8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the member term includes at least one of a chemical and a biological synonym.
1. A method for presenting technical concepts in a compliance decision assistance system, comprising the steps of: populating a concept relation database maintained on a network-accessible computer with concepts, member terms and attributes of member terms, wherein the concepts are a categorization of a set of information, materials and attributes across at least one of language, nomenclature and regulations which correspond to user-predetermined definitions, the member terms are associated with at least one of the concepts, in that the member terms are at least one of a synonym, grammatical variation, translation, identifier, ingredient, component, organism, agent, extract or parent or child concept of the concept, and attributes of member terms are at least one of characteristics and functions associated with at least one of the member terms, including at least one of a universal resource locator, a document name, a file, a hyperlink, a location, a remote function call, an automated rule and a function to be executed; identifying and indexing computer-readable documents relevant to predetermined user interests for inclusion in the concept relation database; storing concepts, member terms and attributes of member terms identified in the computer-readable documents in the concept relation database; initiating a search query of the concept relation database to identify responsive indexed computer-readable documents relevant to determining compliance with a control requirement applicable to at least one of an article, a material, a food, a biological agent, a biological organism, a chemical substance, a physical property and a toxicological property by entering at least one of the concepts, the member terms and the attributes of member terms associated with the at least one of an article, a material, a food, a biological agent, a biological organism, a chemical substance, a physical property and a toxicological property into a search interface; searching the concept relation database using the entered at least one concept, member term and attribute of member terms, wherein the search includes use of concepts, member terms and attributes of member terms identified in the concept relation database as being associated with the at least one concept, member term and attribute of member terms entered in the search query, including concepts, member terms and attributes of member terms related by a parent-child relationship; and presenting search results in a human-readable form identifying the indexed computer-readable documents responsive to the search query and providing hyperlinks selectable to permit a user to at least one of obtain additional information associated with the selected computer-readable document and activate a predetermined function associated with the computer-readable document, wherein the search results include hyperlinks to synonyms of member terms and attributes of member terms associated with the concepts, member terms and attributes of member terms included in the search query, wherein the synonyms include corresponding synonyms in at least one additional language.