NZI rings. (Q2862255)

A ring \(R\) is called NZI if for any \(a\) in \(R\), the left annihilator of \(a\) is an N-ideal of \(R\). In this paper the authors give some basic properties and basic extensions of NZI rings. For the strong regularity of NZI rings, the authors obtain the following results: (1) For any left SF-ring \(R\), \(R\) is a strongly regular ring iff \(R\) is an NZI ring; (2) If \(R\) is an NZI left MC2 ring and every simple singular left \(R\)-module is nil-injective, then \(R\) is reduced; (3) Let \(R\) be an NZI ring. Then \(R\) is a strongly regular ring iff \(R\) is a von Neumann regular ring; \(R\) is a clean ring iff \(R\) is an exchange ring.