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In addition, we establish the preservation of the proposed methodology under the Homogeneous Poisson Shock Model, further extending its theoretical robustness in reliability contexts. Critical values are obtained through extensive Monte Carlo simulations under both complete and right-censored data, enhancing the method\u2019s practical applicability. A comprehensive simulation study demonstrates that the proposed test consistently outperforms classical procedures in terms of power across a wide range of alternative distributions commonly encountered in reliability and survival analysis. The usefulness of the method is further illustrated with real datasets, including COVID-19 mortality and clinical survival data, where the test successfully detects departures from exponentiality with DMRL characteristics. 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