let a; b; k 2 k and u ; v 2 u(k). we show for any idempotent e 2 k, ( a 0 b 0 ) is e-clean i ( a 0 u(vb + ka) 0 ) is e-clean and if ( a 0 b 0 ) is 0-clean, ( ua 0 u(vb + ka) 0 ) is too.

in this paper we prove that each element of any regular baer ring is a sum of two units if no factor ring of r is isomorphic to z_2 and we characterize regular baer rings with unit sum numbers $omega$ and $infty$. then as an application, we discuss the unit sum number of some classes of group rings.

Let $a, b, k,in K$ and $u, v in U(K)$. We show for any idempotent $ein K$, $(a 0|b 0)$ is e-clean iff $(a 0|u(vb + ka) 0)$ is e-clean and if $(a 0|b 0)$ is 0-clean, $(ua 0|u(vb + ka) 0)$ is too.

In this paper we introduce the notion of unit-regular ideals for unital rings, which is a natural generalization of unit-regular rings. It is shown that every square matrix over unit-regular ideals admits a diagonal reduction. We also prove that a regular ideal of a unital ring is unit-regular if and only if pseudo-similarity via the ideal is similarity. Let I be an ideal of a unital ring R. We...

In this paper we prove that each element of any regular Baer ring is a sum of two units if no factor ring of R is isomorphic to Z_2 and we characterize regular Baer rings with unit sum numbers $omega$ and $infty$. Then as an application, we discuss the unit sum number of some classes of group rings.