Retraction of: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03392-8, published online 15 December 2021


The Editors have retracted this Article.


After publication concerns were raised about the originality of the work presented. Investigation has shown significant overlap with other sources, notably1,2,3. The Editors therefore consider this article to be redundant.


Wasim Jamshed and Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar disagree with the retraction. S. Suriya Uma Devi, Rabha W. Ibrahim, Faisal Shahzad, Mohamed R. Eid, Abdel-Haleem Abdel-Aty, M. Motawi Khashan, and I. S. Yahia did not reply to the correspondence about the retraction. The Editors were not able to obtain a current email address for M. Prakash.