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Verma, Pragya https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6178-7183
Dubey, Ramji https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3188-4753
Rani, Sangeeta
Malik, Shalie https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6642-0417
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India (DST/WISESCOPE/HFN/2024/66)
Council of Science and Technology, U.P. (CST/AAS/2021/D-2321)
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Article History
Received: 14 May 2025
Accepted: 12 November 2025
First Online: 22 November 2025
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: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of the University of Lucknow (LU/IEC/ZOOL/2019/5/01) and conducted following the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: The informed consent form, including information about the type of research and objectives of the study, was signed by the volunteer subjects and their parents/guardians. Participants could withdraw from the study at any time. Confidentiality and anonymity were assured, participation was voluntary, and participants did not receive any payment.
: Written informed consent for the publication of data was obtained from the study participants and their parents/guardians.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
