We show that if M is an r‐maximal set, A is a major subset of M, B is an arbitrary set and M∖A≡Q1,NB, then M∖A≤mB. We prove that the c.e. Q1,N‐degrees are not dense. We also show that there exist infinite collections of Q1,N‐degrees false{aifalse}i∈ω and false{bjfalse}j∈ω such that the following hold: (i) for every i, j, boldai