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This essay interrogates the transmission of art historical knowledge and methodologies between Catalonia and the Nordic countries during the 1920s and 1930s. It addresses the work and travels of the architect, politician and art historian Josep Puig i Cadafalch who, for over a decade, corresponded with various Nordic scholars and travelled in Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Puig's ventures in the North show that, in the interwar period, art historical knowledge was not only produced transnationally but did so from periphery to periphery. It also shows that, beyond creatively contributing to the world¿s system of knowledge, cultural and political peripheries also engaged in significant and fruitful academic exchanges with one another. While the North has conventionally appeared as a cultural model for the South, academic insights and methodological inputs were also transferred from south to north. Puig and his Nordic colleagues engaged in an approach to art history writing that looked beyond strictly national narratives and searched for regional dynamics. In doing so, they were among the first to develop geographical approaches to the history of art.
(2023) Mallart, LucilaTo what extent do states act differently through international organizations based in their own country relative to those located abroad? Building on scholarship on headquarters as ecosystems, city diplomacy, and informal power, I argue that states are more lenient vis-à-vis international organizations with headquarters in their own country. States are likely to opt for loose, rather than stringent, delegation of authority in everyday decision-making-holding the promise of increased informal influence and greater mutual trust and embeddedness over time. In the context of earmarked funding by Western donors-my empirical case-I hypothesize that donors are likely to provide less stringent funding to international organizations with headquarters in their own countries. Examining voluntary contributions from 32 donors to 255 international organizations between 1990 and 2020, I find support for my argument: international organizations receive less stringent earmarked funding from the donor-country in which the organization is headquartered. In additional analyses, I show that these effects are driven by thematic earmarking, and that the magnitude of the effects increases over time. I also discuss the two extreme cases of the United States and Switzerland to illustrate potential mechanisms. Taken together, my findings have important implications for our understanding of the micro-foundations of state action, the geography of international organizations, and earmarked funding.
(2026) Forster, TimonLlista de referències de traduccions i ressenyes i paratexts de traduccions publicats en la revista Empori (1907-1908). Document publicat anteriorment a la web del projecte CLUPP (https://www.upf.edu/web/clupp/publicacions-periodiques).
(2025) Badell Giralt, HelenaBackground: Prognostic factors for ambulatory oncology patients have been described, including Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG), tumor stage and malnutrition. However, there is no firm evidence on which variables best predict mortality in hospitalized patients receiving active systemic treatment. Our main goal was to develop a predictive model for 90-day mortality upon admission. Methods: Between 2020 and 2022, we prospectively collected data from three sites for cancer patients with hospitalizations. Those with metastatic disease receiving systemic therapy in the 6 months before unplanned admission were eligible to this study. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) method was used to select the most relevant factors to predict 90-day mortality at admission. A multivariable logistic regression was fitted to create the PROgnostic Score for Hospitalized Cancer Patients (PROMISE) score. The score was developed in a single-center training cohort and externally validated. Findings: Of 1658 hospitalized patients, 1009 met eligibility criteria. Baseline demographics, patient and disease characteristics were similar across cohorts. Lung cancer was the most common tumor type in both cohorts. Factors associated with higher 90-day mortality included worse ECOG, stable/progressive disease, low levels of albumin, increased absolute neutrophil count, and high lactate dehydrogenase. The c-index after bootstrap correction was 0.79 (95% CI, 0.75-0.82) and 0.74 (95% CI, 0.68-0.80) in the training and validation cohorts, respectively. A web tool (https://promise.vhio.net/) was developed to facilitate the clinical deployment of the model. Interpretation: The PROMISE tool demonstrated high performance for identifying metastatic cancer patients who are alive 90 days after an unplanned hospitalization. This will facilitate healthcare providers with rational clinical decisions and care planning after discharge. Funding: Merck S.L.U., Spain.
(2024) Mirallas, Oriol; Recuero-Borau, Jordi; Bach, Rafael; Servitja Tormo, Sonia; Carles, Joan (2026-02) Ortún Rubio, Vicente