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		Main Path Analysis for Citation and Directed Networks //
		Implements Main Path Analysis (MPA) as introduced by Hummon and
		Doreian (1989) doi:10.1016/0378-8733(89)90017-8. Given a
		directed acyclic graph (DAG) representing a citation or
		precedence network, the package computes traversal weights
		(SPC, SPLC, SPNP) for each edge and extracts the global, local,
		and key-route main paths. Also provides tools for DAG
		validation, node role classification (source/terminal/user),
		per-component path extraction for disconnected networks, and
		scale-free network testing. Accepts 'igraph' objects or edge-
		list data frames as input. Includes readers for 'Pajek' (.net)
		and 'Gephi' export (.gexf, .graphml) files.
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