Joseph, Geethu
G., Aryadevi
Mathew, Veena Rose
Jose, Alex
Saji, Lisa Mariam
T. K., Manjima
Joseph, Alex
Joseph, Ginson P.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mahatma Gandhi University (4446/AC A 6/2022/M.G. U dated 28/04/2022)
SERB, New Delhi, Govt. of India (YSS/2014/000649 dated 20 November 2015)
DST FIST Govt. of India (SR/FST/College-2024/1566 dated 20 December 2024)
Article History
Received: 13 August 2025
Revised: 11 December 2025
Accepted: 11 January 2026
First Online: 30 January 2026
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