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Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 11 June 2025
Accepted: 4 September 2025
First Online: 6 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Sharjah (REC-22-03-10) and conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants read the information sheet and provided written informed consent before they were enrolled in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: A.J.P. is a co-founder of Fibion Inc. The authors declare that they have no other competing interests.