An endoscope including an elongated insertion section configured to be inserted into a lumen of a subject’s body from the distal end side thereof, a tip forming portion which forms a distal end portion of the insertion section, and a bending section which is formed on the insertion section and is bent to move the tip forming portion in a given direction. A plurality of object positions is obtained. An air clamp controls air flow in the air gap. A second nanowire formed in the second trench operates to electrically couple the second and third electrodes. The process comprises subjecting 1-acetyl 3-hydroxyadamantane to liquid phase oxidation with permanganate to produce 2–2-oxoacetic acid or a salt thereof, with acidification to form the free acid when appropriate. The method may further include inserting client telemetry data collected at a client device executing the first application into a portion of the message and providing for communication of the message to a server device executing the second application.