Yes, the article has been released. I sent cc a request via the contact us link at the top of the main page. I used the author related category. There was still no change after three days, so I sent a second request. A few days later the article was released. There was no response or notification; I just noticed that it was released.
I can tell it is released because now the article is visible in my profile listing. I can also find it now by a keyword search.
(Please excuse any typos here. I am responding on my phone.

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