Tartous University Presidency, following the institutional research-authorisation process administered through the Directorate of Scientific Research and Postgraduate Studies, Tartous University, Syrian Arab Republic. Note for the RDM team: Tartous University does not operate a standing research ethics committee. Under its applicable local procedure, detailed study documentation was submitted by the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology Engineering through the Directorate of Scientific Research and Postgraduate Studies, and final institutional authorisation was issued by the University Presidency under Letter No. 1114. The underlying documentation is retained in the University's official records. The original Arabic letter and an English translation are supplied separately for RDM review.