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Every year since 2010, the Test Commission of the Spanish Psychological Association carries out a quality assessment of the tests published in Spain. As in previous editions, the aim of this paper is to describe the method and present the main results of the seventh test review, in which eight recently-published tests by four editorials (CEPE, EOS, Pearson, and TEA) were assessed by 16 experts (i.e. two independent reviewers for each test) through the application of the Test Review Questionnaire-Revised (CET-R). Results allow us to conclude that, in general terms, the quality of the assessed tests is adequate, highlighting as strong points the quality of the adaptations, the evidence on internal consistency, and the quality of standards and interpretation of scores. However, some limitations and suggestions for improvement are also noted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. To carry out a systematic review of the literature on the zoonotic potential of Neospora caninum taking into account its biological relationship with Toxoplasma gondii. Materials and methods. A systematic review was carried out, using two databases for the collection of information (Science direct and Scielo), a search engine (Google Scholar) and the National University of Colombia Repository, all documents were organized through the bibliographic manager Mendeley for proper review. Key words like Neosporosis, Neospora caninum, "Toxoplasmosis", "Toxoplasma gondii", "Neospora humans", "Neospora human infection", "Neospora zoonotic" were used. A total of 8 articles were selected that look for the infection in humans. Results. Eight documents concerning the subject of Neospora in humans were used, whereas these reports show evidence of seropositivity in human samples of anti-N. caninum no studies were found that look for the isolation of the parasite in human tissues (by molecular or in vitro culture). Conclusions. According to the results of these studies, it is not ruled out that the existence of cross-reactions with T. gondii and therefore it should not be ruled out that Neosporosis can behave as a zoonosis. In this regard, more research is required to demonstrate exposure, associated clinical signs, or pathologies related to this infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]