Changes in version 3.1.0 (2025-05-24)                  

  - The MAP.estimation function has been revised, and corresponding
    updates have been made to its documentation and examples.
  - This version marks the final contribution of Hassan Pazira as the
    package maintainer. The new maintainer for future versions is
    Marianne A. Jonker Marianne.Jonker@radboudumc.nl

                 Changes in version 3.0.1 (2025-05-19)                  

  - In this release, the package has been updated to support both
    observational and randomized trial data for estimating treatment
    effects using Bayesian Federated 'Causal' Inference.

                        Changes in version 2.1.0                        

  - In this release, the package has been updated to support a
    (semi-parametric) Cox model with an 'unspecified' baseline hazard,
    maximizing partial log-likelihood.
  - The documentation and examples have been updated.

                 Changes in version 2.0.1 (2024-07-04)                  

  - This is a bugfix release to resolve a minor bug in the optim
    function entries related to the gaussian family.

                        Changes in version 2.0.0                        

  - The package now supports survival data analysis, adding
    comprehensive tools for time-to-event modeling alongside existing
    GLM functionalities.
  - The documentation and examples have been updated.

                 Changes in version 1.1.4 (2024-04-27)                  

  - The package has been updated to address a few NOTEs identified
    during the CRAN submission.

                        Changes in version 1.1.1                        

  - The package was prepared for submission to CRAN with minor
    modifications.

                        Changes in version 1.1.0                        

  - The functions inv.prior.cov() and bfi() were adapted when there is a
    center specific variable.
  - The function summary() was updated to be used in the case of
    stratification.
  - The manual pdf was updated in the case of center specific variable.
  - Henceforth the BFI package can be called from Python.
  - A vignette was also added to the package for calling BFI from
    Python.

                        Changes in version 1.0.0                        

  - In this release, the package website was built using the pkgdown
    package.

  - Most of the functions were adapted with extra arguments in the case
    of stratification.
  - The manual pdf was also updated.

                        Changes in version 0.6.4                        

  - The manual pdf was updated.
  - This is also a bugfix release to resolve one minor bug.

                        Changes in version 0.6.3                        

  - In this release, the package was updated so that the outputs of
    inv.prior.cov() and MAP.estimation() (for different centers) have
    the same dimensions when intercept=FALSE to be used in bfi().
  - Moreover, one argument in bfi(), i.e., const_var, is added to the
    package to handle the constant variables.
  - This is a bugfix release to resolve one minor bug as well.

                        Changes in version 0.5.2                        

  - In this release, the summary function (a S3 method for class bfi)
    was added to the package.
  - A package pdf manual was created for the package.

                        Changes in version 0.4.2                        

  - In this release, the package was updated with several arguments,
    e.g., an intercept should be fitted or not.
  - A vignette is added to the package as well.

                        Changes in version 0.3.2                        

  - In this release, the package can carry out the stratified analysis.

                        Changes in version 0.2.2                        

  - This is a bugfix release to resolve one minor bug, and add two
    functions related to building Gamma matrix.
  - Moreover, the package now handles the categorical covariates with
    more than two levels.