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Article History

Received: 4 October 2025

Accepted: 13 January 2026

First Online: 19 January 2026

Declarations

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: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Chandigarh University. All procedures involving human participants were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of this institutional review board and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments, as well as relevant national and institutional guidelines.

: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study. Participation was voluntary and participants were informed of their right to withdraw from the study at any time without any consequences.

: Written informed consent for the publication of anonymized data was obtained from all participants. No identifying information is included in this manuscript.

: The authors declare no competing interests.