SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH OVER THE LIFE COURSE: A REALIST REVIEW PROTOCOL [VERSION 2; PEER REVIEW: 2 APPROVED]

Social exclusion and its impact on health over the life course: A realist review protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Background Social exclusion is a process whereby certain individuals are born into or pushed to the margins of society and prevented from participating in social, cultural, economic, and political life.People who experience social exclusion are not afforded the same rights and privileges as other population groups.Socially excluded people often exp

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Intermittent Hypoxia Prevents Myocardial Mitochondrial Ca2+ Overload and Cell Death during Ischemia/Reperfusion: The Role of Reactive Oxygen Species

It has been documented that reactive oxygen species (ROS) contribute to oxidative stress, leading to diseases such as ischemic heart disease.Recently, increasing evidence has indicated that short-term intermittent hypoxia (IH), similar to ischemia preconditioning, could yield cardioprotection.However, the underlying mechanism for the IH-induced car

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