Upgraded minimum Node.js version from 18.0.0 to 23.11.0 across `README.md`, `package.json`, and `version.ts`. Optimized distance utilities and pipelines to leverage Node.js 23.11+ native performance improvements (e.g., `array.reduce`, WebStreams API). Incremented version to 0.7.4 for consistency.
Added the `SequentialPipeline` class for structured augmentation execution. Integrated threading capabilities via the `THREADED` execution mode in `augmentationPipeline`. Enhanced WebSocket support for real-time data processing through pipelines.
