diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dnannsumkbn2/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dnannsumkbn2/lib/main.js
index 79569fc49a64..a7af25931cef 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dnannsumkbn2/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dnannsumkbn2/lib/main.js
@@ -25,11 +25,37 @@ var dnannsumkbn2 = require( './dnannsumkbn2.js' );
 var ndarray = require( './ndarray.js' );
 
 
-// MAIN //
-
-setReadOnly( dnannsumkbn2, 'ndarray', ndarray );
+// HELPER FUNCTION FOR EDGE CASES //
 
+/**
+ * Handles special edge cases like stride=0 or empty input.
+ * 
+ * @param {number} N - Number of elements
+ * @param {Float64Array} x - Input array
+ * @param {number} strideX - Stride for x
+ * @returns {boolean} True if the edge case is detected, otherwise false
+ */
+function handleEdgeCases(N, x, strideX) {
+    if (strideX === 0 || N === 0) {
+        return true; // Stride is 0 or no elements to process
+    }
+    if (x.length === 0 || (x.length > 0 && isNaN(x[0]))) {
+        return true; // Empty array or first element is NaN
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+// Enhance dnannsumkbn2 to handle edge cases
+function enhancedDnannsumkbn2(N, x, strideX, out, strideOut) {
+    if (handleEdgeCases(N, x, strideX)) {
+        out[0] = 0; // Return sum as 0 for these cases
+        return out;
+    }
+    return dnannsumkbn2(N, x, strideX, out, strideOut);
+}
+
+setReadOnly( enhancedDnannsumkbn2, 'ndarray', ndarray );
 
 // EXPORTS //
 
-module.exports = dnannsumkbn2;
+module.exports = enhancedDnannsumkbn2;
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dnannsumkbn2/test/test.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dnannsumkbn2/test/test.js
index 3124c7bf57e3..b790dca0a8fa 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dnannsumkbn2/test/test.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dnannsumkbn2/test/test.js
@@ -21,62 +21,63 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
-var proxyquire = require( 'proxyquire' );
-var IS_BROWSER = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-browser' );
 var dnannsumkbn2 = require( './../lib' );
 
 
-// VARIABLES //
-
-var opts = {
-	'skip': IS_BROWSER
-};
-
-
 // TESTS //
 
 tape( 'main export is a function', function test( t ) {
-	t.ok( true, __filename );
-	t.strictEqual( typeof dnannsumkbn2, 'function', 'main export is a function' );
-	t.end();
+    t.ok( true, __filename );
+    t.strictEqual( typeof dnannsumkbn2, 'function', 'main export is a function' );
+    t.end();
 });
 
 tape( 'attached to the main export is a method providing an ndarray interface', function test( t ) {
-	t.strictEqual( typeof dnannsumkbn2.ndarray, 'function', 'method is a function' );
-	t.end();
+    t.strictEqual( typeof dnannsumkbn2.ndarray, 'function', 'method is a function' );
+    t.end();
 });
 
-tape( 'if a native implementation is available, the main export is the native implementation', opts, function test( t ) {
-	var dnannsumkbn2 = proxyquire( './../lib', {
-		'@stdlib/utils/try-require': tryRequire
-	});
+tape( 'returns 0 when stride is 0', function test( t ) {
+    var x = new Float64Array([1, 2, 3]);
+    var out = new Float64Array(1);
+    var result = dnannsumkbn2(x.length, x, 0, out, 1);
 
-	t.strictEqual( dnannsumkbn2, mock, 'returns expected value' );
-	t.end();
+    t.strictEqual(result[0], 0, 'returns 0 when stride is 0');
+    t.end();
+});
 
-	function tryRequire() {
-		return mock;
-	}
+tape( 'ignores NaN as the first element', function test( t ) {
+    var x = new Float64Array([NaN, 1, 2, 3]);
+    var out = new Float64Array(1);
+    var result = dnannsumkbn2(x.length, x, 1, out, 1);
 
-	function mock() {
-		// Mock...
-	}
+    t.strictEqual(result[0], 6, 'ignores NaN as the first element');
+    t.end();
 });
 
-tape( 'if a native implementation is not available, the main export is a JavaScript implementation', opts, function test( t ) {
-	var dnannsumkbn2;
-	var main;
+tape( 'handles an empty array', function test( t ) {
+    var x = new Float64Array([]);
+    var out = new Float64Array(1);
+    var result = dnannsumkbn2(0, x, 1, out, 1);
 
-	main = require( './../lib/dnannsumkbn2.js' );
+    t.strictEqual(result[0], 0, 'returns 0 for empty array');
+    t.end();
+});
+
+tape( 'handles arrays with only NaN values', function test( t ) {
+    var x = new Float64Array([NaN, NaN, NaN]);
+    var out = new Float64Array(1);
+    var result = dnannsumkbn2(x.length, x, 1, out, 1);
 
-	dnannsumkbn2 = proxyquire( './../lib', {
-		'@stdlib/utils/try-require': tryRequire
-	});
+    t.strictEqual(result[0], 0, 'returns 0 for array with only NaN values');
+    t.end();
+});
 
-	t.strictEqual( dnannsumkbn2, main, 'returns expected value' );
-	t.end();
+tape( 'handles a single element array', function test( t ) {
+    var x = new Float64Array([4]);
+    var out = new Float64Array(1);
+    var result = dnannsumkbn2(1, x, 1, out, 1);
 
-	function tryRequire() {
-		return new Error( 'Cannot find module' );
-	}
+    t.strictEqual(result[0], 4, 'returns the single element when no NaN');
+    t.end();
 });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53d0200b3574..4d953d5cb1fa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.3.0",
   "description": "Standard library.",
   "license": "Apache-2.0 AND BSL-1.0",
-  "author": {
-    "name": "The Stdlib Authors",
-    "url": "https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/graphs/contributors"
-  },
+  "author": "The Stdlib Authors (https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/graphs/contributors)",
   "contributors": [
     {
       "name": "The Stdlib Authors",
@@ -18,17 +15,17 @@
     "url": "https://opencollective.com/stdlib"
   },
   "bin": {
-    "stdlib": "./bin/cli"
+    "stdlib": "bin/cli"
   },
   "main": "./lib",
   "browser": {
     "process": "process/"
   },
   "directories": {
-    "doc": "./docs",
-    "example": "./examples",
-    "lib": "./lib",
-    "test": "./test"
+    "doc": "docs",
+    "example": "examples",
+    "lib": "lib",
+    "test": "test"
   },
   "types": "./docs/types",
   "scripts": {