Alam, Aftab
Fernandez Cabezudo, Maria J.
Hamoudi, Rifat
Al-Ramadi, Basel K.
Funding for this research was provided by:
ASPIRE
Hamdan Awards Grant (# MRG-231 2017/2018 (Sheikh Hamdan Al-Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, Dubai))
Al Jalila Foundation grant (#AJF201709 (Dubai, UAE))
Zayed Center for Health Sciences (#31R088), Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, United Arab Emirates University (#31R088)
Article History
Received: 15 July 2025
Accepted: 23 March 2026
First Online: 13 April 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing financial or non-financial interests.