Weerasinghe, Kalani https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9314-9714
Jayawardena, Ranil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7352-9365
Palangasinghe, Ruweeka https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4627-3764
Hills, Andrew P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7787-7201
Article History
Received: 16 December 2024
Accepted: 12 May 2025
First Online: 14 October 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (Approval code: 2024/EC/21; Date: 2025/09/15). All experimental procedures were conducted following the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all participants before participation in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.