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Purpose of Cookies:
Session Management:
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Saving language or theme preferences
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Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
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Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
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First-Party Cookies:
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Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
What They Do:
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
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Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
What's Inside an Authentication Cookie?
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
What They Track:
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
2. Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
3. Safari
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
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Svetlana Gelpi
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Shaniel Bowen
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Suresh and S. Bowen et al., “Short-Term, High Intensity Plyometric Training Improves Balance in Young Adults,” in 43rd Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Newark, NJ, 2017.
Mathioudakis and S. Bowen et al., “Musculoskeletal Loading at the Tibiofemoral Joint for Sit-to-Stand (STS) Maneuver,” in The XVI International Symposium on Computer Simulation in Biomechanics, Gold Coast, Australia, 2017.
Mathioudakis and S. Bowen et al., “Musculoskeletal Loading at the Tibiofemoral Joint for Sit-to-Stand (STS) Maneuver,” in The XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brisbane, Australia, 2017.
M. Suresh and S. Bowen et al., “Effects of a High Intensity Plyometric Training Regime on Postural Control of Young Adults,” in 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Boulder, CO, 2017.
M. Suresh and S. Bowen et al., “Effects of a High Intensity Plyometric Training Regime on Postural Control of Young Adults,” in 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Boulder, CO, 2017.
S. Bowen, K. Gielo-Perczak, “Use of Musculoskeletal Modeling and Simulation to Investigate the Effect of Seat Angle on Sit-to-Stand Maneuver,” in 40th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Raleigh, NC, 2016.
S. Bowen, K. Gielo-Perczak, “Biomechanical Perspectives on Personalized Regenerative Medicine Through Musculoskeletal Modeling,” in 1st Rock Stars of Regenerative Engineering Conference, Irvine, CA, 2016.
Luke McNoboe
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Randy Hamchand
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2nd Cohort (2014-2016)
Brian Cruz
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1st Cohort (2013-2015)
Yomery Espinal
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Patrice Hubert
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