Ramanathan, Seethalakshmi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5464-5574
Mbuqe, Sipho
Sedykh, Anastasia
Pal, Sutanaya https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0954-391X
Keefe, Robert https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2008-7193
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health Foundation for Western and Central New York (Health Foundation for Western and Central New York)
Article History
Received: 14 October 2024
Accepted: 2 December 2025
First Online: 12 January 2026
Declarations
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: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of SUNY Upstate Medical University as the principal site. The procedures used in this study adhere to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all individuals that participated in the study.