Some conditions implying normality of operators

C. R. Math. Acad. Sci. Paris 349 (2011), no. 5-6, 251-254 Let $T\in\mathbb{B}(\mathscr{H})$ and $T=U|T|$ be its polar decomposition. We proved that (i) if $T$ is log-hyponormal or $p$-hyponormal and $U^n=U^\ast$ for some $n$, then $T$ is normal; (ii) if the spectrum of $U$ is contained in some open semicircle, then $T$ is normal if and only if so is its Aluthge transform $\widetilde{T}=|T|^{1\over2}U|T|^{1\over2}$.