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The assessment of quality of recovery after surgery and anesthesia is considered an important issue because it provides information that could help to identify problems that

Portfolios have been advocated in nursing education to help student link theory and practice. E-portfolio has the advantage of allowing students to record, assess, and reflect upon their learning. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate nursing students' perception toward use of e-portfolio as an assessment tool through the following: (1) Assessment of nursing students' computer skills and knowledge about electronic portfolio. (2) Conducting theoretical and practical educational sessions about building e-portfolio. (3) Evaluating the nursing students' perceptions regarding use of electronic portfolios as an assessment tool. Study design: A descriptive exploratory research design was used to conduct this study.

Background: Obesity remains a continuing global health concern that associated with increased risk of numerous chronic diseases. Bariatric surgery is indicated as a strategic alternative for rapid weight loss, remission or improvement of co-morbidities. Aim: This study aimed to assess compliance for postoperative patients with bariatric surgery. Design: A descriptive study design was utilized to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: The study was conducted in bariatric surgery outpatient clinic and bariatric surgery department at

Introduction: The identification of semen stain is one of the most common human stains that can provide crucial information for crime scene reconstruction and forensic investigation. In sexual assault cases semen identification helps to support or refute victim's allegations, it also provides a material for DNA analysis. The rapid Stain Identification of Human Semen (RSID TM-Semen) bioassay is designed to detect specifically the presence of human semenogelin. It does not crossreact with other human or nonhuman tissues. Aim: To assess the efficacy of RSID TM-Semen strip test for the detection of human semen under some different variables (different fabrics, different time intervals and mixed with vaginal secretions). Methodology: Semen samples were collected from four male participants; each sample was divided into two portions; one used for semen only test group and the other mixed with vaginal secretions for the mixed test group. Vaginal swabs were carried out from the four female participants using cotton, linen or nylon-tipped plastic rods (2 swabs from each female). One of the fabrics tipped vaginal swab was mixed with semen for the mixed test group and the other used as a positive control group to test the sensitivity and specificity of the RSID TM-Semen strip. The semen samples were deposited over different fabrics at the same time. All the samples were left to dry for 15 minutes at room temperature (summer) then extracted and analyzed. Each of the previous groups, was categorized into 5 subgroups (a, b, c, d and e) according to the time interval of semen extraction (zero (on the spot), 2, 4, 6 and 10 days respectively). Results: Semen could be identified in 100% of tested samples of the semen only group as well as of the combined semen and vaginal secretions group over cotton and linen fabrics at all the different tested time intervals. However, semen extracted from nylon fabric was identified in tested samples of the semen only group and of the combined semen and vaginal secretions group only at zero time only and couldn't be identified at the rest of tested time intervals. Conclusion: The current study evidenced that the new RSID TM-semen kit is a reliable method for semen identification over different types of fabrics even in the presence of vaginal secretions. It also persists up to 10 days except on nylon fabric.