Error measurements for a quantum annealer using the one-dimensional Ising model with twisted boundaries by Chancellor, Nicholas, Crowley, Philip J. D., Durić, Tanja, Vinci, Walter, Amin, Mohammad H., Green, Andrew G., Warburton, Paul A., Aeppli, Gabriel

“…A finite length ferromagnetic chain with opposite spin polarization imposed at its two ends is one of the simplest frustrated spin models. …”
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Oncle Jazz by Lim, Esther Mu Hui

“…More than a completed project, Oncle Jazz is also an open-ended inquiry on designing animated loops, motion for sound, and reviewing systems for sustainable growth in the author’s own art practice. …”
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Employment of professional managers in local Chinese family businesses : issues and problems. by Ong, Ai Ming.

“…With professionalisation mooted as the key for survival and growth of family businesses, this study examined the motivations for nine professional mangers to join local Chinese family businesses, through the use of a short closed-ended questionnaire and in-depth interviews. The managers revealed that they accepted the job offers mainly because of the expected job nature, control and autonomy at work, career prospects and attractive compensation packages. …”
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Komet by Lim, Guo Jun

“…Snow falls, star falls One step, one beginning Two worlds meet one A trail to ever last Butterfly city, never night city Red light, green light Ghosts of thousand faces Beckoning from the wall Good, bad, and ugly Stone ocean, iron sky Omens of million wings The lady fortune frowns So ends the pendulum Farewell goodbye An empty longing For things long gone -In memory of all good things-…”
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The Devotion of Suspect X / by Higashino, Keigo, 1958-, author 656116, Smith, Alexander O., translator 656118, Alexander, Elye J., translator 656119, Minotaur Books (Online service) 656121

“…Its blend of a page-turning story, evocative Tokyo setting and utterly surprising ending make it a must-read for anyone interested in international fiction.…”
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4.510 Digital Design Fabrication, Fall 2005 by Sass, Lawrence

“…It is taught in phases starting with rapid prototyping and ending with digital mockups of building components fabricated from CAD files on a one-to-one scale.…”
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Carl by Lee, Alicia Shu Hsien

“…The player will have to go different options throughout the game which will eventually lead them to one of the two endings. In this oppressive society, the player has the power to decide Carl’s life to either rise up to the top or rise up against the government for the good of the people.…”
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Book review : Jerry John Rawlings: leadership and legacy: a pan-African perspective by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…He began his political career in the late 1970s as a fiery revolutionary and ended it more than three decades later as a popularly elected president, winning two terms in office via a liberal democratic political system. …”
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Report on professional attachment with MBI technology (S) Pte Ltd. by Lau, Paterson Hung Yeong.

“…Some conclusions and ending remarks have been made concerning the attachment programme and these are included in the concluding chapter of the report. …”
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‘Who’s the fairest of them all?’ The impact of men on the stepmother-daughter relationship in Snow White by Tan, Aaron Justin Li Jie

“…In fairy tales, there are no ambiguities or complications but instead, straightforwardness in the narrative trajectory, where good deeds are rewarded and wicked deeds punished as seen in the ‘happily ever after’ of Snow White and the cruel ending of the stepmother. This idea of a ‘happily ever after’ is the main crux of Snow White and its attainment is determined by masculine imagination; the female beauty as an index of female desirability, which Snow White clearly embodies. …”
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EMI in Latin America by Aliaga Salas, Loreto, Perez, Gonzalo

“…Although Latin American EMI is recent and limited, there is evidence of a growing interest in implementing this approach in these countries. Through open-ended questionnaires, participants report on their experiences in EMI courses, their opportunities and challenges, and how they address potential difficulties. …”
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Normal People / by Rooney, Sally, author 631806, Faber (Online service) 656045

“…Connell is very insecure and shy about the relationship, so he keeps the affair a secret from school friends, but ends up attending Trinity with Marianne after the summer and reconciling with her. …”
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AND THEREBY HANGS A TALE / by Jeffrey Archer, author 507936

“…From Germany comes Masterpiece, the tale of a priceless oil painting that has remained in the same family for over 200 years, until… To the Channel Islands, and Members Only, where a golf ball falls out of a Christmas cracker and a young man’s life will never be the same again… To Italy, where a young man trying to book a hotel room ends up in bed with the receptionist, unaware that she… To England, where, in High Heels, a woman explains to her husband why a pair of designer shoes couldn’t have gone up in flames because… Some of these stories will make you laugh. …”

Experimental and numerical investigations of hot-rolled stainless steel channel section columns susceptible to flexural buckling by Li, Shuai, Zhang, Lulu, Liang, Yating, Zhao, Ou

“…A thorough testing and numerical modelling programme has been conducted to investigate the minor-axis flexural buckling behaviour and resistances of pin-ended hot-rolled stainless steel channel section columns. …”
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Thermocapillary actuation and droplet manipulation in microfluidics by Jiao, Zhenjun

“…In the experiments, wire heaters were used to create alternate heat fluxes at two ends of the working portion along the capillary tube. …”
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Self adaptive differential evolution by Huang, Ling

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Am I _____ enough? by Amelia Yuliana Jamil

“…It is a moving image that seeks to confront the never-ending judgment from society whether one is truly Muslim enough from her clothing and her actions. …”
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Driving home by Ulfahzatul Tysha Sher Zaman

“…Going to various places and meeting all kinds of people, a seemingly regular day ends up changing the way he sees the world. Armed with new ways of thinking, he drives home to his son with a new truth: that life is always simple.…”
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Structural performance of recycled aggregate concrete-filled stainless steel tube columns by Tan, Chia Wei

“…The experiment involved 12 RACFSST columns tested under pin-ended condition, as well as material tests and initial global geometric imperfection measurements. …”
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Immigration, population, and foreign workforce in Singapore : an overview of trends, policies, and issues by Yang, Hui, Yang, Peidong, Zhan, Shaohua

“…The highly intertwined immigration and foreign labour policies are then explained along two fundamental underlying dimensions – economy and demography. The paper ends by looking at local grassroots society’s reactions to the influx of immigrants in recent times, and the ways in which the Singapore government has since tried to address such concerns.…”
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