Shrestha, Prabha https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2555-0765
Acharya, Yunika https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6570-4987
Poudel, Indu https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0920-9238
Smith, Lee https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5340-9833
Article History
Received: 20 July 2025
Revised: 8 September 2025
Accepted: 9 September 2025
First Online: 30 October 2025
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with ethical standards of the institution and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standard.
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