Carstairs, Sharon A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-5972
Brown, Lynsey R.
van Beusekom, Mara
Ozakinci, Gozde
Sullivan, Frank
Williams, Andrew J.
Cunningham, Kathryn B
Funding for this research was provided by:
The R&A (XIOR04)
The R&A (XIOR04)
The R&A (XIOR04)
The R&A (XIOR04)
The R&A (XIOR04)
Article History
Received: 25 April 2024
Accepted: 24 July 2026
First Online: 28 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: All experimental protocols were approved by the NHS Fife Research and Development (R&D) Department (Reference: 301377) and the University of St Andrews Research Ethics Committee (UTREC) (MD15488) to which ethical standards set by both NHS Fife R&D and the committee were met and the research conducted in accordance with the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to participation and data collection.
Consent for publication: Not Applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.