Retraction of: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98881-1, published online 29 September 2021


The Editors have retracted this article.


After publication concerns were raised about the authorship of this article. Investigation by the Editors has found evidence of manipulation of the authorship during the peer review process. As the authorship could not be verified the Editors no longer have confidence in the content of this article.


Noor Saeed Khan disagrees with this retraction. Muhammad Ramzan, Poom Kumam and Raees Khan have not responded to correspondence from the Editors about this retraction.