Personal light exposure dataset for Kumasi, Ghana, following the Guidolin et al. 2024 protocol (MeLiDos project)
### Personal light exposure dataset for Kumasi, Ghana; collected by Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) following the protocol of Guidolin et al. 2024 (MeLiDos field study)
**Version v1.0.1**
Overview of light exposure data. (A)
location of data collection. (B) collection periods for participants,
(C) photoperiods, and (D) double plot of median, interquartile range
(50%), 75%, and 95% ribbons of light exposure across all participants.
Shaded areas indicate nighttime from civil dusk to civil
dawn.
### About this repository
This repository contains the comprehensive dataset for the
MeLiDos field study site of Kumasi, Ghana. Data were
collected by Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
(KNUST) and are further processed and
analysed by the Translational Sensory & Circadian Neuroscience Unit
(TSCN). A detailed description of the
experiment is available in Guidolin et al.,
2024.
This repository is transitioning towards a
FAIR and fully human and
machine-readable light exposure dataset, based on a community-based and
peer-reviewed Metadata
descriptor.
As part of this transition, files will be converted from
semi-rectangular data, to fully tabular
data. Further,
metadata will be added and converted from XLSX to JSON. For full
traceability, all versions will be archived in
Zenodo and are accessible through their own
persistent identifier (DOI).
### Citation
APA reference:
> Akuffo, K. O., Agbeshie, G. K., Zauner, J., & Spitschan, M. (2025).
> Personal light exposure dataset for Kumasi, Ghana (Version 1.0.1)
> \[Data set\]. URL:
> . DOI:
>
doi.org
## Descriptive statistics
### Demographics
Summary table of participant
demographics
### Light
Summary table of personal light exposure
(eye-level data)
### Sleep
Summary table of the morning sleep
diary
### Chronotype
Summary table of the chronotype
questionnaires
### Wear log
Summary table of the wear
log
### Wellbeing diary
S …