Wu, Qian
Zhang, Qi
Ndovi, Dokani Michael
Liu, Shangwu
He, Xiaoxuan
Ma, Yanfen
Hu, Jian
Li, Ying
Mughogho, Thomas Stuart
Wang, Xiaoqin
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Science and Technology Program of Xi’an (24LLRHZDZX0028)
University-Industry-Research Innovation Fund of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (2025MR003)
Article History
Received: 7 May 2026
Accepted: 6 July 2026
First Online: 8 July 2026
Declarations
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: This study was performed in compliance with the ethical principles set forth in the Declaration of Helsinki and received approval from the Research Ethics Committee of the Mzuzu University (Approval No. MZUNIERC/DOR/24/166). The requirement for written informed consent was waived by the Ethics Committee in accordance with national legislation and institutional guidelines.
: The authors declare no competing interests.