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Authors
Ahmad, Waqar https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0474-6558
Gull, Bushra https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0383-3908
Baby, Jasmin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5563-9846
Panicker, Neena G. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7553-9006
Khader, Thanumol Abdul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1338-2568
Rizvi, Tahir A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2572-1678
Mustafa, Farah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1081-3756
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Al Jalila Foundation (AJF2020006)
United Arab Emirates University (12M136)
United Arab Emirates University (12M218)
United Arab Emirates University (12M103)
United Arab Emirates University (12M215)
Zayed Bin Sultan Center for Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University (21M187)
College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University (NP-24-09)
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Article History
Received: 16 January 2026
Accepted: 30 March 2026
First Online: 6 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the UAE University (UAEU) Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC approval no: ERH-2020-7219 2020-22) and the Dubai Scientific Research Ethics Committee (DSREC) of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) (DSREC approval #: DSREC-11/2020_16 and DSREC-11/2021_08). Consent was taken from each subject following DHA and UAEU established procedures. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
: None.
