This is a compound module in which six components are aggregated. A modular summary of these constituent modules is given in the form of a table of contents. All constituents are connected to this complex module by means of a link, which is indicated in the text as, for example, (link type: `contains/detailed in'; target: A08-m1a].
This module is the first module encountered by readers who consult the article as a whole; it is a starting point of both the complete sequential path and the essay-type path. There is a second starting point of the essay-type sequential path in the Abstract m1d.
All `meta-modules' (the Meta-information and its constituent modules) are coupled to all `content modules' in the article by means of a link expressing an administrative relation: meta -><- info (see the legenda).