Addressing Code Availability Concerns for Enhanced Research Transparency

We express our gratitude for your insightful feedback regarding the unavailability of the code for our proposed methodology. We understand that this omission has hindered the verification of our experimental outcomes. We initially submitted our results to the SBMWorkshop competition website (http://pione.dinf.usherbrooke.ca/results/267/); however, this website is presently inaccessible. To address this, we have included screenshots of correspondence with both the website proprietors and users as evidence of our original submission. Following your recommendation, we commit to disclosing the code in future publications to ensure transparency and reproducibility. Furthermore, we are happy to provide any supplementary information or clarification regarding our methods and results upon request. We appreciate your valuable input and the opportunity to enhance the transparency of our research.