Sterringer, Trisha https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7959-9412
Sale, Craig https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5816-4169
Morozov, Anna
Liang, Jiarui
Larson-Meyer, D. Enette https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9695-5474
Funding for this research was provided by:
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Article History
Received: 17 February 2026
Accepted: 11 June 2026
First Online: 25 June 2026
Declarations
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: All the authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the content of this article.
: This study was reviewed and approved by the Virginia Tech Institutional Research Board (22-168) and was prospectively registered as a clinical trial (NCT05341700). All study procedures were performed in accordance with the standards of ethics outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Study procedures were explained orally and in writing prior to participants providing written informed.