Venugopal, Vidhya https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8720-1969
Isaac, Tanya https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8095-3935
Gayathri, K. G. https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8469-360X
Kumar, Sajeeth https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0141-8148
Latha, P. K. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7250-6284
Shanmugam, Rekha https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6390-1162
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India (DST/CCP/(NET-2)PR-37/2012(G))
Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India (DST/CCP/(NET-2)PR-37/2012(G))
Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India (DST/CCP/(NET-2)PR-37/2012(G))
Article History
Received: 1 October 2024
Accepted: 8 April 2025
First Online: 20 April 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research institutional ethics committee (REF: IEC-NI/12/OCT/30/57) and workplace permissions were also obtained to conduct the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.