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Acknowledgements This study was supported by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) - Finance Code 001. Author contributions Conception and design of the research: Silva ACT, Cardozo LFMF, Cruz BO, Mafra D, Stockler-Pinto MB. Acquisition of data: Silva ACT, Cardozo LFMF, Stockler-Pinto MB. Analysis and interpretation of the data: Silva ACT, Cardozo LFMF, Cruz BO, Mafra D, Stockler-Pinto MB. Statistical analysis: Stockler-Pinto MB. Obtaining financing: Stockler-Pinto MB. Writing of the manuscript: Silva ACT, Cardozo LFMF, Stockler- Pinto MB. Critical revision of the manuscript for intellectual content: Silva ACT, Cardozo LFMF, Cruz BO, Mafra D, Stockler-Pinto MB. Potential Conflict of Interest No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. Sources of Funding This study was funded by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES). Study Association This study is not associated with any thesis or dissertation work. Ethics approval and consent to participate This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors.