Ideal Measurement Research Articles

The Development and Validation of an Ideal Point Measure of Work Engagement

The Development and Validation of an Ideal Point Measure of Work Engagement

Effects of acupuncture on pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

To evaluate the effects of acupuncture on IVF-ET outcomes. Digital databases, including Pubmed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, the Web of Science and ScienceDirect, were searched from their inception to July 2022. The MeSH terms we used included: acupuncture, in vitro fertilization, assisted reproductive technology and randomized controlled trial. The reference lists of relevant documents were also searched. The biases of included studies were assessed by the Cochrane Handbook 5.3. The major outcomes were clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) and live birth rate (LBR). The pregnancy outcomes reported in these trials were pooled and expressed as risk ratios (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) in the Review Manager 5.4 meta-analysis software. Heterogeneity of the therapeutic effect was evaluated with a forest plot analysis. Publication bias was assessed by a funnel plot analysis. Twenty-five trials (a total of 4757 participants) were included in this review. There were no significant publication biases for most of the comparisons among these studies. The pooled CPR (25 trials) of all the acupuncture groups (43.6%) was significantly higher than that of all the control groups (33.2%, P < 0.00001), and the pooled LBR (11 trials) of all the acupuncture groups (38.0%) was significantly higher than that of all the control groups (28.7%, P < 0.00001). Different acupuncture methods (manual acupuncture, electrical acupuncture and transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation), acupuncture time (before or during the time of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and around the time of embryo transfer), and acupuncture courses (at least 4 sessions and less than 4 sessions) have respectively positive effects on IVF outcomes. Acupuncture can significantly improve CPR and LBR among women undergoing IVF. Placebo acupuncture can be a relatively ideal control measure.

The Problem of Relativism and Its Implication on Contemporary Issues in Islam Based on Al-Attas’ Worldview Theory

The relativism problem –allegedly has become a frightening specter for a stable religious and social existence. Relativism which believes there is no absolute truth; the truth is relative, raises a problem by denying the existence of God's truth and declaring that human is the measure of all things. Even though human statements, when viewed from this review, also become very relatively charged. Therefore, an in-depth study of relativism and its implication for Islam must be investigated. This paper tried to provide a solution problem of relativism by using the worldview theory from Al-Attas, which can guide humans to know the direction and purpose of their behavior in viewing actual reality. The authors used a qualitative research method, collected data on the issues raised from various reading sources such as books and journals, and analyzed data using Al-Attas' theory. Critical analysis methods supported by solid historical reviews found that this understanding of relativism triggered other notions that deconstructed the truth claims of Islam as a complete religion and messed up fixed Sharia law 'śawābit'. Relativism is the root cause of multi-dimensional problems, especially religion and social issues. Therefore, the existence of an ideal moral measure that is universal is necessary and manifest.

Ülkemizdeki Medya Araçlarının Çocuk Gelişimi ve Eğitimine Yönelik Etkilerinin Veri Analizinin ve Araştırma Bulgularının Değerlendirilmesi

As a result of the value transformation process that has developed together with modernism in today's world, it is seen that concepts such as self-centered, self-improvement and individuality have come to the fore in social structures in the twenty-first century. The media world also needs to keep up with this transformation shaped by the existential approach approach, which invites the individual who disappears in the crowds to take responsibility, in order to maintain its continuity. For the sake of continuity of broadcasting life, it is expected to follow new technologies in order to attract the audience's interest constantly and to keep this interest alive by always making a difference. Values are conveyed through the dialogue between the characters and their actions.Dec. The development of future goals and the ability to think in terms of conditions contrary to reality have very important consequences for the child. A child who can think like this can, first of all, make some plans about his own future. His opinion begins to form about which profession he will choose in the future, what kind of work he will do. Ideal measurements in his dream: he determines and compares his parents, teachers, school, society he is in, his country with these measurements. While these researches form his worldview on the one hand, on the other hand, they lead to Deceptions caused by the contradiction between the ideals in his imagination and the reality and to take a stand against his parents. These new abilities in the child's mental and affective development allow him to be more balanced and controlled. In this context, the mass media and the cinema sector, which is one of the leading media tools, perform an important educational function today. There is an informal education in almost all of the films. The size and power of the mass media are, of course, indisputable. When this power is transferred and controlled correctly, very great things can be done in the field of education. However, when it cannot be controlled, it can also lead to irreparable damages. Keywords: Media Tools, Child Development, Child Education, Data Analysis, Research Findings

항적 데이터에 기반한 하이브리드 추진 연료전지 선박의 효율 평가

Efforts have been made to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from ships by limiting the energy efficiency index, and net zero CO2 emission was proposed recently. The most ideal measure to achieve zero emission ship is electrification, and fuel cells are considered as a practical power source of the electrified propulsion system. The electric efficiency in the electrochemical reaction of fuel cells can be achieved up to 60% practically. The remaining energy is converted to heat energy but most of them are dissipated by cooling. In the author’s previous research, a hybrid propulsion system utilizing not only electricity but also heat was introduced by combining electric motor and steam turbine. In this article, long term efficiency is evaluated for the introduced hybrid propulsion system by considering a virtual 24,000 TEU class container carrier model. To reflect a more practical operating condition, the actual navigation data of a similar real ship in the real world were collected from automatic identification system data and applied. From the result, the overall efficiency of the hybrid propulsion system is expected to be higher than a conventional electric propulsion fuel cell ship by 30%.

Sensitivity of temperature-based time since death estimation on measurement location

Rectal temperature measurement (RTM) from crime scenes is an important parameter for temperature-based time of death estimation (TDE). Various influential variables exist in TDE methods like the uncertainty in thermal and environmental parameters. Although RTM depends in particular on the location of measurement position, this relationship has never been investigated separately. The presented study fills this gap using Finite Element (FE) simulations of body cooling. A manually meshed coarse human FE model and an FE geometry model developed from the CT scan of a male corpse are used for TDE sensitivity analysis. The coarse model is considered with and without a support structure of moist soil. As there is no clear definition of ideal rectal temperature measurement location for TDE, possible variations in RTM location (RTML) are considered based on anatomy and forensic practice. The maximum variation of TDE caused by RTML changes is investigated via FE simulation. Moreover, the influence of ambient temperature, of FE model change and of the models positioning on a wet soil underground are also discussed. As a general outcome, we notice that maximum TDE deviations of up to ca. 2–3 h due to RTML deviations have to be expected. The direction of maximum influence of RTML change on TDE generally was on the line caudal to cranial.

Experimental Test of High-Dimensional Quantum Contextuality Based on Contextuality Concentration.

Contextuality is a distinctive feature of quantum theory and a fundamental resource for quantum computation. However, existing examples of contextuality in high-dimensional systems lack the necessary robustness required in experiments. Here, we address this problem by identifying a family of noncontextuality inequalities whose maximum quantum violation grows with the dimension of the system. At first glance, this contextuality is the single-system version of multipartite Bell nonlocality taken to an extreme form. What is interesting is that the single-system version achieves the same degree of contextuality but uses a Hilbert space of lower dimension. That is, contextuality "concentrates" as the degree of contextuality per dimension increases. We show the practicality of this result by presenting an experimental test of contextuality in a seven-dimensional system. By simulating sequences of quantum ideal measurements with destructive measurements and repreparation in an all-optical setup, we report a violation of 68.7 standard deviations of the simplest case of the noncontextuality inequalities identified. Our results advance the investigation of high-dimensional contextuality, its connection to the Clifford algebra, and its role in quantum computation.

Quantitative Assessment of Ultraviolet-Induced Erythema and Tanning Responses in the Han Chinese Population

Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) can induce erythema and tanning responses with strong diversity within and between populations, but there were no precise method for evaluating the variation in these responses. In this study, we assessed the time course of ultraviolet (UV)-induced responses based on the erythema index (EI) and melanin index (MI) over 14 consecutive days in a pilot cohort study (N = 31). From safety evaluations, we found that no skin blisters occurred at a UV dosage of 45 mJ/cm2, but there were significant skin reactions. Regardless of UV dosage, the measurements and variances of EI peaked on day 1 after UV irradiation, and those of MI peaked on day 7. Dose–response curves, including erythema dose–response (EDR) and melanin dose–response (MDR), could measure UV-induced phenotypes sensitively but more laboriously. As an alternative, we directly represented the UV-induced erythema and tanning responses using the erythema increment (ΔE) and melanin increment (ΔM). We found that ΔE and ΔM at 45 mJ/cm2 significantly correlated with erythema dose–response (EDR) (R2 > 0.9) and melanin dose–response (MDR) (R2 > 0.9), respectively. Therefore, ΔE and ΔM on day 1 and day 7 after UV irradiation at a dosage of 45 mJ/cm2 might be ideal alternative measures for assessing individual erythema and tanning responses. Then, a second cohort (N = 664) was recruited to validate the UV-induced phenotypes, and, as expected, the results of the two cohorts were in agreement. Therefore, we developed a simplified and precise method to quantify the UV-induced erythema response and tanning ability for the Han Chinese population.

Determination of residual stresses in metallic materials based on spherical indentation strain

Abstract A spherical indentation strain method was proposed to determine surface residual stress in this study. Through numerical simulation, the effect of the material properties and residual stress on the plastic zone around the indentation was investigated, and the ideal strain measurement region appropriate for diverse materials was identified. Meanwhile, the presence of residual stress in material will cause the strain increment in the strain measurement area near the indentation to change. Based on the relationship among strain increment, residual stress and material mechanical properties, the calibration equation of residual stress for different materials were established. A portable residual stress loading device was developed and combined with the indentation test to calibrate the 316 L and 304 stainless steel of nuclear welding joint material. The reliability of this method was verified, and it provides convenience for the calibration of the residual stress of stainless steel materials.

Rethinking the clinical utility of distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) signal-to-noise ratio

Objective Distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) levels are repeatable over time in normal-hearing individuals making DPOAE levels an ideal measurement for monitoring cochlear status in clinic and research applications. However, if DPOAE signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) values instead of levels are used for monitoring, the repeatability of this value needs to be established. This retrospective, cross-sectional study sought to determine DPOAE SNR repeatability in younger children, older children, young adults and a patient population with normal hearing. Design Each participant attended four sessions where DPOAE discrete frequency sweeps were collected at conventional (≤ 8 kHz) and/or extended-high frequencies (> 8 kHz). To examine the extent of variability to be expected for DPOAE SNR, average absolute SNR differences-between-trials were determined and compared to average absolute DPOAE level differences-between-trials. Study samples One hundred forty-five participants, incorporating four different groups from three different studies. Ages ranged from 3 to 55 years. Results Average SNR differences-between-trials across all frequencies are greater than differences for average DPOAE levels. Improved calibration methods result in SNR differences-between-trials that are similar across all frequencies Conclusions When monitoring cochlear health over an extended bandwidth, DPOAE levels are less variable across trials than SNR values, thus allowing earlier indicators of cochlear damage.

Evaluation of hospital readmission rates as a quality metric in adult cardiac surgery

ObjectiveTo assess the reliability of 30-day non-elective readmissions as a quality metric for adult cardiac surgery.BackgroundUnplanned readmissions is a quality metric for adult cardiac surgery. However, its reliability in benchmarking...

Predicting Long-term Outcomes in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients Using Three Short-term Graft Characteristics.

Delayed graft function (DGF) in kidney transplant recipients is used to determine graft prognosis, make organ utilization decisions, and as an important end-point in clinical trials. However, DGF is not an ideal measure of graft function. We aimed to develop and validate a model that provides incremental risk assessment for inferior patient and graft outcomes. We included adult kidney-only deceased donor transplant recipients from 1996 to 2016. In addition to DGF, two short-term measures were used to assess risk: renal function recovery<100% (attaining half the donor's eGFR) and recipient's 90-day eGFR<30. Recipients were at no-, low-, moderate- or high-risk if they met zero, one, two, or all criteria, respectively. Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess the independent relationship between the exposure and death-censored graft failure (DCGF) and mortality. Of the 792 eligible recipients, 24.5% experienced DGF, 40.5% had renal function recovery<100% and 6.9% had eGFR<30. Over a median follow-up of 7.3 years, the rate of DCGF was 18.7% and mortality was 25.1%. When compared with recipients at no risk, those at low-, moderate- and high-risk were noted to have an incremental increase in risk of DCGF (aHR=1.53, 95%CI:1.03-2.27; aHR=2.84, 95%CI:1.68-4.79; aHR=15.46, 95%CI:8.04-29.71) and mortality (aHR=1.16, 95%CI:0.84-1.58; aHR=1.85, 95%CI:1.13-3.07; aHR=2.66 (95%CI:1.19-5.97). When using a hierarchical approach, each additional exposure predicted the risk of DCGF better than DGF alone and 100 random bootstrap replications supported the internal validity of the risk model. In an external validation cohort deemed to be at lower risk for DCGF, similar non-significant trends were noted. We propose a risk model that provides an incremental assessment of recipients at higher risk of adverse long-term outcomes than DGF alone. This can help advance the field of risk assessment in transplantation and inform therapeutic decision-making in patients at the highest spectrum of inferior outcomes.

Study on heat transfer characteristics of air-cooled dry bottom ash removal system

This paper develops a numerical model to describe the bottom ash cooling process based on an actual power plant. By means of computational fluid dynamics, the influence of adjusting the operating parameters of the dry bottom ash removal system was investigated. The heat exchange enhancement effect and the resulting consequences were comprehensively considered. After comparing its results with the measured values, the model is considered valid. The numerical results indicate that: increasing air volume is an effective method to reduce ash discharge temperature but not desirable; the ash discharge temperature decreased from 452.47 K to 446.27 K, but the air outlet temperature also decreased by 6.05 K. Increasing the running speed of the conveyor belt is an ideal measure; the heat recovery coefficient improves by 7.53% as the speed increases from 0.046 m/s to 0.0766 m/s. In addition, a dry bottom ash removal system with a specific structure has rated ash handling capacity; its design should fully consider the amount of bottom ash discharge. Adjusting the operating mode may not significantly reduce the ash discharge temperature without other losses. The results provide a reference for designing and adjusting subsequent bottom ash sensible heat utilization equipment.

Responses of soil microbial activities to soil overburden thickness in restoring a coal gangue mound in an alpine mining area

This study analyzes the changes in soil microbial community diversity after five years of restoration in an alpine mining area using different soil overburden thicknesses, in which MiSeq high-throughput sequencing technology was applied to analyze soil microbial community diversity and its influential environmental factors. The results showed that vegetation restoration obviously changed the species composition of soil microorganisms at the OTUs (Operational Taxonomic Units) level under different soil overburden thicknesses, and the OTUs species of soil fungi and bacteria changed significantly in the 15 cm soil overburden thickness. The bacterial diversity index was higher than that of fungal microorganisms in all three soil overburden thicknesses, and the microbial diversity index without soil overburden thickness was significantly higher than that in the soil overburden thickness (P < 0.05). The dominant phyla and genera of soil bacteria and fungi were almost the same. The bacteria were Proteobacteria, Pseudoarthrobacter and Sphinomonas, and the fungi were Ascomycota and Tricharina. The relative abundance of soil bacteria and fungi varied with the soil overburden thickness. Vegetation height, coverage, moss coverage, soil temperature, moisture, organic matter, nitrogen content, pH and soil overburden thickness were the key factors affecting the soil microbial community structure. A soil overburden thickness of 10 cm was recommended as an ideal soil reconstruction measure in apline mining areas. During the restoration period of the coal gangue mound in the alpine region, significant improvement was observed in the sensitivity of soil microorganisms to thickness over the course of five years. However, in order to facilitate continuous restoration of microorganisms, it is recommended to implement measures such as covering the area with non-woven fabrics and adjusting the pH of the soil to create more favorable conditions for microbial growth.

Crop responses to application of optimum nitrogen fertilizers on soils of various fertilities formed from long-term fertilization regimes

How crops uptake synthetic nitrogen (N) applied to soils of differing fertilities formed from long-term fertilization regimes is a noteworthy scientific question that remains unclear. This is important for understanding nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and N losses of synthetic N input to soils of different quality. Here, we investigated crop biomass, N uptake, root growth, and NUE in response to three synthetic N rates (including no N fertilizer, No-N; optimum N, Opt.-N; original N, Ori.-N) in long-term plots (since 2006), with various background fertilities induced by long-term fertilization regimes (nil N, optimum synthetic N, conventional synthetic N, and balanced synthetic N and manure) in a cropping system of winter wheat–summer maize rotation. When Opt.-N was applied, no significant differences in crop biomass between soils. However, N uptake by the crops on nil N soils was lower than that on N-fertilized soils. Crop biomass and N uptake in the nil N soils were significantly lower than those in the N-fertilized soils under No-N and Ori.-N supply, and no significant differences were observed between the N-fertilized soils. When Opt.-N was supplied to the nil N soils, grain yield and N uptake increased by 126–191% and 138–148%, respectively, compared with No-N. This change was associated with a large increase in root mass and root length density in the soils. In optimum synthetic N soils, the crop maintained a high yield (7.0–8.2 Mg ha−1) and N uptake (136–228 kg N ha−1) when they received continuous Opt.-N rate. Crop yield and N uptake significantly decreased when N fertilizer supply was ceased, indicating a low legacy effect; however, the long-term straw return alleviated the above decline. Conventional synthetic N soils with long-term excessive N application continued to maintain a comparable high yield (6.1–7.0 Mg ha−1) and N uptake (128–206 kg N ha−1) even after N fertilizer supply was stopped, indicating a high legacy effect. This effect could be applied with less N fertilizer to reduce N losses. Balanced synthetic N and manure could provide resistance to N fertilizer reduction and maintain high yield and soil fertility even after N fertilizer supply is ceased. Our results highlight the strong resilience of soils to crop productivity when resupplying N fertilizer to long-term nil N soils and the different legacy effects from historic fertilization regimes, while emphasizing that balanced synthetic N and manure is an ideal measure for sustainable N management.

Implementation of biosecurity measures by hoof trimmers in Switzerland

Biosecurity in livestock farming includes all measures preventing pathogen introduction onto a farm (external biosecurity) and pathogen transmission on the farm itself (internal biosecurity). An important risk factor for the dissemination of infectious diseases are specialised external persons working on numerous farms, such as professional hoof trimmers in Switzerland. In the present study, 49 hoof trimmers, participating in the Swiss claw health programme and working as professionals, were questioned regarding their biosecurity measures and observed by two veterinarians during hoof trimming in order to assess the implementation of biosecurity measures by hoof trimmers. Data were processed using a scoring system, in which points were allocated to the different working methods taking into account their assumed transmission potential for infectious diseases such as digital dermatitis (DD) and Salmonellosis. The working method, which complied with the ideal biosecurity measure, was always given a whole point, whereas less optimal working methods were only given an intermediate value or no point. The scoring system helped identify precisely the strengths and weaknesses of the hoof trimmers in terms of biosecurity. The level of implementation of biosecurity measures by hoof trimmers was overall quite low (53 %=average of the overall biosecurity scores of the 49 hoof trimmers). Hoof trimmers which attended specialised training courses tended to have a higher level of implementation of biosecurity measures. The answers given by the hoof trimmers and the observations made by the veterinarians were compared, whereby it was found that hoof trimmers generally evaluated themselves better in regard to biosecurity than veterinarians assessed them. In summary and based on the results of this study, the dissemination of pathogens, such as DD associated treponemes and salmonella is possible during hoof trimming performed by external persons working on numerous farms. Thus, future training and continuing education courses should place emphasis on biosecurity.

BEDENE İLİŞKİN SOSYO-KÜLTÜREL TUTUMLAR İLE SOSYAL GÖRÜNÜŞ KAYGISI KAVRAMLARINA MEDYA ROLÜ AÇISINDAN BAKIŞ

In recent years, the perception of health and the appearance of the body have been reshaped due to the influence and pressure of many factors such as globalization, popular culture and mass media. In particular, ideal beauty and body images are shown through the media, and the society adopts what ideal standards and measures should be. This ideal beauty presented by mass media offers individuals various criteria and standards to have the ideal appearance or body. People who do not comply with these criteria are directed to the beauty industry in order to reach the ideal beauty standards. Thus, especially women are directed to consumption through the beauty discourse created through the beauty industry and the media. In addition, when we look at the information given through the media, it is seen that overweight not only affects physical appearance but also affects mental health negatively. This situation causes people to search for more concerns about appearance. People try to get rid of these worries and problems by spending too much on various nutrition and diet programs. In this study, the role of the media in the emergence of socio-cultural attitudes towards the body and social appearance anxiety is evaluated.

Cognitive Impairment in Liver Transplant Recipients With a History of Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review.

Studies in PubMed, Embase, Scopus, PsychINFO, and the Cochrane Database of Controlled Trials were included through May 2022. Inclusion criteria included (1) population - LT recipient, age ≥18 y, (2) exposure - history of cirrhosis before transplant, and (3) outcome - cognitive impairment after transplant (per validated cognitive testing). Exclusion criteria included (1) wrong study type, (2) abstract-only publication, (3) full-text unavailable, (4) wrong population, (5) wrong exposure, and (6) wrong outcome. The risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and the Appraisal tool for Cross-Sectional Studies. The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations system was used to assess evidence certainty. Data from individual tests were categorized into six cognitive domains: attention, executive function, working memory, long-term memory, visuospatial, and language. Twenty-four studies were included covering 847 patients. Follow-up ranged from 1 mo to 1.8 y after LT. Studies had a median of 30 (interquartile range 21.5-50.5) patients. The prevalence of cognitive impairment after LT ranged from 0% to 36%. Forty-three unique cognitive tests were used, the most common being the Psychometric Hepatic Encephalopathy Score. The most frequently assessed cognitive domains were attention (10 studies) and executive function (10 studies). The prevalence of cognitive impairment after LT varied across studies depending on cognitive tests utilized and follow-up duration. Attention and executive function were most impacted. Generalizability is limited due to small sample size and heterogeneous methodology. Further studies are needed to examine differences in the prevalence of post-LT cognitive impairment by etiology, risk factors, and ideal cognitive measures.

Endoscopic severity of gastric sleeve stenosis can be quantified using impedance planimetry.

Gastric sleeve stenosis (GSS) is an adverse event following sleeve gastrectomy for which objective tools are needed for diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopic treatment with serial pneumatic balloon dilation may relieve symptoms and prevent the need for conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Endoluminal functional impedance planimetry (EndoFLIP) is an endoscopic tool that measures luminal diameter and distensibility indices (DI) and could be used to characterize severity of GSS. This was a retrospective analysis of a prospective database of patients referred for symptoms suggestive of GSS. Severity was determined at each endoscopy by a bariatric endoscopist blinded to EndoFLIP measurements. Successive pneumatic balloon dilations were performed until symptoms resolved; failure was defined as referral for conversion. EndoFLIP measurements of stenosis diameter and DI were obtained pre- and post-dilation. Primary outcomes were pre- and post-dilation luminal diameter and DI of GSS. Secondary outcomes were endoscopic severity of GSS, patient characteristics, and need for surgical revision. 26 patients were included; 23 (85%) were female. Mean age was 45.3 (± 9.9) years. Mean number of dilations was 2.4 (± 1.3) and 10 (38%) patients were referred for conversion. Mild, moderate, and severe GSS was found in 10 (38%), 6 (23%), and 10 (38%) patients, respectively. Moderate and severe GSS underwent more dilations (2.5 ± 1.0 and 3.2 ± 1.6) than mild GSS (1.8 ± 0.8) and were more likely to be referred for conversion. Both pre- and post-dilation diameters were significantly larger in mild versus moderate or severe GSS. Additionally, pre- and post-dilation DI at 30ml were significantly higher for mild compared to moderate and severe GSS. EndoFLIP measurements correlate well with endoscopic assessment of GSS. While more data are needed to determine ideal balloon size and threshold measurements, our results suggest EndoFLIP may help expedite diagnosis and treatment of GSS.

A large scale artificial dataset to evaluate the impact of on-board monitoring set-ups on the Heat Transfer Coefficient assessment

At the current state, the majority of residential buildings are underperforming in terms of energy. To assess the current state of the building sector and bridge the gap between the designed and operative energy demand, quantifying the as-built envelope behaviour is essential. For this purpose the Heat Transfer Coefficient is used as a stationary performance indicator, however, prevailing assessment methods are impractical as they are performed on individual buildings. To extend the assessment range to urban scale statistics-based modelling techniques can be applied to limited and on-board collected data. In this step, where the accuracy of statistical methods and different input scenarios are investigated, simulated data is more suitable since there is no influence of measurement inaccuracy and the expected outcome is known. As part of this research, a comprehensive dataset to assess the HTC estimation methodology is created. The artificial dataset is generated using urban building energy models representative of the Belgian residential building stock. The generated artificial datasets resemble ideal measurement campaigns where inputs can be systematically selected which supports the aim of determining the impact of available monitoring setups. In this work, black-box AutoRegressive with eXogenous input statistical models were applied and the results show that, considering the assumed modelling limitations, with ideal monitoring setups 85% of the estimates fall within 10% of the target.