OBJECTIVE to assess the predictive validity of the Manchester Triage System implemented in a municipal hospital in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. METHOD cohort prospective and analytical study. The sample of 300 patients was stratified by color groups. The outcome measured was the scores, obtained by patients in each classification group in the Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System--28, 24 hou...

The article considers the legal consequences of unlawful provision state and municipal preferences in violation Chapter 5 Federal Law No. 135–FZ 26.07.2006 “On Protection Competition”. According to results research, it is concluded that may entail various, including civil law, for both public authority (an organization or body performing functions a authority) an economic entity — recipient pre...

It has long been argued that the legalization of same-sex marriage would have a negative impact on marriage. In this article, I examine how different-sex marriage in the Netherlands was affected by the enactment of two laws: a 1998 law that provided all couples with an institution almost identical to marriage (a "registered partnership") and a 2001 law that legalized same-sex marriage for the f...