Østfold University College

About: Østfold University College is a education organization based out in Halden, Norway. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Context (language use) & Health care. The organization has 438 authors who have published 1213 publications receiving 12510 citations. The organization is also known as: HiØ.

Thinking With New Materialism in Qualitative Case Studies

Abstract: In this article, we discuss challenges and implications of thinking with new materialisms and the Deleuzian philosophy of immanence in qualitative case studies. The aim is to establish a terrain an...

Stabilization of Pluronic Gels by Hydrophobically Modified Hydroxyethylcellulose

Abstract: Hydrophobically modified hydroxyethylcellulose (HM-HEC) of different hydrophobicity has been used to stabilize pluronic gels against dissolution in an aqueous environment. While pluronic by itself dissolves within 1–2 days, the addition of HM-HEC can stabilize part of the gels from dissolving for a period of at least six months. A larger fraction of the gel remains undissolved when utilizing high HM-HEC concentrations and when the degree of hydrophobic modification is increased. The stabilization against fast dissolution makes these systems interesting for drug delivery purposes. The effect of HM-HEC addition on rheological properties of pluronic gels has also been examined. For a low pluronic concentration, the addition of HM-HEC increases the viscosity of the sample, shifts the gel transition to a lower temperature, and reduces the deviscosification of the pluronic gels at high temperatures. When the pluronic concentration is increased, the addition of HM-HEC only affects the sample viscosity at low tem...

Peirce’s New Rhetoric: Prospects for educational theory and research

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