Sherpa, Bir Bahadur https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8493-6903
Nishi, Masatoshi
Inao, Daisuke
Tanaka, Shigeru
Hokamoto, Kazuyuki
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kumamoto University
Article History
Received: 4 November 2025
Accepted: 23 February 2026
First Online: 16 March 2026
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