the final version.
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