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		Frequentist Inference for Thermal Load Sensitivity Models // A
		maximum-likelihood implementation of the thermal-load-
		sensitivity framework for thermal death-time modelling
		introduced by Noble, Arnold and Pottier in the 'bayesTLS'
		package, providing the frequentist counterpart to that Bayesian
		workflow. The modelling idea and the four-parameter logistic
		parameterisation are theirs; 'freqTLS' contributes a 'Template
		Model Builder' ('TMB') likelihood whose midpoint is written
		directly in terms of critical thermal maximum ('CTmax') and
		thermal sensitivity (z) so both headline quantities are
		estimable, and reports uncertainty through a unified trio of
		frequentist intervals -- Wald (delta), profile-likelihood, and
		bootstrap -- for binomial and beta-binomial survival counts and
		beta-distributed proportions. Column and formula interfaces
		support fixed and grouped designs plus limited independent
		random intercepts; prediction includes survival curves and
		deterministic heat-injury scenarios. Equivalence claims are
		restricted to the matched relative-threshold, constant-shape
		'bayesTLS' configuration.
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