The "Vertical and Horizontal Inheritance Consistence Analysis" method is described in the following publication: "VHICA: a new method to discriminate between vertical and horizontal transposon transfer: application to the mariner family within Drosophila" by G. Wallau. et al. (2016) <DOI:10.1093/molbev/msv341>. The purpose of the method is to detect horizontal transfers of transposable elements, by contrasting the divergence of transposable element sequences with that of regular genes.

The base class 'VirtualArray' is defined, which acts as a wrapper around lists allowing users to fold arbitrary sequential data into n-dimensional, R-style virtual arrays. The derived 'XArray' class is defined to be used for homogeneous lists that contain a single class of objects. The 'RasterArray' and 'SfArray' classes enable the use of stacked spatial data instead of lists.

'Via Foundry' API provides streamlined tools for interacting with and extracting data from structured responses, particularly for use cases involving hierarchical data from Foundry's API. It includes functions to fetch and parse process-level and file-level metadata, allowing users to efficiently query and manipulate nested data structures. Key features include the ability to list all unique process names, retrieve file metadata for specific or all processes, and dynamically load or download files based on their type. With built-in support for handling various file formats (e.g., tabular and non-tabular files) and seamless integration with API through authentication, this package is designed to enhance workflows involving large-scale data management and analysis. Robust error handling and flexible configuration ensure reliable performance across diverse data environments. Please consult the documentation for the API endpoint for your installation.

Provides direct access to linked names for the same entity across the world's major name authority files, including national and regional variations in language, character set, and spelling. For more information go to <https://viaf.org/>.