Severe early onset preeclampsia: short and long term clinical, psychosocial and biochemical aspects

Preeclampsia is a pregnancy specific disorder commonly defined as de novo hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks gestational age. It occurs in approximately 3-5% of pregnancies and it is still a major cause of both foetal and maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide1. As extensive research has not yet elucidated the aetiology of preeclampsia, there are no rational preventive or therapeutic interventions available. The only rational treatment is delivery, which benefits the mother but is not in the interest of the foetus, if remote from term. Early onset preeclampsia (<32 weeks’ gestational age) occurs in less than 1% of pregnancies. It is, however often associated with maternal morbidity as the risk of progression to severe maternal disease is inversely related with gestational age at onset2. Resulting prematurity is therefore the main cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity in patients with severe preeclampsia3. Although the discussion is ongoing, perinatal survival is suggested to be increased in patients with preterm preeclampsia by expectant, non-interventional management. This temporising treatment option to lengthen pregnancy includes the use of antihypertensive medication to control hypertension, magnesium sulphate to prevent eclampsia and corticosteroids to enhance foetal lung maturity4. With optimal maternal haemodynamic status and reassuring foetal condition this results on average in an extension of 2 weeks. Prolongation of these pregnancies is a great challenge for clinicians to balance between potential maternal risks on one the eve hand and possible foetal benefits on the other. Clinical controversies regarding prolongation of preterm preeclamptic pregnancies still exist – also taking into account that preeclampsia is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the Netherlands5 - a debate which is even more pronounced in very preterm pregnancies with questionable foetal viability6-9. Do maternal risks of prolongation of these very early pregnancies outweigh the chances of neonatal survival? Counselling of women with very early onset preeclampsia not only comprises of knowledge of the outcome of those particular pregnancies, but also knowledge of outcomes of future pregnancies of these women is of major clinical importance. This thesis opens with a review of the literature on identifiable risk factors of preeclampsia

VIII Encuentro de Docentes e Investigadores en Historia del Diseño, la Arquitectura y la Ciudad

Acta de congresoLa conmemoración de los cien años de la Reforma Universitaria de 1918 se presentó como una ocasión propicia para debatir el rol de la historia, la teoría y la crítica en la formación y en la práctica profesional de diseñadores, arquitectos y urbanistas. En ese marco el VIII Encuentro de Docentes e Investigadores en Historia del Diseño, la Arquitectura y la Ciudad constituyó un espacio de intercambio y reflexión cuya realización ha sido posible gracias a la colaboración entre Facultades de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Diseño de la Universidad Nacional y la Facultad de Arquitectura de la Universidad Católica de Córdoba, contando además con la activa participación de mayoría de las Facultades, Centros e Institutos de Historia de la Arquitectura del país y la región. Orientado en su convocatoria tanto a docentes como a estudiantes de Arquitectura y Diseño Industrial de todos los niveles de la FAUD-UNC promovió el debate de ideas a partir de experiencias concretas en instancias tales como mesas temáticas de carácter interdisciplinario, que adoptaron la modalidad de presentación de ponencias, entre otras actividades. En el ámbito de VIII Encuentro, desarrollado en la sede Ciudad Universitaria de Córdoba, se desplegaron numerosas posiciones sobre la enseñanza, la investigación y la formación en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño, la arquitectura y la ciudad; sumándose el aporte realizado a través de sus respectivas conferencias de Ana Clarisa Agüero, Bibiana Cicutti, Fernando Aliata y Alberto Petrina. El conjunto de ponencias que se publican en este Repositorio de la UNC son el resultado de dos intensas jornadas de exposiciones, cuyos contenidos han posibilitado actualizar viejos dilemas y promover nuevos debates. El evento recibió el apoyo de las autoridades de la FAUD-UNC, en especial de la Secretaría de Investigación y de la Biblioteca de nuestra casa, como así también de la Facultad de Arquitectura de la UCC; va para todos ellos un especial agradecimiento

Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

BACKGROUND Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and the subsequent effects on life expectancy worldwide are valuable metrics to gauge progress in reducing mortality rates. These estimates are particularly important following large-scale mortality spikes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. When systematically analysed, mortality rates and life expectancy allow comparisons of the consequences of causes of death globally and over time, providing a nuanced understanding of the effect of these causes on global populations. METHODS The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 cause-of-death analysis estimated mortality and years of life lost (YLLs) from 288 causes of death by age-sex-location-year in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations for each year from 1990 until 2021. The analysis used 56 604 data sources, including data from vital registration and verbal autopsy as well as surveys, censuses, surveillance systems, and cancer registries, among others. As with previous GBD rounds, cause-specific death rates for most causes were estimated using the Cause of Death Ensemble model-a modelling tool developed for GBD to assess the out-of-sample predictive validity of different statistical models and covariate permutations and combine those results to produce cause-specific mortality estimates-with alternative strategies adapted to model causes with insufficient data, substantial changes in reporting over the study period, or unusual epidemiology. YLLs were computed as the product of the number of deaths for each cause-age-sex-location-year and the standard life expectancy at each age. As part of the modelling process, uncertainty intervals (UIs) were generated using the 2·5th and 97·5th percentiles from a 1000-draw distribution for each metric. We decomposed life expectancy by cause of death, location, and year to show cause-specific effects on life expectancy from 1990 to 2021. We also used the coefficient of variation and the fraction of population affected by 90% of deaths to highlight concentrations of mortality. Findings are reported in counts and age-standardised rates. Methodological improvements for cause-of-death estimates in GBD 2021 include the expansion of under-5-years age group to include four new age groups, enhanced methods to account for stochastic variation of sparse data, and the inclusion of COVID-19 and other pandemic-related mortality-which includes excess mortality associated with the pandemic, excluding COVID-19, lower respiratory infections, measles, malaria, and pertussis. For this analysis, 199 new country-years of vital registration cause-of-death data, 5 country-years of surveillance data, 21 country-years of verbal autopsy data, and 94 country-years of other data types were added to those used in previous GBD rounds. FINDINGS The leading causes of age-standardised deaths globally were the same in 2019 as they were in 1990; in descending order, these were, ischaemic heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lower respiratory infections. In 2021, however, COVID-19 replaced stroke as the second-leading age-standardised cause of death, with 94·0 deaths (95% UI 89·2-100·0) per 100 000 population. The COVID-19 pandemic shifted the rankings of the leading five causes, lowering stroke to the third-leading and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to the fourth-leading position. In 2021, the highest age-standardised death rates from COVID-19 occurred in sub-Saharan Africa (271·0 deaths [250·1-290·7] per 100 000 population) and Latin America and the Caribbean (195·4 deaths [182·1-211·4] per 100 000 population). The lowest age-standardised death rates from COVID-19 were in the high-income super-region (48·1 deaths [47·4-48·8] per 100 000 population) and southeast Asia, east Asia, and Oceania (23·2 deaths [16·3-37·2] per 100 000 population). Globally, life expectancy steadily improved between 1990 and 2019 for 18 of the 22 investigated causes. Decomposition of global and regional life expectancy showed the positive effect that reductions in deaths from enteric infections, lower respiratory infections, stroke, and neonatal deaths, among others have contributed to improved survival over the study period. However, a net reduction of 1·6 years occurred in global life expectancy between 2019 and 2021, primarily due to increased death rates from COVID-19 and other pandemic-related mortality. Life expectancy was highly variable between super-regions over the study period, with southeast Asia, east Asia, and Oceania gaining 8·3 years (6·7-9·9) overall, while having the smallest reduction in life expectancy due to COVID-19 (0·4 years). The largest reduction in life expectancy due to COVID-19 occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean (3·6 years). Additionally, 53 of the 288 causes of death were highly concentrated in locations with less than 50% of the global population as of 2021, and these causes of death became progressively more concentrated since 1990, when only 44 causes showed this pattern. The concentration phenomenon is discussed heuristically with respect to enteric and lower respiratory infections, malaria, HIV/AIDS, neonatal disorders, tuberculosis, and measles. INTERPRETATION Long-standing gains in life expectancy and reductions in many of the leading causes of death have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the adverse effects of which were spread unevenly among populations. Despite the pandemic, there has been continued progress in combatting several notable causes of death, leading to improved global life expectancy over the study period. Each of the seven GBD super-regions showed an overall improvement from 1990 and 2021, obscuring the negative effect in the years of the pandemic. Additionally, our findings regarding regional variation in causes of death driving increases in life expectancy hold clear policy utility. Analyses of shifting mortality trends reveal that several causes, once widespread globally, are now increasingly concentrated geographically. These changes in mortality concentration, alongside further investigation of changing risks, interventions, and relevant policy, present an important opportunity to deepen our understanding of mortality-reduction strategies. Examining patterns in mortality concentration might reveal areas where successful public health interventions have been implemented. Translating these successes to locations where certain causes of death remain entrenched can inform policies that work to improve life expectancy for people everywhere. FUNDING Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Estabilidade aeróbia de silagens de planta e de grãos úmidos de milho

Objetivou-se avaliar a estabilidade aeróbia de silagens de planta e de grãos úmidos de milho com a utilização de inoculante microbiano, bem como o uso de filme plástico de baixa permeabilidade ao oxigênio associado ao filme convencional. Para tanto foram conduzidos três experimentos. No primeiro e segundo experimentos os objetivos foram avaliar os efeitos de doses de Lactobacillus buchneri (5x104, 1x105, 5x105 e 1x106 UFC/ g) sobre as características fermentativas, a dinâmica microbiológica, a estabilidade aeróbia e o valor nutricional de silagens de planta e de grãos úmidos de milho. No terceiro experimento, objetivou-se avaliar o efeito do filme plástico de baixa permeabilidade ao oxigênio associado ao filme convencional sobre a perdas na armazenagem e a estabilidade aeróbia de silagem de planta de milho, em silo tipo superfície. O L. buchneri é eficiente no controle de leveduras e fungos filamentosos, assim como melhora a estabilidade aeróbia da silagem de planta e de grãos úmidos de milho e não afeta o valor nutricional. O filme de baixa permeabilidade ao oxigênio associado ao filme convencional é eficiente na manutenção das características fermentativas, no controle da população de leveduras e na redução de perdas, principalmente quando a fatia de retirada é menorAimed to evaluate the aerobic stability of plant and of high moisture corn silage with the use of microbial inoculant and oxygen barrier film associated with conventional film. Therefore, three experiments were conducted. In the first and second experiments the objectives were to evaluate the effects of Lactobacillus buchneri doses (5x104, 1x105, 5x105 and 1x106 CFU/g) on the fermentation characteristics, microbial dynamics, aerobic stability and nutritional value of plant and of grain moisture corn silage. The third experiment aimed to evaluate the effect of oxygen barrier film associated with conventional film under the storage losses and aerobic stability of plant corn silage in a horizontal silo. The L. buchneri is effective in control of yeasts and molds, and improve the aerobic stability of plant and of high moisture corn silage and do not affect nutritional value. The oxygen barrier film is effective in maintaining the fermentation characteristics, in yeasts population control and loss reduction, mainly when the feedout rate is lowerConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq

Corn silage inoculated with microbial additives

Objetivou-se determinar a qualidade da silagem de milho inoculada com aditivos microbianos. Para tanto, foram realizados três experimentos. No primeiro ano, em silos experimentais, foram testados quatro inoculantes que compuseram os seguintes tratamentos: forragem inoculada com Lactobacillus buchneri (LB), Propionibacterium acidipropionici (PA), Bacillus subtilis (BS), Lactobacillus plantarum (LP) e as combinações LBLP, BSLP e PALP, permanecendo uma silagem sem inoculante (Controle). Após 96 dias da ensilagem, a composição químico-bromatologica e a ocorrência de leveduras e fungos filamentosos foram avaliadas. A estabilidade aeróbia foi realizada durante 12 dias. Nos dias 4, 8 e 12 após a abertura, os valores de pH e a dinâmica de fungos foram determinados. No segundo e terceiro ano experimental avaliou-se a qualidade de silagens escolhidas a partir do primeiro ano. No segundo ano, as silagens estudadas foram: controle, LB e LBLP, confeccionadas em silos superfície. Na avaliação de desempenho, digestibilidade dos nutrientes e síntese de proteína microbiana, se utilizou 30 cordeiros mestiços. O estudo de fermentação ruminal foi realizado em seis cordeiros mestiços com cânula ruminal. No terceiro ano, avaliou-se a associação de silagem de milho inoculada a dois níveis de concentrado. Foram confeccionados dois silos trincheiras, sendo um a silagem controle e outro a LB. As dietas foram compostas das respectivas silagens associadas a 40 e 60% de concentrado, totalizando quatro tratamentos. As avaliações nos animais foram semelhantes às realizadas no segundo ano experimental. Os inoculantes afetaram positivamente as características fermentativas e reduziram a parede celular das silagens. A inoculação promoveu alteração na fermentação ruminal, maior fluxo de proteína microbiana e melhor desempenho dos cordeiros alimentados com dietas compostas pelas silagens inoculadas...This study aimed to determine the quality of corn silage inoculated with microbial additives. Therefore, three experiments were carried out. In the first year, in experimental silos, four inoculants that comprised the following treatments were tested: forage inoculated with Lactobacillus buchneri (LB), Propionibacterium acidipropionici (PA), Bacillus subtilis (BS), Lactobacillus plantarum (LP) and combinations LBLP, BSLP and PALP, remaining silage without inoculant (control). After 96 days of ensiling, the chemical composition and the occurrence of yeasts and molds were evaluated. Aerobic stability was performed by 12 days. On days 4, 8 and 12 after opening the pH values and dynamics of yeasts and molds were determined. In the second and third experimental year the quality of silage chosen from the first year were evaluated. In the second year, the silages studied were: control, LB and LBLP, made in stack silos. In the study of performance, nutrient digestibility and microbial protein synthesis, 30 crossbred lambs were used. The trial of rumen fermentation was performed with six crossbred lambs with ruminal cannula. In the third year, we evaluated the association of corn silage inoculated with two levels of concentrate. Two bunker silos were made (control silage and LB). The diets were composed of the respective silages combined with 40 and 60 % concentrate, a total of four treatments. Assessments in animals were similar to those obtained in the second experimental year. The inoculants positively affected fermentation characteristics and reduced cell wall of silages. The inoculation changed ruminal fermentation and, the flow of microbial protein and performance of lambs fed diets containing the inoculated silages were increased. The quality of corn silage was improved by inoculation with microbial additiv

RELATIONS AMONG FORAGE SHORGUM YIELD AND PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES AND ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT OF A LATOSOL IN THE BRAZILIAN SAVANNAH RELAÇÕES ENTRE PRODUTIVIDADE DE SORGO FORRAGEIRO E ATRIBUTOS FÍSICOS E TEOR DE MATÉRIA ORGÂNICA DE UM LATOSSOLO DO CERRADO

The soil physical attributes and organic matter influence plant growth and development by limiting root growth and crop yield. Aiming to study the spatial and linear correlations among forage sorghum yield and soil physical properties and organic matter, an experiment was carried out in a Distroferric Red Latosol, in Selvíria, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, in the 2005 crop season. Thus, the forage sorghum fresh and dry matter yield, microporosity, macroporosity, total porosity, soil bulk density, and organic matter content were analyzed, at three depths (0.00-0.10 m, 0.10-0.20 m, and 0.20-0.30 m). The samples were collected in a geostatistical grid, with a total of 124 points, in an area of 4,000 m2. The sorghum fresh and dry matter yield showed high variability, while, for the soil properties, it was low. The plant attributes, macroporosity (in the first layers), microporosity, total porosity, and bulk density, in the first and third layers, followed well-defined spatial standards, reaching from 17.9 m to 84.2 m, while the other attributes showed pure nugget effect. The simple linear correlation among the plant attributes was high and positive, while among the plant and soil attributes it was low and significant, with positive interactions for macroporosity and total porosity, as well as negative for soil bulk density, in the first layer. The bulk density in the soil surface layer was an excellent indicator of soil physical quality, for the estimation of dry matter yield.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;KEY-WORDS: Spacial variability; macroporosity, microporosity, total porosity; bulk density.<br>&lt;p style="text-align: justify !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: xx-small;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span lang="pt-BR"&gt;Os atributos físicos e a matéria orgânica do solo influenciam no crescimento e desenvolvimento vegetal, limitando o crescimento de raízes e a produtividade das culturas. Objetivando-se estudar a variabilidade espacial e correlações lineares entre a produtividade do sorgo forrageiro e os atributos físicos e matéria orgânica do solo, realizou-se um experimento em Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico, no município de Selvíria (MS), na safrinha de 2005. Para tanto, estimou-se a produtividade de matéria fresca e seca do sorgo forrageiro, a microporosidade, macroporosidade, porosidade total, densidade e teor de matéria orgânica do solo, em três profundidades (0,00-0,10 m; 0,10-0,20 m; e 0,20-0,30 m). As amostras foram coletadas em uma malha geoestatística, com total de 124 pontos, em área de 4.000 m2. As produtividades de matéria fresca e seca apresentaram elevada variabilidade, enquanto, para os atributos do solo, em geral, a variabilidade foi baixa. Os atributos da planta, a macroporosidade (nas primeiras camadas), microporosidade, porosidade total e densidade total, na primeira e terceira camadas, seguiram padrões espaciais bem definidos, com alcances estabelecidos entre 17,9 m e 84,2 m, enquanto os demais atributos apresentaram efeito pepita puro. A correlação linear simples entre os atributos da planta foi alta e positiva, enquanto, entre os atributos da planta com os do solo, foi baixa e significativa, com interações positivas para macroporosidade e porosidade total, bem como negativa para densidade do solo, na primeira camada. A densidade do solo, na menor profundidade, foi um excelente indicador da qualidade física do solo, para a estimativa da produtividade de matéria seca.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="western"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: xx-small;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span lang="pt-BR"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PALAVRAS-CHAVES: Variabilidade espacial; macroporosidade; microporosidade; porosidade total; densidade do solo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt

Morphogenetic and structural responses of tropical plants submitted to defoliation

Leaf emergence and elongation and the structure they confer to the forage canopy are quantified based on morphogenetic and structural characteristics of the canopy. The emergence and balance of tillers is known as tillering. Both morphogenesis and tillering confer the production potential to the pasture. This process is influenced by the intensity and frequency of defoliation. Pastures exhibit phenotypic plasticity when submitted to intense and frequent grazing in order to adapt to this adverse environmental condition. Furthermore, factors such as plant age and fertilization influence the growth pattern. A population with a young age profile or a fertilized pasture has more accelerated rates of morphogenesis and requires adjustment in pasture management. In addition to these factors, the seasonal distribution pattern of rain, temperature and photoperiod leads to variations in the growth pattern of pastures over the year. When these conditions are favorable for plant growth, the rates of morphogenesis are accelerated and adjustments in management are necessary. Thus, pasture management differs between the rainy and dry seasons, mainly because of the different growth patterns during these periods. Indeed, several factors influence the growth of pasture plants; however, appropriate maintenance of the leaf area index (LAI) of the pasture under continuous or intermittent stocking provides satisfactory results of pasture-based farming systems. Given the above, management targets considering morphogenetic parameters of the plant, in conjunction with the maintenance of an adequate LAI, show that continuously stocked pastures should be kept under optimal conditions for both plant growth and animal consumption. These conditions coincide with the maintenance heights of the forage canopy recommended for each species or cultivar. Similarly, under intermittent stocking, the optimal condition for pasture management, i.e., when regrowth should be interrupted, coincides with the time when the forage canopy intercepts 95% of incident light and the average rate of pasture accumulation is maximum. Thus, knowledge of the morphogenetic and structural responses of forage plants to changes in environmental conditions contributes to the establishment of pasture management strategies for the efficient use of forage resources

Dinâmica populacional da mosca-dos-chifres (Haematobia irritans) em bovinos da raça Guzerá e mestiço em Selvíria, MS

Aiming to know the population dynamics of horn fly on cattle in the municipality of Selvíria, MS, Brazil, a study was conducted from March 2004 to June 2005 in the Education, Research and Extension Farm, from Unesp – Campus de Ilha Solteira, located in the municipality of Selvíria, MS. It was used 15 cows of the Guzera breed and 15 crossbred (Guzera X Holstein-Friesian), respectively 3 and 4 years old, naturally infested. During the experimental period these animals did not receive any insecticide treatment. Visual fly counting by on back region of the animals was carried out at 14 day interval. The horn fly showed two peaks of infestation during the year, one in April and another in October. In the months of highest infestation, the average number of flies did not exceed a 104. The months in which was significant difference between crossbred and Guzera breed was in April, May, August and September 2004 and February, March and April 2005, always with crossbred with higher infestation. In the region studied Haematobia irritans was present throughout the year.Objetivando conhecer a dinâmica populacional da mosca-dos-chifres em bovinos no município de Selvíria, MS, foi conduzido um experimento no período de março de 2004 a junho de 2005 na Fazenda de Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão (FEPE), Unesp - Campus de Ilha Solteira, localizada no município de Selvíria, MS. Foram utilizadas 15 vacas da raça Guzerá e 15 mestiças (Guzerá x Holandesa), de 3 a 4 anos, naturalmente infestadas. Durante o período experimental estes animais não receberam tratamento inseticida e a cada 14 dias foi realizada a contagem visual de moscas sobre a região cervico-dorso-lombar. Os resultados obtidos permitiram verificar que a mosca-dos-chifres apresentou dois picos de infestação durante o ano, um no mês de abril e o outro no mês de outubro. Nos meses de maior infestação, o número médio de moscas não ultrapassou a 104. Na comparação entre as raças, os meses em que houve diferença significativa foram abril, maio, agosto e setembro de 2004, e fevereiro, março e abril de 2005, com a raça mestiça sempre apresentando maior infestação. Na região estudada Haematobia irritans estava presente durante todo o ano.  

Produtividade da soja correlacionada com a porosidade e a densidade de um Latossolo Vermelho do cerrado brasileiro Soybean yield correlated with the porosity and the density of a red Latosol of the Brazilian Savanna

No ano agrícola de 2004/05, na Fazenda Experimental da FE/Unesp-Campus de Ilha Solteira, localizada no Município de Selvíria, Mato Grosso do Sul - (MS), foram estudadas a variabilidade e a dependência espacial entre a macroporosidade (MA), a microporosidade (MI), a porosidade total (PT) e a densidade do solo (DS), em três profundidades, com a produtividade da soja (PG), em sistema plantio direto, sobre um Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico. O objetivo foi pesquisar a variabilidade e as correlações lineares e espaciais entre os atributos da planta e do solo, visando a selecionar um indicador da qualidade física do solo para a produtividade da soja. Foi instalada a malha geoestatística, para a coleta de dados do solo e da planta, contendo 124 pontos amostrais, numa área de 4.000m². A correlação linear entre a produtividade de grãos de soja com os atributos do solo estudados foi baixa. Houve correlação espacial direta entre a PG e a MA nas camadas de zero-0,10m e 0,10-0,20m. A macroporosidade do solo (MA1), avaliada na camada de zero-0,10m, apresentou-se como o melhor indicador da qualidade física do solo quando destinada à avaliação da produtividade de soja, nas condições de plantio direto, em solo de cerrado.The variability and the spatial dependence attributes of the following plant and soil: a) the soybean yield (SY) in no-tillage and irrigated, b) the macroporosity (MA), c) microporosity (MI), d) total porosity (TP), e) and bulk density (BD), in depths of 1 (0-0.10m), 2 (0.10-0.20m) and 3 (0.20-0.30 m), in a Red Latosol of the Engineering college of the São Paulo State University (FE/UNESP) in the Ilha Solteira campus, located in Selvíria County, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, were analyzed in the agricultural year of 2004/05. The main goal was to study the variability and the linear and spatial correlations among the attributes (plant and soil), aiming to select an index of soil physical quality with good capacity to represent the soybean yield. A geostatistical grid to collect soil and plant data was installed, with one hundred and twenty four sample points, in an area of 4000m². The linear relationship between soybean yield and physical attributes of soil studied was low. So, there was a direct spatial relationship between SY and MA1 (0-0.10m), as well as between SY and MA2 (0.10-0.20m). The MA1 showed its best index of the soil physical quality, when it was destined to estimate the soybean yield on no-tillage