Published: 2025-06-26

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This number encompasses the PROCEEDINGS of HTTTC CONFERENCE 2025 that took place on the 8-9th May 2025.

A special thanks to all the sponsors of this event: HTTTC Kumba, SES Bonn Germany, ACEDEH, AziCCUL and all other contributors. We thank all the participants (researchers, students, keynotes speakers) and the organising committee who made this conference a great scientific success. A special thanks to the top Management of HTTTC Kumba who made everything possible to see this event going through.

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Published: 2025-02-13

FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE TECHNOLOGY

Effects of soil pH and moisture content on morphology, biomass traits and leaf chlorophyll content of Voacanga africana Stapfhttps://jtis-htttcubuea.com/2025/02/14/volume-5-number-1-february-2025/

Titus Fondo Ambebe¹*, Nyong Princely Awazi¹, Eric Ngbanye Ntabe²

¹Department of Forestry and Wildlife Technology, College of Technology, University of Bamenda, Cameroon

²Department of Civil Engineering and Forestry Techniques, Higher Technical Teachers’ Training College, University of Buea, Cameroon *Corresponding author; Email: ambtitus@yahoo.com

To cite: Ambebe et al. (2025). Effects of soil pH and moisture content on morphology, biomass traits and leaf chlorophyll content of Voacanga africana Stapf. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 5(1), 1‑10. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14868859

MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Working Capital Management Practices and Lending Decisions in Microfinance Institutions. The Case of Buea Municipality in Cameroon

Fai Edward Berinyuy (PhD)

Department of Economics

Faculty of Social and Management Sciences

University of Buea, Cameroon

bfaiedward@yahoo.com

To cite: Fai (2025). Working Capital Management Practices and Lending Decisions in Microfinance Institutions. The Case of Buea Municipality in Cameroon. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 5(1), 11‑39. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14868972

Human Resource Audit and Engagement of Employees in SMES in Yaounde, Cameroon

Fokam Jeff Astein Mbah¹

                                                                                           Nkenganyi Marcellus Fonkem²

                                                                                                  Ngoata Sylvanus Diangha³

                                                                                                                                                                Mponge Etube Njabe⁴

¹Department of Management Sciences, HTTTC Kumba, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon. Email: jeffastein@yahoo.com

²Department of Management Sciences, HTTTC Kumba, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon. Email: marxwise80@yahoo.com

³Department of Management Sciences, FEMS, University of Yaounde II, Yaounde Cameroon. Email: sdianghasylvanus@gmail.com

⁴Business School, Leads Higher Institute Yaounde, Yaounde, Cameroon.   Email: mpongenjabe@gmail.com

To cite: Fokam et al. (2025). Human Resource Audit and Engagement of Employees in SMES in Yaounde, Cameroon. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 5(1), 40‑61. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14869067

ECONOMICS

Structural Change from Agriculture to Industry on Environmental Degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Emmanuel Mbella Mukete ¹ & Forbe Hodu Ngangchi³,

¹Higher Technical Teachers Training College (HTTTC) Kumba- University of Buea-Cameroon

²Higher Institute of Commence and Management (HICM), the University of Bamenda

1-mbellamukete@gmail.com

2-chiefforbe@gmail.com

To cite: Mukete and Forbe (2025). Structural Change from Agriculture to Industry on Environmental Degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 5(1), 61‑81. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14869130

LAW

Child Trafficking in Conflicts: An Appraisal of Cameroon’s Legal Framework

¹ Ndinge Nadia Mbella (Ph.D)

² Mojoko Fiona Mbella (Ph.D)

Part-time Lecturer, Dept. of English Law, Faculty of Laws & Political Science, University of Buea, Cameroon. ndingenadia@gmail.com Lecturer, Dept. of Geography, Faculty of Social & Management Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon. mojoko.fiona@ubuea.cm

To cite: Mbella and Mbella (2025). Child Trafficking in Conflicts: An Appraisal of Cameroon’s Legal Framework. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 5(1), 82‑105. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14869198

Published: 2024-11-25

Banking and Finance

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By

Ransom Akale Akule¹

Serge Elle Messomo² &

Dobdinga C. Fonchamnyo³

¹ PhD Candidate, Department of Banking and Finance, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, University of Buea-Cameroon, Email: soneakale@gmail.com (Corresponding Author)

² Associate Professor of Management Sciences, University of Buea-Cameroon, Email: messomo2011@yahoo.fr

³ Professor of Economics, University of Bamenda-Cameroon, Email: dfonchamnyo@gmail.com

To cite: Ransom et al. (2024). Financial Technology and Integration in the CEMAC Region: Insights from Recent Data and Policy Implications. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 4(4), 1‑18. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14219516 or Volume 4 Number 4 (November 2024) – Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS)

Published: 2024-08-31

Geography

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Linguistic

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Menge Aaron Tabe
E-mail: menge.aaron@ubuea.cm
Department of English and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Buea.
Maroka Louiza
E-mail: louizamaroka42@gmail.com
Department of English and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Buea

To cite: Menge, & Maroka (2024). Analysis of the Identity Construction and Persuasion Language in the Speeches of Putin and Zelensky during the on-going Russo-Ukrainian War. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 4(3), 17‑32. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13964163 or Volume 4 Number 3 (August 2024) – Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS) (jtis-htttcubuea.com)

Economics and Management

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Suh Jude Abenwi 1,
Negou Ernest 2,
Emmanuel Dioh Otte 3
1Lecturer in the University of Buea, SWR, Cameroon
2Lecturer in the University of Buea, SWR, Cameroon
3Manager, LOBE Credit Union SWR, Cameroon

To cite: Suh et al. (2024). The Effect of Loan Policies and Recovery Expenditures on the Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions in the Ndian and Meme Divisions of the South West Region in Cameroon. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 4(3), 33‑42. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13624045 or Volume 4 Number 3 (August 2024) – Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS) (jtis-htttcubuea.com)

Published: 2024-07-07

Science of Education

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Management

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Neba Noela Buwah, Department of Marketing, Higher Institute of Commerce and Management, University of Bamenda – Cameroon. Jawea Smith Ekonje, Negou Ernest, Department of Management Sciences, Higher Technical Teachers Training College, University of Buea – Cameroon sekonjejawea@gmail.com

To cite: Neba et al. (2024). WORKFORCE DIVERSITY: A CONTRIBUTION TO EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE IN STATE UNIVERSITIES IN CAMEROON. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 4(2), 114–130. Volume 4 Number 2 (July 2024) – Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS) (jtis-htttcubuea.com) or https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12678859

Agriculture

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Eric Joel Tchinda Kamdem*¹ Olivier Dimala Dimala² University Of Douala

To cite: Eric Joel Tchinda Kamdem, & Olivier Dimala Dimala. (2024). IMPACT OF MECHANIZATION ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN CAMEROON. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 4(2), 34–47. Volume 4 Number 2 (July 2024) – Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS) (jtis-htttcubuea.com) or https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12675006

Computer Science

Aubin Kinfack Jeutsa¹, Jean Nganhou², 1. Higher Technical Teachers’ Training College, University of Buea, jeutsa2001@yahoo.fr. 2. National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Yaounde I

To cite: Aubin KINFACK JEUTSA, & Jean Nganhou. (2024). NONLINEAR NUMERICAL APPROXIMATIONS OF TRANSPORT COEFFICIENTS AND PHENOMENOLOGICAL COEFFICIENTS GOVERNING THE COCOA DRYING PROCESS. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 4(2), 2–20. Volume 4 Number 2 (July 2024) – Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS) (jtis-htttcubuea.com) or https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12753131

Geography

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Hendélé Jonas¹, Dia Florence², Foyet Gankam Arsène Delors³, 1 PhD, Géographe/Environnementaliste, Lycée Bilingue de Maroua, 2 PhD, Géographie de la population, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Bertoua, 3 PhD Géographe/Environnementaliste, Ecole Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique de Maroua. Adresse de correspondance: jonashendele75@gmail.com

To cite: Hendélé et al. (2024). LE MONT NGAOUNDERE, UN GEOMORPHOSITE D’ESCALADE, PEPITE DU DEVELOPPEMENT DU TOURISME D’OBSERVATION DANS LA VINA ADAMAOUA (CAMEROUN). Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 4(2), 72–89. Volume 4 Number 2 (July 2024) – Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS) (jtis-htttcubuea.com) or https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12678903

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Published: 2024-02-01

1. Assessment of Examination Malpractice and its Impact on Students’ Academic Success in Secondary and High Schools in Yaoundé, Cameroon

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By:

Kenneth Yuomeyse

To cite:

Yuomeyse, K. (2024). Assessment of Examination Malpractice and its Impact on Students’ Academic Success in Secondary and High Schools in Yaoundé, Cameroon. In Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS) (Vol. 4, Number 1, pp. 3–21). HTTTC Kumba. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10657546

2. Youth Risk Behaviors and School Engagement: Perceived parental support and hardiness as mediators

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By:

Bakoma Daniel Nanje^*1, Oben Terence Ojong²

1. Department of Science of Education, University of Buea, Higher Technical Teachers´ Training College–Kumba
2. Hanseo University – South Korea

To cite:

Bakoma Nanje, D., & Oben Ojong, T. (2024). Youth Risk Behaviors and School Engagement: Perceived parental support and hardiness as mediators. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 4(1), 22–44. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10657654

3. Silent students: reluctance to classroom interaction, poor familiarity with other learning resources and reliance on the teacher to learn

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By:

Blandine Tamelo Tindo

Department of Science of Education, HTTTC Kumba, University of Buea (Cameroon)

To cite:

Tamelo Tindo, B. (2024). Silent students: reluctance to classroom interaction, poor familiarity with other learning resources and reliance on the teacher to learn. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 4(1), 64–78. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10799122

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Foreign direct investment and structural transformation in the CEMAC sub-region

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By:

Etah Ivo Ewane¹, Ngouhouo Ibrahim², Akume Daniel Akume^³

 ¹ Assistant lecturer at the University of Buea, H.T.T.T.C/ENSET in Kumba, Department of    Management sciences University of Buea- Cameroon; (Corresponding author) Email: etahewane@yahoo.com

² Professor of Economics and Vice Dean in charge of Academics at the Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Dschang; Cameroon. Email: ngouhouo@yahoo.fr

³ Professor, Director HTTTC Kumba, University of Buea

To cite:

Etah et al. (2024). Foreign direct investment and structural transformation in the CEMAC sub-region. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 4(1), 45–63. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10657631

Customer Service Optimisation and Corporate Performance at Mobile Telecommunication Network: the Context of Cameroon and Nigeria

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By:

Neba Noela Buwah

Department of Marketing, Higher Institute of Commerce and Management, University of Bamenda, Cameroon.

Email: buwahnoelaneba@gmail.com

To cite:

Neba Noela Buwah. (2024). Customer Service Optimisation and Corporate Performance at Mobile Telecommunication Network: the Context of Cameroon and Nigeria. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 4(1), 140–157. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10902941

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SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE IN CAMEROON IS OF LOW EBB: DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEMS AND REFORMS

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By:

A. B. Ebako Dibo and K. N. Ebako Dibo

To cite:

A. B. Ebako Dibo, & K. N. Ebako Dibo. (2024). SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE IN CAMEROON IS OF LOW EBB: DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEMS AND REFORMS. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 4(1), 77–102. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10901332

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Design and implementation of an expert system for the diagnosis and treatment of water related diseases

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By:

Godwin KUATE KAMGUE¹, Aubin KINFACK JEUTSA², PAUNE FELIX¹

1. Laboratoire GIA, Département du Génie Informatique, ENSET Douala, Cameroun

Email: kuategodwin@gmail.com

2. Department of Computer Science, HTTTC Kumba, University of Buea, Cameroon Email: jeutsa2001@yahoo.fr (corresponding author)

To cite:

KINFACK et al. (2024). Design and implementation of an expert system for the diagnosis and treatment of water related diseases. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 4(1), 102–121. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10901372

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Multiband GNSS Low-Cost Receiver and their Performance in Accuracy

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By:

Benjamin Bahel, Laboratory of geotechnology and civil engineering (IUT, Douala University of Douala, Cameroon) and Department of Topography and Real Estate Management (HTTTC, Kumba University of Buea, Cameroon)   bahelbenjamin@yahoo.fr Corresponding author

Raphael Onguene, Laboratory of geotechnology and civil engineering (IUT, Douala University of Douala, Cameroon) zionga@yahoo.fr

Loïc B.D Tedongmo, Laboratory of geotechnology and civil engineering (IUT, Douala University of Douala, Cameroon) billiocsloïc194@gmail.com

Blaise B. Ngwem, Department of Civil Engineering (ENSET, Douala University of Douala, Cameroon)

ngwembayiha@yahoo.fr

Thomas Stieglitz, Centre Européen de recherche et   enseignement des Géosciences de l’environnement (Cerege, Aix- Marseille, France) stieglitz@cerege.fr

To cite:

Bahel et al. (2024). Multiband GNSS Low-Cost Receiver and their Performance in Accuracy. Journal of Tertiary and Industrial Sciences (JTIS), 4(1), 102–139. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10905751