Holds functions developed by the University of Ottawa's SAiVE
    (Spatio-temporal Analysis of isotope Variations in the Environment)
    research group with the intention of facilitating the re-use of code,
    foster good code writing practices, and to allow others to benefit
    from the work done by the SAiVE group. Contributions are welcome via
    the 'GitHub' repository <https://github.com/UO-SAiVE/SAiVE> by group members as well as non-members.

Surveys to collect employment data so as to obtain data estimates on the number of employed people, the number of unemployed, and other employment indicators.

Extends the functionality of R serialization by augmenting the
    built-in reference hook system. This enhanced implementation allows optimal,
    one-pass integrated serialization that combines R serialization with
    third-party serialization methods. Facilitates the serialization of even
    complex R objects, which contain non-system reference objects, such as those
    accessed via external pointers, for use in parallel and distributed
    computing.

Handles both vector and matrices, using a flexible S4 class for automatic differentiation.
  The method used is forward automatic differentiation. Many functions and methods have been defined, 
  so that in most cases, functions written without automatic differentiation in mind can be 
  used without change.

Data related to the Salem Witch Trials
    Datasets and tutorials documenting the witch accusations and trials 
    centered around Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Originally assembled by
    Richard B. Latner of Tulane University for his website 
    <https://www2.tulane.edu/~salem/index.html>. The data sets include information
    on 152 accused witches, members of the Salem Village Committee, 
    signatories of petitions related to the events, and tax data for 
    Salem Village.

A coordinate descent algorithm for computing the solution paths of
    the sparse and coupled sparse asymmetric least squares, including the
    (adaptive) elastic net and Lasso penalized SALES and COSALES regressions.