@staticmethod
def get_multipliers(record):
    """
        Private quick method to determine the multipliers for a BLAST alignment
        according to the application present in the record.
        :param record:
        :return:
        """
    q_mult, h_mult = 1, 1
    application = record.program.upper()
    if application in ('BLASTN', 'TBLASTX', 'BLASTP'):
        q_mult = 1
        h_mult = 1
    elif application == 'BLASTX':
        q_mult = 3
        h_mult = 1
    elif application == 'TBLASTN':
        q_mult = 1
        h_mult = 3
    return q_mult, h_mult
