Nori, Sahiti https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3845-7984
Chandrakiran, C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4843-9851
Reddy, Harshavardhan N. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5807-0907
Patil, Sanjay B. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2366-3643
Prakash, Surya https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8766-0850
Article History
Received: 10 July 2025
Accepted: 15 November 2025
First Online: 20 December 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: Ethical clearance was obtained for the study from the Ethical Committee of Ramaiah Medical College Hospital, Bangalore.
: Consent to publish this article has been obtained from all the study participants.