* Add synchronous frontend implementation using threads * Improve stage API for robuster lifecycle management * Add support for pipeline-side changes to parameters * Add import of parameter state from mpcstate files in extra-metropc-run * Add support for profiling and load data in extra-metropc-run * Add support for empty targets and simulation mode in extra-metropc-run * Add support for operators in extra-metropc-run * Fix import of slices via YAML in extra-metropc-run * Fix image axis order * Fix several quirks and corner cases for binning axes * Check for required properties when scanning Karabo motors * Add support for Karabo 2.14 in KaraboPath