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About cookies

To enhance your experience with our site, the Science X network, including its websites (phys.org, medicalxpress.com, techxplore.com), uses cookies. Cookies are text files we place in your computer's browser to store your preferences. A cookie itself does not contain personal information, although it will enable us to relate your use of this site to information that you have specifically and knowingly provided. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites.

Cookies we use

We use cookies for a variety of legitimate business purposes, including:

  • Recording or logging whether you have seen particular messages that we display;
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  • Providing you with a more personalized experience;
  • Displaying advertising;
  • Analyzing how our sites are accessed and used.

Third-party cookies

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Audience measurement

We currently use Google Analytics and Quantcast for audience measurement on our websites. Google Analytics and Quantcast use cookies to anonymously and in aggregate report on visits to our websites. Further information concerning the terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found at:

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Managing cookies

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