Handlers: Removed handlers.R; validation and setup logic inlined in spbp.default.
vcov: Block-wise inversion of the Hessian (regression vs Bernstein polynomial blocks) in vcov.spbp.
Stan (AFT): No clamping of u to avoid boundary bias; minimum feasible divisor (min_range) only when range is degenerate.
MLE: Initial values for the optimizer drawn from prior distributions; retries limited to 3 attempts.
Examples:data("veteran", package = "survival") in docs and examples.
pkgdown: Reference index updated to match current package; Bootstrap 5 / default template; logo size and alt-text; README aligned with site style; itsamp removed from index.
Git:.gitignore updated (rj/, .Rcheck, etc.); GitHub Action for pkgdown deploy to gh-pages.