Bhat, Namitha Shambhu
Sambrekar, Kuldeep
Bhandage, Venkatesh
Niranjan, Prashant Y.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 28 October 2025
Accepted: 19 January 2026
First Online: 19 February 2026
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: This study did not involve any experiments with human participants or animals that required formal ethical approval.
: No individual human participants were directly involved in this study. Therefore, informed consent to participate was not required.
: The authors affirm that all authors have reviewed and approved the final version of this manuscript and consent to its publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.