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		A Unified Framework for Machine Learning Ensembles in Survival
		Analysis // Implements a Super Learner framework for right-
		censored survival data. The package fits convex combinations of
		parametric, semiparametric, and machine learning survival
		learners by minimizing cross-validated risk using inverse
		probability of censoring weighting (IPCW). It provides tools
		for automated hyperparameter grid search, high-dimensional
		variable screening, and evaluation of prediction performance
		using metrics such as the Brier score, Uno's C-index, and time-
		dependent area under the curve (AUC). Additional utilities
		support model interpretation for survival ensembles, including
		Shapley additive explanations (SHAP), and estimation of
		covariate-adjusted restricted mean survival time (RMST)
		contrasts. The methodology is related to treatment-specific
		survival curve estimation using machine learning described by
		Westling et al. (2024) doi:10.1080/01621459.2023.2205060, and
		the unified ensemble framework described in Lyu et al. (2026)
		doi:10.64898/2026.03.11.711010.
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