Joshi, Pankaj M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2233-7785
Kandhari, Pawan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2971-5902
Costa, Meritxell https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5422-4057
Thakkar, Saurabh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2131-8280
Oyibo, Emmanuel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4470-2587
Bhadranawar, Shreyas https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7100-3035
Kulkarni, Sanjay https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6942-4579
Article History
Received: 31 August 2025
Accepted: 14 December 2025
First Online: 21 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study received approval from the Royal Pune Independent Ethics Committee Office No. 13, Srv. No.-81/A, Anupam Arcade, Opposite Snake Park, Katraj, Pune, Maharashtra − 411046 India (Reg. No. ECR/45/Indt/MH/2013/RR-19). The study adhered to the guidelines outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.