sync from GitHub: fix: indentation error in _embed_image_batch

sync from GitHub: fix: single model instance, OOM retry with batch reduction, better logging

bump version to 0.2.0; add ColQwen experimental_pooling_gaussian/triangular, --experimental-pooling-technique CLI, paper skeleton

finalize release 1 changes

add gaussian, triangular and 2D smoothing over poolings

add pooling configurations

refactor pooling options

Bump version: 0.1.5 → 0.1.6

Bump version: 0.1.4 → 0.1.5

Fix BFloat16 numpy conversion

add bumpversion

add popups

add logging for end2end flow

refactor imports

add Lint check pass

add github CI/CD

add CLI controlled demo

add cascaseded retrievers

Fix imports in quick_test.py and remove __pycache__ files

Initial commit: visual-rag-toolkit