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The research team aggregated all pairwise comparison matrices and computed indicator weights using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n The effective response rates for all three rounds were 100%. The rates of experts proposing modifications were 64.70%, 29.41%, and 11.76%, respectively. The authority coefficient (Cr) was 0.93. Kendall's W coefficients for the first-, second-, and third-level indicators across the three rounds were 0.430, 0.308, and 0.158; 0.431, 0.321, and 0.292; and 0.365, 0.204, and 0.203, respectively. Moderate coordination was observed for first- and second-level indicators, while third-level indicators showed relatively weaker coordination; all differences were statistically significant (all\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). 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