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If you run xpather.pl -a yourfile.xml you'll see 
# posy
/root[1]/part[1]/sect[1]/header[1]

# star
/*[ name() = "root" and position() = 1 ]
/*[ name() = "part" and position() = 1 ]
/*[ name() = "sect" and position() = 1 ]
/*[ name() = "header" and position() = 1 ]

# "content"
     This is a design XZY document for Project

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Just like position() there is also contains() , so you can use 

//*[
  (
    name() = "para"
    or name() = "header"
  ) and (
    not(descendant::*)
  ) and (
    contains(
      translate(
        .,
        "DESIGN",
        "design",
      ),
      "design"
    )
  )
]

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Re^2: Get Node Value from irregular XML (xpather.pl)
by Anonymous Monk on Jun 30, 2013 at 04:41 UTC

    Hmm, libxml seems to not like double quotes, weird, this version tested 

    //*[
    (
        name() = 'para'
        or
        name() = 'header'
    )
    and
    (
        not(descendant::*)
    )
    and
    (
        contains(
            translate(
                .,
                'DESIGN',
                'design'
            ),
            'design'
        )
    )
]

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      Hmm, libxml seems to not like double quotes, weird, this version tested

      Nope, it likes double quotes just fine, I got tripped by by win32 system limitations

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