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Authors
Saleem, Farrukh
Ameer, Aqsa
Afzal, Farhan
Usman, Muhammad
Irshad, Hamid
Sattar, Sadia
Ijaz, Umer Zeeshan
Javed, Sundus
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/V030515/1)
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Article History
Received: 16 September 2024
Accepted: 31 March 2025
First Online: 8 April 2025
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: The PREPARE guidelines [] were followed for study design, and ARRIVE guidelines [] were followed for reporting. The protocol and procedures employed were reviewed and approved by the Ethics Review Board (ERB) at COMSATS University Islamabad (ERB No. CUI/Bio/ERB/4–21/17) and study was carried out in accordance with their recommendations, as well as with the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants provided written informed consent to participate in the study, and to use the data in research publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
