Sharma, Amit https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9210-1631
Kumar, Ashish https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5848-6301
There, Shubham https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5949-6315
Mandal, Bibhuti Bhusan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4773-8593
Maiti, Jhareswar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9546-5860
Article History
Received: 6 May 2025
Accepted: 19 November 2025
First Online: 1 December 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained for the study from Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) and Stem Cell Research (IEC-SCR) (No. IIT/SRIC/DEAN/2024/Revised, Dated: 08/01/2024). The purpose of the study and the risk/benefits of participation were explained to the study subjects in the local language. Participants gave informed consent before taking part in the study. All procedures involving human participants were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.