Mishra, Sasmita https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2541-8759
Mayaluri, Zefree Lazarus https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6910-126X
Liew, Chee Yoong https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7740-0219
Sahoo, Prabodh Kumar https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0112-7129
Samantaray, Aswini Kumar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8646-1550
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 11 December 2025
Accepted: 24 February 2026
First Online: 4 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not applicable. The work uses secondary market, macroeconomic, and vendor datasets; no human or animal subjects were involved.
: During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used generative AI tools (including OpenAI ChatGPT) solely for language editing (grammar, spelling, and readability). The authors reviewed and edited all outputs and take full responsibility for the content of the manuscript.