Author contributions
All the authors have contributed to this editorial.
Acknowledgments
RD Alvites acknowledges the Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), In-stituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente (ICETA), Porto University (UP), and Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) for the funding and availability of all technical, structural and human resources necessary for the development of this work.
Financial disclosure
The work was supported through the project UIDB/00211/2020 funded by FCT/MCTES through national funds, through the projects 2022.04501.PTDC (Olfabionerve – Olfactory Mucosa Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Biomaterials Promoting Peripheral Nerve Regeneration) and PTDC/EMD-EMD/2229/2020 (PRECOGFIL – Filamentos dentados pre-tensionados para correção transvaginal do prolapso do compartimento anterior e posterior) and through the PhD scholarship 2021.05265.BD (Bruna Lopes). The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.
Competing interests disclosure
The authors have no competing interests or relevant affiliations with any organization or entity with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, stock ownership or options and expert testimony.
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No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.