Abstract: A method for controlling an information processing apparatus including a plurality of electronic parts including an arithmetic processing unit, a control device that controls operations of the plurality of electronic parts, and a memory, where the method includes: detecting that a size of a first area allocated in the memory and retaining setting information of the plurality of electronic parts is different from a size of a setting information area that is newly specified in response to a change in a function of the apparatus; allocating, in response to detection, a second area that is to retain the setting information in place of the first area in the memory; storing, in the second area, valid setting information extracted from the first area; and deleting the first area from the memory after the valid setting information is stored in the second area.

Abstract: A configuring unit performs configuration of a partition that is a combination of a system board equipped with a central processing unit and a memory, and an input/output unit equipped with an input/output device that are installed in one package, and performs allocation of a reserved system board to the partition. A switching unit switches, when a failed system board in which a failure has occurred is present, the failed system board to a reserved system board that is allocated to a partition including the failed system board. A re-setting unit performs resetting, when the failed system board is recovered after switching of system boards have been performed by the switching unit, based on information of the configuration of the partition and the allocation of the reserved system board made by the configuring unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hairless transgenic nonhuman animal used in the development of a therapy for dermatitis such as human atopic dermatitis and drug discovery. Specifically, the present invention provides a transgenic nonhuman animal, into which recombinant DNA comprising a heparin-binding EGF gene and a type 2 keratin gene promoter for regulating expression of the above gene has been introduced.