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Article History

Received: 12 June 2025

Accepted: 21 November 2025

First Online: 3 December 2025

Declarations

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

: All methods were carried out in accordance with ethical committee guidelines and regulations.

: This study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of [Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India], Approval No. IITM/IEC(H)/2021/PB/P1.

: Prior to data collection, informed consent was obtained from all participants. They were provided with information about the purpose and nature of the study, their rights as participants, and assurances of confidentiality and voluntary participation. Participants were informed that they could withdraw from the study at any point without penalty. They were also informed that the data will be used for research and research publication purposes maintaining their anonymity.

: Participants provided consent for publication of anonymized data.