Question: Can you please alter this code to do the same output but make it that it's unique and try to change the loops for example

Can you please alter this code to do the same output but make it that it's unique and try to change the loops for example to make it seem different (but the same output please). Also please note that its in C language
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#define SeatMax 3
sem_t AvalTA; // Semaphore for TA availability
sem_t semSeat; // Semaphore for available seats
int Avalseat = SeatMax; // Number of available seats
void* Stud(void* num){
int ID =*(int*)num;
printf("Student %d programming.
", ID);
sleep(rand()%5+1); // Simulate programming time
printf("Student %d needs help.
", ID);
if (sem_trywait(&semSeat)==0){// Try to take a seat
printf("Student %d takes a seat. Remaining seats: %d.
", ID,--Avalseat);
sem_post(&AvalTA); // Notify the TA
sem_wait(&semSeat); // Wait for help
} else {
printf("No seats available. Student %d will try later.
", ID);
}
return NULL;
}
void* ta(void* args){
while (1){
sem_wait(&AvalTA); // Wait for a student to notify
printf("TA is helping a student.
");
sleep(rand()%3+1); // Simulate helping time
printf("TA finished helping a student.
");
sem_post(&semSeat); // Free up a seat
Avalseat++;
}
}
int main(){
pthread_t students[5];
pthread_t ta_thread;
int student_ids[5];
sem_init(&AvalTA, 0,0); // Initialize TA semaphore
sem_init(&semSeat, 0, SeatMax); // Initialize seat semaphore
pthread_create(&ta_thread, NULL, ta, NULL); // Create TA thread
for (int i =0; i <5; i++){
student_ids[i]= i +1;
pthread_create(&students[i], NULL, Stud, &student_ids[i]); // Create student threads
}
for (int i =0; i <5; i++){
pthread_join(students[i], NULL); // Wait for student threads to finish
}
pthread_cancel(ta_thread); // Cancel TA thread
sem_destroy(&AvalTA); // Destroy TA semaphore
sem_destroy(&semSeat); // Destroy seat semaphore
return 0;
}

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