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Industrial development is a critical factor for the economic development of a country. This study applies the fuzzy Delphi method (FDM) and a dynamic analytic network process (DANP) to develop a tool for the assessment of the resilience of industrial areas in Taiwan from the common-pool resources (CPRs) perspective to enhance the resilience of industrial areas and also ensure the efficient use of common urban disaster prevention resources. This study is innovative and may facilitate the assessment of the resilience of industrial areas and the validation of interactions between urban resilience, industrial area resilience and CPRs. The influencers of the resilience of industrial areas can be categorized into 5 dimensions and 24 indicators. The five dimensions are vulnerability, urban environment, industrial environment, factory properties, and governance and adaptation. The governance and adaptation dimension is the most crucial, and the five indicators with the highest weights are emergency response and planning, management organization, supervision, employee awareness of disaster prevention, and industry type. The results indicate the importance of adaptation and governance and response to the importance of Ostrom's (2005) CPRs. The study can be used as a reference for countries assessing the resilience of industrial areas and developing adaptation strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Setting: A prison in northern Taiwan., Objective: To compare safety and the completion rate of the 4-month daily rifampicin regimen (4R) vs. the standard 6-month daily isoniazid regimen (6H) for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in prison inmates., Design: This was an open-label randomised trial among human immunodeficiency virus negative male inmates. Inmates without active tuberculosis (TB) who tested positive for both the tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube were eligible, but those with baseline glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT) levels ≥ 120 U/l, bilirubin levels ≥ 2.4 U/l or a platelet count < 150 k/mm(3) were excluded. The primary endpoint was any adverse event that resulted in discontinuation of LTBI treatment., Results: Participants (n = 373; 14% hepatitis B surface antigen positive, 21% anti-hepatitis C virus [HCV] positive) were randomised (stratified by hepatitis B virus, HCV status and 2-year prison term) to receive either 4R or 6H under directly observed treatment. The 4R group (n = 190) was less likely to experience an adverse event leading to discontinuation of treatment (2% vs. 12%, P < 0.001 for all adverse events; 0% vs. 8%, P < 0.001 for hepatotoxicity), and more likely to complete LTBI treatment (86% vs. 78%, P = 0.041), compared with the 6H group (n = 183)., Conclusions: 4R is safer and has a higher completion rate than 6H as treatment for LTBI among male prison inmates.

Setting: Directly observed therapy (DOT) is a core element of tuberculosis (TB) care and control efforts. In Taiwan, DOT was implemented in 2006, when the Stop TB Strategy was adopted as a national policy., Objective: To quantify DOT among patients on anti-tuberculosis treatment and measure the association between proportion of DOT and TB treatment outcomes at a national level in Taiwan., Design: We analyzed data prospectively collected on all new pulmonary TB cases reported to the national web-based registry between 1 January 2007 and 30 June 2008. We compared treatment outcomes and proportion of DOT in multivariable analyses., Results: Among 11,528 patients initiating anti-tuberculosis treatment, the proportion of days during which an official DOT observer witnessed treatment was >60% for 5150 (45%) patients and ≤60% for 4601 (40%) patients, whereas for 1777 (15%) patients no days of DOT were recorded. Being older, male, having positive bacteriology results and a non-World Health Organization recommended treatment regimen at baseline were independently related to unsuccessful treatment outcomes and mortality. A dose-response effect was found between proportion of DOT and these outcomes., Conclusion: These findings highlight the importance of ensuring universal DOT in improving treatment outcomes among new pulmonary TB patients.