Raje, Sohini https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4538-391X
Maiya, G Arun https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3811-1350
R, Padmakumar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8121-3304
Prabhu, Mukund A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9908-2891
KN, Shivashankara
Nayak, Krishnananda https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7376-0834
Shastry, BA
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 22 September 2025
Accepted: 26 August 2026
First Online: 1 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The Institutional Ethics Committee approved the study (IEC: 322/2023). A written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.