READ ME File For 'A novel high-resolution methodology to assess temporal changes in skin wetness perception during and following wet stimuli contact' Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D3690 Date that the file was created: September 2025 ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- ReadMe Author: Jade Ward, University of Southampton [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2304-1342 ] Date of data collection: October 2023- February 2024. Information about geographic location of data collection: South Academic Block, Clinical Academic Facility, Southampton University Hospital, SO16 6YD Related projects: ADD IN -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- Licenses/restrictions placed on the data, or limitations of reuse: n/a Recommended citation for the data: N/A This dataset supports the publication: AUTHORS: Jade Ward, Silvia Caggiari, Dave Swaile, Brooke Cochran, Katie Parker, Peter R Worsley, Davide Filingeri TITLE:A novel high-resolution methodology to assess temporal changes in skin wetness perception during and following wet stimuli contact JOURNAL: Behaviour Research Methods- Pending PAPER DOI IF KNOWN: Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: N/A Links/relationships to ancillary or related data sets: N/A -------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW -------------------- This dataset contains: 3 x Excel documents containing skin temperature data (x 2 date sets) and wetness perception data (x 1). WP_Parameters_FA_During_and_Post_new.xlsx Tsk_Parameters_FA_During_and_Post.xlsx FA.xlsx [File list (filenames, directory structure (for zipped files) and brief description of all data files)] Relationship between files, if important for context: N/A Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: N/A If data was derived from another source, list source: Data was collected on a data acquisition software called DASYLab and saved into excel. If there are there multiple versions of the dataset, list the file updated, when and why update was made: N/A -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: Methods for processing the data: Software- or Instrument-specific information needed to interpret the data, including software and hardware version numbers: The data acquisition software (Daisylab, MCCDAQ, Massachusetts, USA) was also used to collate concurrent measurements of temperature upon skin stimulation, using a thermocouple board with T-type thermocouple (RS Components Ltd, Coby, UK) applied to the skin (i.e. to evaluate biophysical changes in local skin temperature during the development and decay of wetness perception. The thermocouples were also placed on the stimulator used to apply (wet) stimuli onto the skin (i.e. five thermocouples secured on the surface of the probe, underneath the cotton patch to be saturated with fluids). The analytical approach to data extraction and analysis consisted of four phases: i.e. 1) Parameter extraction; 2) Principal Component Analysis (PCA); 3) Calculation of reliability (correlation coefficients) and minimum detectable change (MDC); 4) Analysis of the effect of fluids on selected parameters. To identify and extract these 14 parameters in each of 300 separate data files recorded during testing of the 15 female participants (i.e. each receiving 5 repeated applications of 4 different fluids), a custom MATLAB script (Mathworks, USA) was developed. As a result, 15 independent datasets (i.e. 1 for each participant) were produced, each consisting of an average value (i.e. from the 5 repeats) of each wetness perception parameter. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: Environmental/experimental conditions: ambient temperature: 25°C; relative humidity: 45%. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: Raw data checked against extracted MATLAB data to ensure consistency and accuracy of data extracted. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Jade Ward and Silvia Caggiari -------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION -------------------------- WP_Parameters_FA_During_and_Post_new.xlsx Number of variables: 17 Number of cases/rows: A:II, 0-186 - all tabs Variable list, defining any abbreviations, units of measure, codes or symbols used: FA = Forearm; WP = wetness perception; T2R = T2R = Time to respond; T2P = Time to peak; RoC = Rate of change; AUC = Area under the curve; EoC = End of contact; T2R Post = Time to respond post contact; T2B Post = Time to baseline post contact; RoC post = Rate of change post contact; AUC post= Area under the curve post contact; s = seconds; mm = milliammeters; °C = degrees; PG = propylene glycol; MO = mineral oil; PMX = dimethicone. Missing data codes: N/A Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: Tsk_Parameters_FA_During_and_Post.xlsx Number of variables: 15 Number of cases/rows: A:II, 0-186 - all tabs Variable list, defining any abbreviations, units of measure, codes or symbols used: FA = Forearm; WP = wetness perception; Tsk= skin temperature; T2R = T2R = Time to respond; T2P = Time to peak; RoC = Rate of change; AUC = Area under the curve; EoC = End of contact; T2min = T2R = Time to minimum; T2R Post = Time to respond post contact; T2B Post = Time to baseline post contact; RoC post = Rate of change post contact; AUC post= Area under the curve post contact; s = seconds; mm = milliammeters; °C = degrees; PG = propylene glycol; MO = mineral oil; PMX = dimethicone. Missing data codes:N/A Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: FA.xlsx Number of variables: 11 Number of cases/rows: A-BZ, 0-122 Variable list, defining any abbreviations, units of measure, codes or symbols used: WP = wetness perception, Tsk = skin temperature; PG = propylene glycol; MO = mineral oil; PMX = dimethicone; mm = milliammeters; °C = degrees. Missing data codes: N/A Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: