4. The method of claim 3 , wherein automatically extracting the plurality of assertions from the plurality of publications comprises utilizing natural language processing software to derive the plurality of assertions from the text of the plurality of publications.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein automatically extracting the plurality of assertions from the plurality of publications comprises utilizing natural language processing software to derive the plurality of assertions from the text of the plurality of publications. 6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the natural language processing software has been trained by the subject matter experts to recognize relevant assertions in the text of the plurality of publications.