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Article History

Received: 9 January 2025

Accepted: 17 September 2025

First Online: 3 November 2025

Declarations

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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Australian National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research, 2007. Ethical approval was obtained from the Human Research Ethics Committee, the University of New England, Australia (Approval Number: (#HE23-069) and the Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their involvement in the study.

: All participants provided written consent for the publication of anonymized data in academic publications.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.