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The (15)N abundance of some, but not all, legume root nodules is significantly elevated compared to that of the whole plant. It seems probable that differences in (15)N enrichment reflect differences in the assimilatory pathway of fixed N. In that context, we have determined the distribution of naturally occurring (15)N in structural fractions of nodules from soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.), yellow lupin (Lupinus luteus), and pea (Pisum sativum) nodules and in chemical components from soybean nodules and to a lesser extent, pea and lupin nodules. None of the fractions of pea nodules (cortex, bacteriod, or host plant cytoplasm) was enriched in (15)N. The differences among bacteriods, cortex, and plant cytoplasm were smaller in lupin than in soybean nodules, but in both, bacteriods had the highest (15)N enrichment. In soybean nodules, the (15)N abundance of bacteriods and cortex was higher than plant cytoplasm, but all three fractions were more enriched in (15)N than the entire plant. Plant cytoplasm from soybean nodules was fractionated into protein-rich material, nonprotein alcohol precipitable material (NA), and a low molecular weight fraction. The N of the latter was further separated into N of ureides, nucleotides and free amino acids. Most of these components were either similar to or lower in (15)N abundance than the plant cytoplasm as a whole, but the NA fraction showed unusual (15)N enrichment. However, the percentage of nodule N in this fraction was small. NA fractions from yellow lupin and pea nodules and from soybean leaves were not enriched in (15)N. Nor was the NA fraction in ruptured bacteriods and cortical tissue of soybean nodules. Variation among soybean nodule fractions in the preponderance in protein of different amino acids was not large enough to explain the differences in (15)N abundances among them. A hypothesis, consistent with all known data, concerning the mechanism leading to the observed excess (15)N of lupin and soybean bacteriods is offered.

The purpose of this paper is to briefly review the principles of partial discharge phenomena and measurement as they apply to the insulation of electronic systems. The paper then considers the advantages of measurement at power frequencies with alternating voltage or with direct voltage as opposed to measurement at higher frequencies and complex waveforms.

This paper considers hazards to personnel and apparatus caused by the use of high voltage techniques of fault finding on power cables.

The United States today faces one of its most critical problems in its 196 year history, the short supply of electric power. Electrical energy is a key ingredient for a healthy national economy and depending on how we as a nation resolve the problem will mean the difference between prosperity and depression. One way to solve the energy crisis is to find ways and means to expedite putting our nuclear plants on the Une. A way and means to do this is to greatly expand the effort in the standards area so as to avoid licensing, design and construction delays.

A large corporation, consisting of a number of individual profit centers, has developed techniques to encourage cooperative programs between suitable component companies with similar interests, for their mutual benefit.