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PaperS7728

Observational Signatures of Sub-Relativistic Meteors

Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. February 4, 2020.

Siraj and Loeb model hypothetical fast natural meteors and propose observational searches. A spacecraft analogy is speculative. The paper establishes no detected object, artificial origin, material test, deployed network or classified sensor access. Its network citation depends on their earlier paper.

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PaperS7720

Detecting Interstellar Objects Through Stellar Occultations

Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. January 8, 2020.

Siraj and Loeb propose stellar occultations as a way to find conventional interstellar objects. An idealized all-sky forecast of about one annual event depends on population, size, noise and observing assumptions. Bound Kuiper-belt and Oort-cloud populations are ordinary alternatives, with overlapping timescales. Metadata, citation, figure, axis and model discrepancies remain unresolved. This supplied preprint reports forecasts rather than detections; work-level grant support does not establish government access.

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PaperS7626

Sex Differences in the Blood Transcriptome Identify Robust Changes in Immune Cell Proportions with Aging and Influenza Infection

Erika Bongen, Haley Lucian, Avani Khatri, Gabriela K Fragiadakis, Zachary B Bjornson, Garry P Nolan, Paul J Utz, Purvesh Khatri. ebi.ac.uk. November 12, 2019.

The authors derive a144-gene sex-expression signature from public cohorts and explore age, inferred immune composition and influenza response. Cohort reuse and repeated observations limit independent sample counts. Associations do not establish hormone mechanisms or clinical prediction. A retraction linked inside a cited reference concerns that older paper’s epistasis interpretation; it is not a retraction of this study.

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PaperS7598

TRAIL-induced variation of cell signaling states provides nonheritable resistance to apoptosis

Reema Baskar, Harris G Fienberg, Zumana Khair, Patricia Favaro, Sam Kimmey, Douglas R Green, Garry P Nolan, Sylvia Plevritis, Sean C Bendall. ebi.ac.uk. November 8, 2019.

This cultured-cell study examines variation in resistance to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Responses differ across cell lines, and no universal resistant signaling state emerged. Reviewers questioned replication, causality and selected-marker diversity; the revised paper and small surviving fractions retain those limits.

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PaperS7562

MIBI-TOF: A multiplexed imaging platform relates cellular phenotypes and tissue structure

Leeat Keren, Marc Bosse, Steve Thompson, Tyler Risom, Kausalia Vijayaragavan, Erin McCaffrey, Diana Marquez, Roshan Angoshtari, Noah F. Greenwald, Harris Fienberg, Jennifer Wang, Neeraja Kambham, David Kirkwood, Garry Nolan, Thomas J. Montine, Stephen J. Galli, Robert West, Sean C. Bendall, Michael Angelo. ebi.ac.uk. October 9, 2019.

The authors describe a multiplexed tissue-imaging instrument and its performance under specific settings. The main tumor demonstration uses one patient, eight regions and 11,120 nested cells; a 41-patient comparison reuses earlier work. Static spatial patterns do not establish causal immune recruitment or clinical prediction. Nolan supported the work and held patent and shareholder interests. Sensitivity, depth counts, figure settings and panel recipes contain unresolved inconsistencies.

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PaperS7721

An Argument for a Kilometer-Scale Nucleus of C/2019 Q4

Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. September 12, 2019.

Siraj and Loeb argue that a roughly kilometer-scale Borisov nucleus better matches an assumed ordinary Oort-cloud mass budget. An eight-kilometer alternative produces substantial tension with that benchmark, without independently disproving the larger size. Their figure uses four points for three object families, including two alternative Borisov radii. Sparse Poisson bounds do not capture every observing or population uncertainty. This is a conditional argument using reported observations, not a new measurement campaign or artificial-origin finding.

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PaperS7613

Cellular Signaling Analysis shows antiviral, ribavirin-mediated ribosomal signaling modulation

Xianting Ding, Peter O Krutzik, Amir Ali Ghaffari, Yixiu Zhaozhi, Daniel Miranda Jr, Genhong Cheng, Chih-Ming Ho, Garry P Nolan, David Jesse Sanchez. ebi.ac.uk. September 9, 2019.

The authors connect antiviral treatment, infection and ribosomal signaling in selected cell assays and a short mouse model. Timing, inadequate low-dose response, broad effects at higher doses, declining viability and delayed animal results qualify the mechanism. These findings do not demonstrate treatment benefit or safety in people.

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PaperS7618

Hans Kammler, Hitler’s Last Hope, in American Hands

Frank Döbert, Rainer Karlsch. wilsoncenter.org. August 2019.

Döbert and Karlsch argue that archival references establish Kammler’s capture by American forces. Their paper combines a reported held-personnel list, later interrogation arrangements and family accounts. It also leaves his destination, subsequent disclosures and fate unresolved. The capture argument remains attributed to the authors; ordinary wartime weapons history does not establish UAP exploitation.

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PaperS7727

Probing Extrasolar Planetary Systems with Interstellar Meteors

Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. June 7, 2019.

Siraj and Loeb combine reported detections and non-detection limits to propose meteor trajectory, spectroscopy and sample tests. The administrator flags substantial text overlap with their earlier meteor paper; IM1 and Oumuamua are reused. The allowed slope range is not a demonstrated confidence interval. Camera coverage, parent-star association, isotopes and sample recovery are forecasts, rather than achieved results. Ordinary alternatives and source discrepancies remain.

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PaperS7565

Role for polo-like kinase 4 in mediation of cytokinesis

Michael F Press, Bin Xie, Simon Davenport, Yu Zhou, Roberta Guzman, Garry P Nolan, Neil O’Brien, Michael Palazzolo, Tak W Mak, Joan S Brugge, Dennis J Slamon. ebi.ac.uk. May 16, 2019.

A cell-line study examines PLK4 localization and cytokinesis through antibody, genetic and inhibitor assays. The cleavage mechanism and cellular inhibitor specificity remain uncertain. Figure captions, sample panels and starting-cell counts conflict, while some replicate and animal-method details are missing. Nolan contributed reagents and analytic tools. Funding, intellectual property and commercial disclosures are specifically attributed.

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PaperS7724

The 2019 Discovery of a Meteor of Interstellar Origin

Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. April 15, 2019.

Siraj and Loeb infer an interstellar meteor trajectory from catalogue inputs and an assumed error model. The paper attributes uncertainty information to Heavner and quotes a reported DoD statement, with Worden, Daniels, Shaw, Mozer, an anonymous analyst and Hurd credited for distinct clarification roles. Original correspondence and classified data were not received. Conditional confidence, ordinary bound comparators, population assumptions and mass-budget tension remain. Government review does not establish researcher classified access, artificial origin or recovered material.

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PaperS7717

Identifying Interstellar Objects Trapped in the Solar System through Their Orbital Parameters

Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. February 4, 2019.

Siraj and Loeb model captured interstellar minor-body orbits using inherited density, population and size assumptions. Eight catalogue objects are possible candidates, not confirmed interstellar origins or extraterrestrial artifacts. Native Oort-cloud bodies are an explicit confound. Model convergence and forecasts do not supply independent observations. Native table, selection and population-normalization qualifications remain unresolved; detection bias and original calculation gaps are preserved. Manuscript assistance and work-level funding do not establish government tasking or custody.

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