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In a graphical environment, to hide an application that is currently displayed on screen. For example, in Windows and Mac, the application's window is removed from the screen and represented by an icon on the Windows Taskbar. In the Mac, the icon is placed in the Dock. See Win Minimize windows.


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Operating from a single building model shared by all the building assessment applications, it saves time and minimises errors.
The use of factor score regression weights obtained from the confirmatory factor analysis one-factor models minimises measurement error in the items contributing to each scale, thus increasing the reliability (and validity) of the computed scale scores.
I've got two main objectives which I hope to translate into nursing practice: to develop a risk management tool that minimises and prevents those events occurring; and, to develop a framework of support for nurses.
 
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