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Summary

  • The initial submission of this article was received on June 3rd, 2024 and was peer-reviewed by 2 reviewers and the Academic Editor.
  • The Academic Editor made their initial decision on July 31st, 2024.
  • The first revision was submitted on August 18th, 2024 and was reviewed by 1 reviewer and the Academic Editor.
  • The article was Accepted by the Academic Editor on September 17th, 2024.

Version 0.2 (accepted)

· Sep 17, 2024 · Academic Editor

Accept

We have carefully considered your revisions and the reviewers' comments. One reviewer has recommended acceptance, and we note that you have thoroughly addressed the concerns raised by the other reviewer in your revised manuscript. Based on these factors, we are pleased to inform you that your manuscript has been accepted for publication.

[# PeerJ Staff Note - this decision was reviewed and approved by Jafri Abdullah, a PeerJ Section Editor covering this Section #]

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Basic reporting

no comment

Experimental design

no comment

Validity of the findings

no comment

Additional comments

It is a well-written document. The intervention is very innovative.

Version 0.1 (original submission)

· Jul 31, 2024 · Academic Editor

Minor Revisions

I have carefully reviewed your revisions along with the comments from two reviewers. Both reviewers have recommended minor revisions, and I agree with their assessment. Please address the remaining minor issues raised by the reviewers. I look forward to receiving your revised manuscript.

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Basic reporting

The manuscript is clear, unambiguous, and uses professional English language throughout the article.
Introduction and background of the article show context.
Literature is well referenced & relevant.
Structure conforms to PeerJ standards, discipline norm, or improved for clarity. 
Figures are relevant, high quality, well
labelled & described. Raw data supplied

Experimental design

Original primary research within Scope of the journal.
Research question well defined, relevant & meaningful. It is stated how the research fills an identified knowledge gap.
Rigorous investigation performed to a high technical & ethical standard.
Methods described with sufficient detail & information to replicate.

Validity of the findings

Meaningful replication encouraged where rationale & benefit to literature is clearly stated.
All underlying data have been provided; they are robust, statistically sound, & controlled.
Conclusions are well stated, linked to original research question & limited to supporting results.

Additional comments

The author has to include the intervention sand play in the title.

Reviewer 2 ·

Basic reporting

Needs some adjustments of expression but otherwise is well-structured, well-referenced, and well-argued. See PDF comments for specifics.

Experimental design

Within scope of journal. Questions are well-defined to fill a knowledge gap. High technical standard of investigation and sufficient detail supplied. See PDF comments for specifics.

Validity of the findings

Valid findings are presented that inform the science. Sufficient raw data has been supplied and conclusions are clearly articulated.

Additional comments

A good paper, thanks for the opportunity to review.

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