Funding for this research was provided by:
Knowledge Consortium Of Gujarat (KCG/0062/10/2025/ RFS457)
Anusandhan National Research Foundation of India (ANRF/PAIR/2025/000008)
Article History
Received: 26 March 2026
Accepted: 26 June 2026
First Online: 1 July 2026
Declarations
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: The Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) (GU-IEC(NIV)/02/Ph.D./007) at the University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, approved this study. All participants provided informed consent. All research was conducted following relevant guidelines and regulations. These guidelines align with the ethical standards of the Helsinki Declaration, which emphasizes protecting human subjects in research.
: The authors declare no competing interests.