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A submodule N of a module M is δ-small in M if N+X≠M for any proper submodule X of M with M∕X singular. A projective δ-cover of a module M is a projective module P with an epimorphism to M whose kernel is δ-small in P. A module M is called δ-semiperfect if every factor module of M has a projective δ-cover. In this paper, we prove various properties, including a structure theorem and several characterizations, for δ-semiperfect modules. Our proofs can be adapted to generalize several results of Mares [8] and Nicholson [11] from projective semiperfect modules to arbitrary semiperfect modules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We give several characterizations of Zimmermann's uniform chain condition on matrix subgroups. In particular, we prove that a family of modules satisfies it precisely when the direct sum of their pure injective envelopes splits in their direct product. We also prove that a weaker non-uniform version of this condition is equivalent to Σ-algebraic compactness of reduced products. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]