Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ITZ (disambiguation)

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The result was keep. Withdrawn after new disambiguation entries were found. Sandstein 12:09, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ITZ (disambiguation)[edit]

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Orphan disambiguation page whose navigation function is handled by hatnotes. The extraneous entries previously added do not belong on the disambiguation page since the topics are not referred to as "ITZ" (MOS:DABACRONYM. JHunterJ (talk) 13:15, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

itz is also the ISO 639-3 code of the Itzaʼ language. – Uanfala (talk) 13:48, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Disambiguations-related deletion discussions. Roller26 (talk) 14:26, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

My main source for ITZ meanings came from: https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/ITZ. Shinkolobwe (talk) 15:43, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- The main (and only) source for Wikipedia disambiguation pages is Wikipedia topic articles (such as Itzaʼ language, which could be added to the hatnotes or to the disambiguation page if kept and moved to Itz (disambiguation)). -- JHunterJ (talk) 17:37, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Inter-Tidal Zone is probably another relevant meaning if one accepts the dash separator which is not presently the case in Intertidal zone (MOS:DABACRO). Shinkolobwe (talk) 16:00, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- If that topic is referred to as "ITZ" by reliable sources, then that information needs to be added to the topic article first. -- JHunterJ (talk) 17:37, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  - I do not succeed to find a reliable source for Inter-Tidal Zone. Shinkolobwe (talk) 23:25, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
itraconazole (ITZ) an antifungal medication used to treat a number of fungal infections. The abbreviation ITZ is attested by several books on Google Book and publications in Google Scholar. Shinkolobwe (talk) 22:47, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- a possible source clearly mentioning the ITZ abbreviation in its abstract: Li, K., Fang, D., Xiong, Z., & Luo, R. (2019). Inhibition of the hedgehog pathway for the treatment of cancer using Itraconazole. OncoTargets and therapy, 12, 6875. https://dx.doi.org/10.2147%2FOTT.S223119 Shinkolobwe (talk) 23:16, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  - I have added that information to the itraconazole article. Shinkolobwe (talk) 23:25, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep There are at least 4 valid entries now. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 23:40, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Withdraw as nominator, as currently expanded. -- JHunterJ (talk) 10:32, 27 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
ITZ: also a medical term for intrathecal ziconotide, a powerful antalgic used for treating neuropathic pain and administrated by direct injection into the spinal fluid. See: Mertens, P.; André, B.; Helene, S.; Jacques, L. (2018). "Treatment of neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord lesions by intrathecal ziconotide (ITZ)". Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 61: e105. doi:10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.225. ISSN 1877-0657..
Keep: ITZ search results in ScienceDirect are mainly dominated by the term "Interfacial Transition Zone" extensively used in concrete technology, but rarer uses can sometimes be occasionally encountered a.o. in the medical literature as it is the case for itraconazole and intrathecal ziconotide. Up to now five uses of the ITZ abbreviation have been identified with reliable sources. Shinkolobwe (talk) 09:55, 28 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks to a new search on JSTOR, in the ancient Maya culture itz also refers to a flowing substance of the underworld and heavenly realms that the Maya employ in their shamanistic practices. In the Maya culture and funeral rites, itz is a sacred liquid sustaining living creation and an ingredient by which spiritual connection is made between the world of the gods and mortals. Whereas the word itz can refer in modern Mayan languages to milk, sweat, tears and other excrescences of living origin, more often than not the word refers to a plant exudate (Freidel et al. 1993:411), primarily sap or nectar (Barrera Vàzquez 1980:271–272; Taube 1992).

Consulted reference: McDonald J. Andrew and Stross Brian (2012). Water lily and cosmic serpent: Equivalent conduits of the Maya spirit realm. Journal of Ethnobiology 32(1): 74–107. Spring/Summer 2012. see pp. 98-99 in: https://www.utrgv.edu/biology/_files/documents/publications/amcd5.pdf.

See also: De Ágredos Pascual, M., Lorenzo, C., Campos, P., & Tiesler, V. (2018). Body Colors and Aromatics in Maya Funerary Rites. In De Ágredos Pascual M. & García É. (Eds.), Painting the Skin: Pigments on Bodies and Codices in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica (pp. 56-74). Tucson; Mexico City: University of Arizona Press. Retrieved October 30, 2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvgs09xv.9.

Plus 3 non-consulted references given by McDonald et al. (2012):

Freidel, David, Schele, Linda, and Parker, Joy (1993). Maya Cosmos. Quill, New York.

Barrera Vàzquez, A. (1980). Diccionario Maya Cordemex. Ediciones Cordemex, Merida.

Taube, Karl A. (1992). The Major Gods of Ancient Yucatan. Studies in pre-Columbian Art and Archeology, no. 32, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D. C.

This information could be useful for the pages dealing with Maya death rituals or Maya dedication rituals. Shinkolobwe (talk) 17:27, 30 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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