About the Authors

Rock Christian Tomas

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

rvtomas1@up.edu.ph

Affiliation Department of Electrical Engineering, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

Anthony Jay Sayat

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

Andrea Nicole Atienza

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

Jannah Lianne Danganan

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

Ma. Rollene Ramos

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

Allan Fellizar

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Resources, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines

Kin Israel Notarte

Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

Lara Mae Angeles

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines

Ruth Bangaoil

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

Abegail Santillan

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

Pia Marie Albano

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.